HTPC spec check

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 12:29

Been playing about with xbmc on my desktop rig but am thinking of putting in an HTPC in the living room. Would this be a good spec for it. I was hoping I'd get something for under £300 as I need an O/S too. I already have an SSD to fit in for the OS/Apps.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £73.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £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 Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £40.99
1 x AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD5300OKHJBOX) £39.95
1 x Adata XPG Gaming v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U1600GC4G9-2G) £37.99
Total : £369.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 12:40

mickyflinn said:
Do you plan to play games on it ?

Not the fastest freshest newest games but I'd like to be able to hop in to a game of skyrim or sleeping dogs.

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 12:43

honosuseri said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £73.99
1 x MSI A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £71.99
1 x Thermaltake Element Q mini-ITX HTPC Case - 220W Power Supply £56.99
1 x AMD A6-5400K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) £55.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £43.99
1 x Liteon IHOS104-06 4x BD-ROM (Black) - OEM £29.99
Total : £332.94 (includes shipping : FREE).

Gaming capable to a certain degree too

That's pretty sweet, didn't find the cheaper blu ray players haha that's saved a few quid already.

I prefer the longer slimmer case though as it has room for expansion on the drives and also will fit in with the rest of the equipment on the tv stand

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 12:45

Doomedspeed said:
That Blu-ray Hono, really?

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Hmm take it that you need fast blu ray player then

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 12:52

Shame, it's the only non dvd burning blu ray drive you can get on OcUK

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 12:56

stulid said:
It's very fussy as to what Blu-Rays it will play, going to sell mine and get a more "reputable" brand.

That's the answer I was looking for, not speed issues, but compatibility.

Liquid_Entity · 10 Apr 2013 at 22:14

I've just bought the 2tb WD Green HDD but for now that will be in my desktop rig, I need the space as running out. Will move it over when the time comes