Spec me a HTPC

Steve_bullockuk · 15 Aug 2011 at 10:13

Morning All,

Looking to invest in a HTPC for my living room running XBMC.

Requirements are as follows:

- HDMI Video and Audio
- The ability to run 1080p movies without issue
- Very quiet
- £300 max

Any input would be hugely appreciated.

R088ieS86 · 15 Aug 2011 at 11:04

Hi,
Where are you going to be storing your movie files? on a HDD in your htpc? or do you have a networked solution?

Steve_bullockuk · 15 Aug 2011 at 11:20

R088ieS86 said:
Hi,
Where are you going to be storing your movie files? on a HDD in your htpc? or do you have a networked solution?

Thanks for the response.

I have a 1tb external drive which I store my files on.

R088ieS86 · 15 Aug 2011 at 11:46

Well if you wanted to go small and descrete:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 Zacate with HD6310 iGPU - AMD Fusion (ITX) £113.99
1 x OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £79.99
1 x In-Win BM648 Mini-ITX Case - Black (120W PSU) £53.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA1339) £22.79
Total : £283.66 (includes shipping : £10.75).

Quick SSD for your OS choice and XBMC media files (show art work etc)
HDMI 1.3, so no 3D support, but do you need it? (1.4 and above)
Should do you I think.

mewhome · 15 Aug 2011 at 13:23

for HTPC you always want a LIANLI case