general htpc

colin563

colin563

colin563

Associate
Joined
4 Aug 2013
Posts
35
I'm at last just about ready to order my bits for a new build it's for general computing duties with htpc duties as we'll

Hoping to get a few good ideas budget £700 - £1000 less is better

So it must be able to output 1080p films & 3d films do I need a addon graphics card

I will be using my tv for the monitor so it must output sound over hdmi

I want it fast booting so must have a small ssd drive just for os

Not decided on win 8 or 7 yet

This is how far I've got

Not sure on difference between the 2 i5 processors

Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £158.99
(£132.49) £158.99
(£132.49)
Intel Core i5-4670 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £157.99
(£131.66) £157.99
(£131.66)
Asus Z87I PROFESSIONAL Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini-ITX £124.99
(£104.16) £124.99
(£104.16)
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail

Thanks Colin
 
I do a bit of photo editing my own pictures & video editing my holiday videos

The rest is mostly general computing also I sometimes leave it on overnight

I do like buying the best I can afford

I want a computer that will last me a few years & be stable

Don't want to be upgrading every year or 2 I'm want 5 years

The reason I picked Bitfenix prodigy is it's got to go in my cupboard & it sits high upon its handles thought it might help ventilation

I have got a couple of hard drives a 1tb wd green & a samsung 2tb I've had them a while

Thanks colin
 
What's the difference between the i5 CPUs the 4690 & 4670

Also I was thinking of a modular psu making the build a bit easier @ tidy

But not many of them seem to have dimensions of them




Thanks Colin
 
Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail

Asus Z87I PROFESSIONAL Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini-ITX

Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW)

BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black

Pioneer BDR-209EBK 16x BDRW Multilayer 128GB retail

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G1600HC9DC01)

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black

Total £649
The motherboard is not in stock I also upgraded psu
Would this be a good spec machine

And give me a good few years

Thanks colin
 
Thanks for that I think that's the build I'm going with

I used to build computers years ago back in windows 3.1 dos upto windows 98

So things have changed a bit just had good luck with supermicro & asus boards

In the past

Thanks Colin :)
 
Just read that the motherboard only allows upto 512mb shared mem

If I were to install a graphics card into this system which way would you go

I'm not a gamer

But I do like a quick system


Thanks Colin
 
Thanks for that

I will order the faster ram

Would it be worth the extra £20 & get the

Msi GeForce gtx 750ti 2048mb

And will these fit in the small case


Thanks Colin
 
I'm just about to place my order could someone tell me if they think the

Gigabyte z97n gaming would be a better choice motherboard

I'm in no rush to order so the wait for a pre order would be no problem

And the price difference is only a few quid

Thanks Colin
 
Last edited:
We'll while I've been waiting for the new devils canyon chip

My build has changed somewhat

I'm going to get rid of my ps3 and build a gaming pc & htpc in one

I've got these bits already

Pre ordered devils canyon 4790k

My friend has just left the uk he got a couple of bits together for a rebuild of his pc

A kraken x60
Evga g2 850w psu
Western digital 4tb red drive
2 noctua Pwm fans
3 corsair af 140mm quiet

I want the corsair air 540 case

I was thinking of the asus Maximus hero 7
16gb ram unsure of speed ???
Powercolor R9 290 pcs+ as I want to be able to uefi fast boot

What do you think

Thanks colin
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom