Partly started buying components for two identical systems to be finished as soon as the CPUs are available.
1. System needs to be fast
2. System needs to be quite as possible to keep next to telly
3. Main uses XBMC & Web browsing
4. Very occasional Games
Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C11 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1866C11D3P1K2/8G)
Antec ISK300-150 Black Mini-ITX Case 150W PSU - USB3.0 - E-Sata 0.8mm
Arctic F8 PWM Case Fan - 80mm x 2 (to be controlled (PWM) by MoBo at the lowest speed to keep the noise down)
AMD APU ‘Kaveri’ 65W – (A10 if possible otherwise an A8)
AsRock FM2A88X-ITX+ (FM2+ mITX board "Kaveri Ready")
Noctua NH-L9a CPU Cooler for Socket AM3+ / FM1 / FM2
What are your guys’ thoughts on these systems? They will be connected to external Hard drives (already have a 4TB one).
Do you think it will run almost silent when watching movies?
But have enough power for the occasional games on the telly?
1. System needs to be fast
2. System needs to be quite as possible to keep next to telly
3. Main uses XBMC & Web browsing
4. Very occasional Games
Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C11 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1866C11D3P1K2/8G)
Antec ISK300-150 Black Mini-ITX Case 150W PSU - USB3.0 - E-Sata 0.8mm
Arctic F8 PWM Case Fan - 80mm x 2 (to be controlled (PWM) by MoBo at the lowest speed to keep the noise down)
AMD APU ‘Kaveri’ 65W – (A10 if possible otherwise an A8)
AsRock FM2A88X-ITX+ (FM2+ mITX board "Kaveri Ready")
Noctua NH-L9a CPU Cooler for Socket AM3+ / FM1 / FM2
What are your guys’ thoughts on these systems? They will be connected to external Hard drives (already have a 4TB one).
Do you think it will run almost silent when watching movies?
But have enough power for the occasional games on the telly?
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