HTPC & Gaming - First build advice

[IANTHENUT]

Hi, this is my first build, what i want is a Blueray player/HTPC (XBMC) that is capable of playing modern games to a decent standard.
It will be connected to my Onkyo TX-SR 608 amp

Its main uses will be -
Watching movies (From the Synology DS1812 ive ordered)
Playing emulated games through Hyperspin (seeing as ive had to sell my games room) (Dolphin and PCSX2 require clock speeds of 4.40)
Playing some modern games, mostly racing and FPS... wife will no doubt want Skyrim
and casual internet browsing.

Any suggestions/help is appreciated.


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Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-404-IN
I intend to overclock to 4.40

Lian Li PC-C50B HTPC Case - Black [PC-C50B] £149.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-236-LL&groupid=2362&catid=2282&subcat=
Space in my cabinet is limited, this fits nicely


Asus Z77 Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £154.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-516-AS
mATX with great OC reviews and soundcard

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10) £109.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-313-CS
Do i need 16GB? Probably not, just being greedy

NZXT Hale Power 90+ 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £94.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-103-NX
Im assuming 650W will be sufficient + gold rating

Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-009-CR
Will have Windows and afew other bits on

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-127-MS

LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-107-LG

Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/AM2/AM3) (CWCH60) £59.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-CS
Height restrictions limit decent air coolers, reviews suggest this is sufficient for an OC CPU, plus decrease in noise

Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £13.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-057-AK
To replace stock fan on Hydro H60

Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-278-AS
Shouldnt need an upgrade for some time

 

[413x]

i built a highish end pc not long ago, not to this level tho.
my main issue was fitting everything in. How big is that case? looks similar to mine, exactly the size of a standard amp. if so, be careful with gpu sizes, might not be an issue

 

[IANTHENUT]

Hi, case dimensions: (W) 445mm x (H) 167mm x (D) 325mm, so similar to an amp.
The case is long enough to fit the 11" card, there should also be over an inch top clearance for cables.

 

[413x]

its doable then, my case looked terrible inside, one thing i would get if possible is a rear exhaust card, in such a small case i felt i didnt want the gpu pumping out heat into the case. i wonder if others agree

 

[IANTHENUT]

That's not a bad shout! I'll look in to that.

 

[IANTHENUT]

Ok, im about ready to order the parts, before i do can anyone just confirm that the 650w power supply will be sufficient? Cheers

 

[stulid]

That PSU is fine for that card, if you wanted the option of SLI later then I would recommend a 750w+

But im not sure the GFX will fit the case.

http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/produc...552&cl_index=1&sc_index=26&ss_index=68&g=spec

Maximum Compatibility

VGA Card length: 250mm

http://uk.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/GTX670DC22GD5/#specifications

Dimensions 10.7 " x 5.4 " x 1.7 " Inch

10.7 inches is 272mm

 

[stulid]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-012-PL&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

That should squeeze in.

http://www.palit.biz/palit/vgapro.php?id=1975

PCB Width 247mm x 112mm

 

[nick.lidgett]

That PSU is fine for that card, if you wanted the option of SLI later then I would recommend a 750w+

SLI in a HTPC case??? Will get a bit toasty, will it not??? if not then i shall get one too.