this ok for a streaming box?

Nodiggidy123 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:11

Foxconn RM3-H2 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Barebones £84.98
(£70.82) £84.98

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99

Intel Pentium G620 2.60GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99

Corsair Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Single Channel Module (VS2GB1333D3) £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99

or

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99

Gigabyte GA-A75M-D2H A75 (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £78.98
(£65.82) £78.98

AMD Llano A4-3300 2.50GHz (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3300OJGXBOX) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98

OcUK Opera Media Case - Black £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98

Corsair Value 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low-Voltage Single Channel Module (VS2GB1333D3) £11.99
(£9.99) £11.99

i have got a hard drive and dvd drive i would intend to use

i would prefer the smaller intel build but ive never built a htpc before and im a little unsure if i may have missed something.

thanks

R088ieS86 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:18

This a box to be streamed from (server esk) or streamed to (playing the media)

Nodiggidy123 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:21

apologies. im new to htpc.

basically a media player running xmbc

stoke1863 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:22

I run XBMC on MUCH worse hardware than that and its flawless streaming 1080p MKV to my biig screen TV.

XBMC is epic

Nodiggidy123 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:27

well the intel spec i was looking at was just cos i liked the look of the case which would happily sit under my tv and not look stupid.

would i be all set to go? im assuming as its integrated graphics i would not need a gpu. would 2gb of ram be enough to run xmbc? i want to spend as little as poss for a half decent spec

R088ieS86 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:29

Build 1 wouldn't be able to handle blu ray playback without an additional graphics card.
Looks like the RM3-H2 is pretty new and the foxconn website doesn't have much info but it does have the option for an expansion slot so a HIS ATI Radeon HD 6450 Silence 1024MB
should sit in it.
You could ask in customer services first because there aren't any reviews out that I can find.

And build 2 would be fine because the HD6410 in the Llano APU can handle playback with ease.

Nodiggidy123 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:33

i would play blu-ray on my ps3 anyway so thats no issue.

it would just be used as a netbox and stream media to it.

im assuming with build 1 i get the mobo/case/psu so i just need to add a cpu and ram?

Nightglow · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:35

Have a look at the Asrock Z68M-ITX/HT around £80, great little board for a htpc, I have one with a Pentium G850.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68M-ITX/HT

R088ieS86 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:38

When I say blu ray - i also mean HD content, anything above 720p you will start to get stutterings with it.

Nodiggidy123 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:39

ok cool. build 2 it is.

R088ieS86 · 30 Oct 2011 at 22:49

If the foxconn can take a low profile card graphics card, like the 6450, then go for it. Especially if you want to go for a small size, although it works out to £15 more expensive.