HTPC build sanity check

Manbatius · 10 Jun 2012 at 14:34

Sanity check before buying my htpc parts!

(sorry I could not get the full basket to display so had to copy them manually from the ocuk basket)

Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99

Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC064D/EU) Samsung 64GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC064D/EU) £53.99
(£44.99

Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99

Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £33.95
(£28.29) £33.95

Sub Total : £183.26
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £38.55
Total : £231.31

The reason for Z77 is i may upgrde to a I5 at a later date if I need it.

I already have other parts case, blue ray drive, W7 etc

Thanks in advance for your thoughts

Forgot Psu

Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply

£49.98

buzzlightweight · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:16

have a look at what im trying to do, same as you

here

buzzlightweight · 10 Jun 2012 at 15:19

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI H77MA-G43 Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro-ATX Motherboard £70.18
1 x Sandisk Ultra SSD 60GB 2.5" SATA-2 Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDH-060G-G25) £49.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £33.95
1 x Kingston Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
Total : £215.09 (includes shipping : FREE).

h77 is very capable of taking i5, most of the components you listed are very dear for an htpc

Manbatius · 10 Jun 2012 at 16:00

Thanks for the info !

Q_Division · 10 Jun 2012 at 17:21

A lot depends on what your HTPC is going to do. If we are talking video and audio only it's quite high end (in relative terms) and I can't see a use for an i5, just my opinion though. I know for my planned HTPC (need funding first) it'll do a little more and the higher spec is useful.

Manbatius · 10 Jun 2012 at 17:35

Q_Division said:
A lot depends on what your HTPC is going to do. If we are talking video and audio only it's quite high end (in relative terms) and I can't see a use for an i5, just my opinion though. I know for my planned HTPC (need funding first) it'll do a little more and the higher spec is useful.

Its the encoding of video that I think will require more cpu grunt as it will likely be streaming as well as doing this, I would have just went with a llano set up, I already have a decent silent gfx card to go in the system.

If the celeron is sufficient I wont upgrade but i would like the option.

Q_Division · 10 Jun 2012 at 21:27

In that case I can understand the reason for the upgrade route and it's a sensible route to leave open if you can.