help with a htpc

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im looking at building a HTPC that will play blu-ray at full hd but also play simcity and some command and conquer games and to be able to watch netflix and stream tv online. what im thinking of using is :-

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-307-SP

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-129-OE&groupid=43&catid=2512&subcat=2514 with the 3.4cpu

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-163-SV


any tips or advice welcome this is my first htpc build and wanna get it right befor i order the parts.
thank you guys
 
Hi guys thank you for your response. Need to buy all the parts and would want to aim for around £500 and would need an OS for it. Would I need any thing to anable 3d? Dont need it just wanted to know
 
Im wanting to stay with the case I picked also wont I need a graphic card for the build to play the games and blu rays?
 
still think i would like to have a separate gpu and cpu as i always believed that putting less stress on the cpu is always better :) the case i like as it will be a gift for my mate and i know they would rather have that style case to go under his tv. if you can recommend a better gpu thats cool if not ill stick with that one.

thank you again guys for your help it is much appreciated
 
ok im sold lol thank you guys this is exactly what i was after bouncing ideas so i can get what i need.

so this is what im looking at

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-327-AM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-017-AD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-163-SV
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-083-PO
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-115-CS

i looked at the gigabyte MB but it was out of stock :( this may sound like a noob question but does most HDMI send the sound as well or would i need a sound adapter? also are bluetooth keyboard/ mouse ok for games?? as i always use cabled parts.
 
ok so this is what i have for my final build. final thing is cooling. im guessing that the stock cpu fan will be to be so any one suggest the best to fit in this case? and do you think i will need any other fans?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £59.99
1 x Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £56.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x OcUK Bluetooth Keyboard (8280BT) £19.99
Total : £450.37 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 
honosuseri said:
I would personally consider using the windows 8 enterprise (evaluation) edition for free on a 3 month trial. I could then put some of that cash into getting a decent gaming GPU for the HTPC for more demanding titles. With MS releasing Windows Blue later this year holding off on buying an OS might not be such a bad idea after all ;)
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fig i would try out win 8 for a few months and see if they like it and then go from there on buying an OS licence. i also fig you can watch bluray through a good freeware????
 
sweet thank you guys gonna go with that fan as i want to make sure once i give my mate the HTPC i wont need to worry about it any more. and thank you for info on software will look into that one and see how it fairs once i built my system
 
so this will be my final build will order it on pay day and will post pic of it once its finished

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £59.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £56.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Thermalright AXP-100 ITX & HTPC CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £39.95
1 x TT eSports Black Gaming Mouse £28.98
1 x OcUK Bluetooth Keyboard (8280BT) £19.99
Total : £519.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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