HTPC spec help

wildman · 26 Sep 2011 at 10:55

Want to build a HTPC, running quite a tight budget though so looking to keep it below 400 quid. Needs to meet a few basic criteria though.

1. Micro ATX size
2. Be able to hold at least 2 or more HDD
3. HDMI
4. Run on relatively low power

I have no current hardware that I can start from so this is a from scratch build needing the full works. OS doesn;t need to included as I have a win 7 licence available already.

I haven't got any experience in specing one of these so hoping the spec me guru's can help out

bobbarley · 26 Sep 2011 at 11:37

Do you want a blu ray drive?

wildman · 26 Sep 2011 at 11:59

bobbarley said:
Do you want a blu ray drive?

Yes, sorry forgot to add that part

bobbarley · 26 Sep 2011 at 12:08

What 's the minimum amount of HD space you're aiming for?

wildman · 26 Sep 2011 at 12:13

bobbarley said:
What 's the minimum amount of HD space you're aiming for?

1 to 2 TB min

R088ieS86 · 26 Sep 2011 at 12:44

Just an idea to get you going with.

windows + media apps on the ssd. media on the 2tb hdd.
The GA-E350N-USB3 will play 1080p films no problem, if you are looking to run more that (games etc) it will start to struggle.

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1 x Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 AMD Hudson - mini ITX £99.98
1 x Fractal Design Arc Mini Tower Case - Black £66.98
1 x OCZ Vertex 2 50GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive (OCZSSD2-2VTX50G) ** NEW LOWER PRICE ** £59.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £56.99
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £47.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUK) £34.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA1339) £24.98
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