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Afternoon, I've been using my main PC for this task (not 24/7) and turning it off and on has been getting annoying, hot and expensive over the last few months! I am looking at investing in a Plex / File server.
I priced up the stuff below, but I really don't know a great deal about this stuff - as far as keeping things low power. I've actually been considering a raspberry pi as I don't really need to transcode to more than one device at any one time.
However, as its close to my TV it would be cool to be able to play games (nothing intensive, I'm talking rougelikes, retro stuff) but not essential at all, most of my gaming is done on my main PC.
Hadn't decided on a case, or indeed any of the compontnets - I chose the motherboard because it is capable of outputting 4k@60hz (future proofing)
I haven't built a PC in about 6-7 years, so completely out of touch with current hardware!
Thank you
My basket at Overclockers UK:
I priced up the stuff below, but I really don't know a great deal about this stuff - as far as keeping things low power. I've actually been considering a raspberry pi as I don't really need to transcode to more than one device at any one time.
However, as its close to my TV it would be cool to be able to play games (nothing intensive, I'm talking rougelikes, retro stuff) but not essential at all, most of my gaming is done on my main PC.
Hadn't decided on a case, or indeed any of the compontnets - I chose the motherboard because it is capable of outputting 4k@60hz (future proofing)
I haven't built a PC in about 6-7 years, so completely out of touch with current hardware!
Thank you
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Asus Prime B250M-C Intel B250 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £86.99
- 1 x Intel Core i3-7300 4.00GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £128.99
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £74.99
- 1 x be quiet! SFX Power 2 300W '80 Plus Bronze' SFX Power Supply= £56.99
Total: £358.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)
