SFF build advice......Please!

[gandhi]

Hi,

Posted this in the SFF forum but didn;t get much response so thought I would post here instead, apologies if this inadvertently transgresses any regulations!

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Many thanks in advance for any advice offered.

Looking to start my first SFF build that's going to be used as an HTPC but I also do a fair bit of work in 3ds max, C4d, Vray and sketchup. Playing games is quite low down on the agenda but would be nice. 3D stuff is quite processor intensive so more cores the better and hyperthreading is a must. Would also like the build to be as quiet as possible. Having films turned up late at night to cover the noise of the current build does not make for a happy homelife

I won't be overclocking as I suspect the gain per/£ will be minimal.

I have 3.5" HD's I can re-use from current build. Don't need OS or Monitor.

Cost sub £600 please.

Basically, I would like the moon please. On a stick if possible.

My current thoughts are:

Lian li PC-Q02a or Silverstone SG06
Intel Xeon E1230v2
16GB DDR3
MSI B75IA-E33 Motherboard
128GB Crucial RealSSD M4

All of which comes it at around £480

Where I am coming unstuck is GPU and cooling. Need them to be quiet, meet the spec above and fit in the cases I want.

Possible or am I asking for too much!

Ta

Spencer

Thanks!

 

[gandhi]

Just realised I can't put a discrete GPU in the Lian-Li, so that's off the menu now. Hrumph.

So just just how good/bad would a 3770k be for my intended applications using the on-chip GPU?

 

[olivier renault]

OK for everything apart from serious gaming. I've played on the HD4000 on my laptop, games like TorchLight, that kind of stuff, but no Skyrim or more demanding games. Probably OK with source games, low graphics quality.

You have small cases that can take decent GPUs and don't look total pants. Silverstone Temjim TJ08B-E, Lian Li PCA05, Fractal R3 Mini, Antec P183 Mini.

If you want a very quiet GPU, the Asus DirectCU's probably have the best cooling solution, although they are often quite big (three slots).

 

[Admiral Huddy]

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