Spec me this is a strange one :)

[lennshow66]

Hey,

My playstation 3 just broke down after having the console from launch. I used it for watching my movies on my downstairs tv.

So instead of a ps3 ive decided to build a computer to watch my movies on etc. However I would like this build to have a blu-ray drive, and for it to be a small home file server therefore kept turned on 24,7 and it needs to be slient. The budget is as low as you can make it.

Thanks!

 

[shadow_boxer]

How about the following;


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus AMD E35M1-M PRO Hudson M1 Integrated Dual Core Zacate 18W APU SATA-600 DDR3 mATX (Fusion) £109.99
1 x Samsung SpinPoint F4 EcoGreen 2TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD204UI) £59.99
1 x LiteOn iHOS104-37 4x BD-ROM Drive / 8x DVD-ROM (Black) - OEM £41.99
1 x Lepa N-Series 400W Power Supply £24.98
1 x Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
Total : £272.93 (includes shipping : £10.00).

As for a case, depends on the style you want. If you after an AV Receiver style of case, unfortuantely OcUK don't really have any other the quite expensive Antec ones.

Have a look at Silverstone's range, perhapse something like the Silverstone Grandia GD04B for about £70.

Form Factor: Desktop Micro ATX
Material: Aluminium/ Steel
Front Panel: 1 x Headphone
1 x Mic In
2 x USB 2.0
Drive Bays: 1 x 2.5" Internal
2 x 3.5" Internal
1 x 5.25" External
Fan Bays: 3 x 120mm
2 x 80mm
Fans Included: 3 x 120mm
Dimensions: 440 x 150 x 323 (WxHxD mm)
Colour: Black

Case is on the slightly larger side for HTPC but has plenty of drive bays for home server functions.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

1 x Lepa N-Series 400W Power Supply £24.98

Looks good but drop the PSU if you can.

Even though it says 80% efficiency on the tin ... It doesn't work like that on very low output where it's highly inefficient, probably as high as 50%

A zacate build like this could run as high as 30W idle whereas on a pico PSU it would be around 20W - The pico has no fans too