HTPC help

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YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Agility 3 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-240G) £139.99
1 x Asrock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £33.95
1 x OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C7 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) £26.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC7118HP01 K25 Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156) £11.99
Total : £490.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).



ok i have a top end laptop and just built a top end pc and now im wanting an HTCP for the living room, i and was thinking the above?

most of my media is digital and i am networked at home so i wanted something that was capable of surfing the net, listening to music and watching movies in the living room.

what do you think? any suggestions would be great.

NB i dont have 3D and probably wont

 

[buzzlightweight]

okay ty

 

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i like all the suggestions, the reason i chose the akasa psu is because it is semi modular and the mobo coz it has built in wifi! and as the itx boards only have one pci-e i thought it was a wise move?

as for the ssd, for an extra ££ i can have 240gb rather than 180?

 

[buzzlightweight]

I would go Powerline before wireless for streaming HD content.

Unless you're going to be using it for more than you mentioned then the 240GB capacity is really not needed. If you want to spend that much go for a Llano build like the one honosuseri mentioned.

i like the look of these

so something like


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £89.99
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Intel Celeron G530 2.40GHz Socket LGA 1155 Processor - Retail £33.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
1 x Akasa AK-CC7118HP01 K25 Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156) £11.99
Total : £387.43 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 

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is there a way to control an htpc with a remote?

 

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That was part of the reason i went with the Asus F1A75-I DELUXE. As i said it comes supplied with a remote with a keyboard on the reverse. It has wifi and bluetooth built in aswell.

There are apps for android and iOS to let your phone be the mouse and keyboard too, bit of a faff to setup though.

ok cool so....
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus F1A75-I DELUXE AMD A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) £89.99
1 x Akasa Venom 550w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £64.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x AMD A4-3400 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3400OJGXBOX) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black/Silver/Biege) - Retail £19.99
1 x Xigmatek Praeton LD964 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/LGA1155 & AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £17.99
Total : £439.51 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 

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Why the akasa PSU? The CM 700W modular PSU is the same price? Yes 700W is OTT but if you are paying out that sort of cash I would want the best I could get for the money.

There is also an LG 24 speed DVD drive cheaper than the samsung 22 speed you spec'd

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG

that drive coz it comes with changeable face plate

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG06 HTPC Case with 450W Power Supply - All Black (SST-SG06BB USB3.0) *£119.99
1 x Asus F1A75-I DELUXE AMD A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard *£99.98
1 x Sandisk Extreme SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (SDSSDX-120G-G25) *£89.99
1 x AMD A4-3400 2.70GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3400OJGXBOX) *£49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) *£23.99
1 x Samsung SN-208BB/BEBE Slimline 8x DVD±RW SATA Drive - OEM *£18.98
1 x Xigmatek Praeton LD964 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/LGA1155 & AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) *£17.99
Total : £420.91 (includes shipping : FREE).

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took MORE SPEED's advice, case was not important


***i think this might be it?***



does the cpu come with a cooler? it doesnt say?