Spec me a Plex HTC *-*Challenge*-*

[linwelin]

Hey guys, i am currently using my gaming PC for my Plex Server, runs it perfectly fine, but have got a few people connecting to my server now, so need a separate PC.

I am really looking to build this thing as cheap as possible. Things i don't need are, Case, PSU, Keyboard + Mouse, Windows, DVD-ROM, HDD so it's just a motherboard, CPU, and memory. I would like this thing to be as quiet as possible, since it will run in the living room 24/7 so if you need to throw in a CPU cooler go ahead, but remember i need this to be as cheap as you can get it, but still be able to handle minimum 3 people transcoding through Plex.

Let the Challenge BEGIN!!

 

[linwelin]

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[BinnsY]

Would this do the job? I dont really know much about plex but some googling I did seemed to suggest that an i5 would handle 3 1080p streams. I picked the lower power version of the i5 and coupled it with a passive heat sink so in theory this shoudl be completley silent.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570S 2.90GHz Low Power (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Silverstone SST-HE02 Heligon CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £53.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
Total : £323.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).