First HTPC Build

TheSkateyBird · 5 Mar 2014 at 15:53

Hey All,

This is my first attempt at a build log, previous times I got over-excited and just threw all the parts together and then thinking I should have documented it a bit

Anywho, this is a HTPC for the living room to replace the DVD player and to add a bit of sound and streaming to the TV, found a lovely Silverstone case to build in. Waiting on parts and will post more pictures as they arrive

The innards are going to be as folows:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £49.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XM-HD3 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £35.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED34GM1600HC11DC01) £31.99
1 x AMD A4-4000 3.00GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Dual Core Processor (AD4000OKHLBOX) £29.99
1 x Asus 24x DVD±RW DRW-24F1ST SATA ReWriter - Black (Retail) £23.99
Total : £241.86 (includes shipping : £16.60).

Along with these is a 500GB hard drive I already had tucked away to keep costs down until I can upgrade it with an SSD boot drive.

Here's the case that arrived today:

Enjoy!

Randomface74 · 5 Mar 2014 at 16:00

Nice value.
Good looking case.
Keep the pics coming.

GiraffePencils · 5 Mar 2014 at 16:07

Looking good

Ajaxx · 5 Mar 2014 at 21:16

I've this case also.. love it

TheSkateyBird · 6 Mar 2014 at 19:02

A lovely bundle of joy wrapped in Overclockers tape has made an appearance:

Along with my original parts is a Logitech K400 keyboard/touchpad.

TheSkateyBird · 7 Mar 2014 at 21:45

Update time:

So the dining table looked a bit of a mess but not to worry..

Really fiddly DVD drive mounting system ended up with two pairs of hands:

Assembled with absolutely no cable management whatsoever:

Very tight squeeze between the DVD drive and PSU but managed to squeeze the SATA power in there.

WalderX · 10 Mar 2014 at 13:31

Nice looking case dude - have always wanted an HTPC (my Raspberry Pi does the job just about)

TheSkateyBird · 11 Mar 2014 at 23:11

Finally got some pictures sorted. Assembled on the living room floor.

Space ready in the TV unit.

And a rewarding episode of Firefly.

cypto · 12 Mar 2014 at 02:33

Looking good, love the firefly series so pat on the back for that.

WalderX · 12 Mar 2014 at 10:15

Nice one - should serve you for years to come. Until you decide to get a 4K TV perhaps! Or perhaps the APU will cope with that res I dunno. We are years away from 4K content being common anyway I guess.