Spec me a Plex media hub.

[Megahurtz400]

Hey guys,

Looking to build a media server/hub for Plex to sit under my TV in the front room.

Small, sleek and silent is the aim of the game here.

Some basic graphics wouldn't go amiss, but I don't want to sacrifice size or noise for it.

Not looking to spend a great deal either, so best bang for buck, possible for under £300. Already have a 5TB external HDD so only need enough room for OS and basics.

Cheers.

 

[implosiveturnip]

How's this look? No discreet GPU, but iGPU has been plenty for HTPC use for years now:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus H110I Plus D3 Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR3 ITX Motherboard= £59.99
• 1 x Crucial 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 PC4-17000C16 2133MHz Single Module (CT8G4DFD8213)= £38.99
• 1 x Silverstone SST-ML06B USB 3.0 Milo Slim HTPC, Mini-ITX - Black= £46.99
• 1 x be quiet! SFX Power 2 300W '80 Plus Bronze' SFX Power Supply= £43.99
• 1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/= £41.99
• 1 x Intel Pentium Dual Core G4400 3.30GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £53.99

Total: £297.04
(includes shipping: £11.10)
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Only single stick of 8gb ram as only 2 slots on the board - will allow you to upgrade to 16gb in the future if you so desire. Personally, I'd go for 2x4gb sticks at a decent frequency to help out that iGPU.