Soldato
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I'm building a single small HTPC, I want the system to beable to
A: Play 1080p HD movies flawlessly
B: Playback Bluray Flawlessly
C: Emulate Wii and PS2 using PCSX2 and Dolphin
I'm not looking at discussing emulation, You just need to know as I know emulating takes some grunt power wise.
Now here is what I've come up with already
Western Digital Caviar Red 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD20EFRX - OEM
ASRock H61M-ITX Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 M-ITX Motherboard
Thermaltake Element Q mini-ITX HTPC Case - 220W Power Supply
Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit
Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
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Now I dont think the spec is too bad, And I'll probably change the Hard drive out for a larger size, as it all depends on wages at the end of next month.
Couple of questions. The RPM of that drive is 5900, is the difference apparent when just playing a movie? Would I benefit from a 7200? System start times dont worry me.
Can you spec me a low profile, silent graphic card that will be capable of the A, B and C I listed above?
You'll notice I havent included a bluray drive in my spec, Thats because I havent 100% decided on getting one. But I'd still like the rig capable.
Obviously an i3 would be a better choice CPU wise, but is swapping necessary to meet my requirements?
Also, 220watt PSU, is that going to hurt me?
A: Play 1080p HD movies flawlessly
B: Playback Bluray Flawlessly
C: Emulate Wii and PS2 using PCSX2 and Dolphin
I'm not looking at discussing emulation, You just need to know as I know emulating takes some grunt power wise.
Now here is what I've come up with already
Western Digital Caviar Red 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD20EFRX - OEM
ASRock H61M-ITX Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 M-ITX Motherboard
Thermaltake Element Q mini-ITX HTPC Case - 220W Power Supply
Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit
Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
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Now I dont think the spec is too bad, And I'll probably change the Hard drive out for a larger size, as it all depends on wages at the end of next month.
Couple of questions. The RPM of that drive is 5900, is the difference apparent when just playing a movie? Would I benefit from a 7200? System start times dont worry me.
Can you spec me a low profile, silent graphic card that will be capable of the A, B and C I listed above?
You'll notice I havent included a bluray drive in my spec, Thats because I havent 100% decided on getting one. But I'd still like the rig capable.
Obviously an i3 would be a better choice CPU wise, but is swapping necessary to meet my requirements?
Also, 220watt PSU, is that going to hurt me?
Carry on looking I think then.
