So, my current PC case is a bit of a mess due to a whole lot of storage drives in it making a mess of cables and also blocking up a lot of the front air intakes. I'm guessing that the best way to deal with this is just to build a dirt cheap computer to basically work as a HTPC/Plex server? Keep the SSDs and game drives in the PC, offload all the others to the new pc, have them connected through the hub via ethernet to have a decent speed to them still, seems like it should work? I pulled the below out just using fairly cheap parts. The ram is a real killer at that price, though.
Does this whole idea make sense? Is there a better way of doing what I'm trying to do? I guess I could just get a much larger case for my main PC instead? I could get a pretty decent PC for this same cost, I guess.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Does this whole idea make sense? Is there a better way of doing what I'm trying to do? I guess I could just get a much larger case for my main PC instead? I could get a pretty decent PC for this same cost, I guess.
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz (Kaby Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £44.99
- 1 x Asrock H310M-HDV Intel H310 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £51.95
- 1 x Kingston Fury Red 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Single Channel Module (HX426C16FR2/8)= £79.99
- 1 x Aerocool CS-1102 Midi Tower Case - Black= £23.99
- 1 x Cougar VTX 450W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply - Black= £41.99
Total: £254.61 (includes shipping: £11.70)