HTPC / Torrent Box

djarthur78 · 10 Jan 2010 at 13:08

Hi Guys,

I would like to put together a HTPC / Torrent box...

I had been looking into getting a NAS and a WD Live (and was even looking at a Sheeva Plug to run my torrents from). However this solution quickly came up to about £300.

So, my requirements are for a low power consuming 1080p HTPC which will be running 24x7 as a torrent box.

What type of hardware should I be looking into?
I don't care about AMD vs Intel, I just want something that will be cheaper than £300 (or about that price).

Cheers

SMB30 · 10 Jan 2010 at 15:06

Might want to look at the ION ATOM itx boards for the motherboard, combined with a small ITX case.

thebigak · 20 Jan 2010 at 20:25

Foxconn NetBox-nT330i is dual core Atom with ION GPU and can be found for under £150 online. You will need some RAM and HDD possibly, might be worth looking into though.

chipps101 · 20 Jan 2010 at 21:26

Asus AT3N7A-I Ion Intel Atom N330 DDR2 ITX Motherboard £104.99
(£89.35) £104.99
(£89.35)
Western Digital Caviar Green 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7500AADS) £55.99
(£47.65) £55.99
(£47.65)
In-Win BM639 Mini-ITX Case - Black (120W PSU) £54.99
(£46.80) £54.99
(£46.80)
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-6400CL5 800MHz Dual Channel (KHX6400D2/2G) £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Sub Total : £216.13
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £39.70
Total : £266.58

that should handle what you require of it