First HTPC Build

[TheSkateyBird]

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!

 

[TheSkateyBird]

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

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

 

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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.

 

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

Space ready in the TV unit.

And a rewarding episode of Firefly.