Hi everyone,
I am planning on building a small form factor PC for the living room. I haven't built a PC in a few years and have never built anything in a sff case so I am in need of some help from the ocuk community.
This machine needs to be quiet - At least while idle or playing back media. It will be on 24/7 and will sit under a 1080p TV. It will be used as a media center running xbmc on top of windows 8.1 which I have already bought but I am also planning on using it as a console so will install Steam and Hyperspin.
I have an Nvidia 560ti which I will use until I pick up something better next year. I also have an old 1tb hdd which I can put into the new build.
At present I currently have an Antec ISK 600 case but I will probably switch this to a node 304 since I have heard it is a quieter case.
I have put together a list of components that I think are compatible but would appreciate your input. My budget is around £650-£700
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus Z97I-Plus Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £105.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £62.99
1 x Noctua NH-U14S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-A15 Fan £62.99
1 x Antec ISK 600 Small Form Factor ITX Chassis £49.99
Total : £609.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).
I am planning on building a small form factor PC for the living room. I haven't built a PC in a few years and have never built anything in a sff case so I am in need of some help from the ocuk community.
This machine needs to be quiet - At least while idle or playing back media. It will be on 24/7 and will sit under a 1080p TV. It will be used as a media center running xbmc on top of windows 8.1 which I have already bought but I am also planning on using it as a console so will install Steam and Hyperspin.
I have an Nvidia 560ti which I will use until I pick up something better next year. I also have an old 1tb hdd which I can put into the new build.
At present I currently have an Antec ISK 600 case but I will probably switch this to a node 304 since I have heard it is a quieter case.
I have put together a list of components that I think are compatible but would appreciate your input. My budget is around £650-£700
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x Asus Z97I-Plus Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £105.95
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TPKD38G1600HC11DC01) £62.99
1 x Noctua NH-U14S Ultra-Quiet Slim CPU Cooler with NF-A15 Fan £62.99
1 x Antec ISK 600 Small Form Factor ITX Chassis £49.99
Total : £609.49 (includes shipping : £8.00).
