Possible HTPC build

[Woden]

As the title really. It won't be well until the new year (Black Ops 2, Nexus 4 and 10 to buy first!) but I could do with building one. The Tuner on my PS3's PlayTV is on its way out, and since I never actually game on the thing, I could replace the whole thing.

So, a HTPC that is low powered enough to keep turned on 24/7 as I would also use it for streaming to other devices in the house, and as a PVR. Would need a bluray drive in it too. I'd like to hook the whole thing up to my A/V receiver (5.1 but may upgrade to 7.1 down the line with a decent pair of fronts to match the rest).

Not looking for exact components or prices. Just a talk on what and how really. Would an Atom do it? They can be passively cooled well enough.

 

[honosuseri]

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £79.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75M-ITX AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £73.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £66.66
1 x Thermaltake Element Q mini-ITX HTPC Case - 220W Power Supply £56.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £55.99
1 x LG CH10LS28 BD-ROM 10x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £39.95
Total : £426.56 (includes shipping : FREE).



This would be gaming capable too as the IGP on Llano and Trinity is surprisingly good.

Or the AMD Hudson would be ok. The deluxe has the optical output to goto your A/V receiver. Unless it supports HDMI?

 

[Woden]

It does yea One less cable to worry about lol.

That looks a good setup, Though I prefere the Hudson purely as it is passively cooled. Like I said ages yet. I'd need a Freeview tuner in there, but both options leave room for that so a non-issue.

 

[honosuseri]

It does yea One less cable to worry about lol.

That looks a good setup, Though I prefere the Hudson purely as it is passively cooled. Like I said ages yet. I'd need a Freeview tuner in there, but both options leave room for that so a non-issue.

I have a PCI card in my rig but I used a USB TV dual tuner for my gfs rig when she went to uni, works just as well

 

[Woden]

I have a PCI card in my rig but I used a USB TV dual tuner for my gfs rig when she went to uni, works just as well

I just dont like the idea of yet another cable behind my TV cabinet.

Which is daft, the AV has 10 alone lol.