Thinking of building a HTPC

[-iSynthesis]

I was thinking of building a HTPC in my shelf for my beamer, Dont want it to be too expensive because the beamer only is 800x600. I thought of the following setup: 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPtL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPtL/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPtL/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($49.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($59.99 @ Adorama) 

Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply  ($28.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: NoiseBlocker NB-BlackSilentFan XK-1 35.3 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: NoiseBlocker NB-BlackSilentFan XK-1 35.3 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($21.95 @ Amazon) 

Total: $339.80

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 14:11 EDT-0400)

 

What do you think of it? 

(I dont need much storage because we`ve got a nas, thats why i only added one 60gig ssd)

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPzS

Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPzS/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPzS/benchmarks/

 

Or this for Germany: 

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPDO

Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPDO/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPDO/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (€51.90 @ Caseking) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€33.40 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  (€44.33 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (€43.99 @ Pixmania DE) 

Storage: Corsair  60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (€49.68 @ Pixmania DE) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 400W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (€41.62 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (€14.76 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case Fan: NoiseBlocker NB-BlackSilentFan XK-1 35.3 CFM 140mm  Fan  (€14.98 @ Hardwareversand) 

Case Fan: NoiseBlocker NB-BlackSilentFan XK-1 35.3 CFM 140mm  Fan  (€14.98 @ Hardwareversand) 

Total: €309.64

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 20:15 CEST+0200)

[antoainb]

Why an mATX board instead of an ITX one?

[-iSynthesis]

Why an mATX board instead of an ITX one?

Was the cheapest i found . Theres space enough space for it in my shelf

[antoainb]

Was the cheapest i found . Theres space enough space for it in my shelf

 

Oh, ok.

[-iSynthesis]

i could get my 6670 2gb and a Core 2 Quad q6600 & ASUS P5KPL-AM, The Core 2 Quad for 45,99€+35€ for the motherboard, that would give me the option to run a server of some sort aswell.

[atrash]

Have you tried looking at the new AMD AM1 motherboard? are they available yet in your place?

[-iSynthesis]

Have you tried looking at the new AMD AM1 motherboard? are they available yet in your place?

Yes they are, http://www.amazon.de/90MB0IA0-M0EAY0-Mainboard-Sockel-Sempron-Speicher/dp/B00ISRIRQ6/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398109752&sr=1-2&keywords=am1 . Do these motherboards have a soc chip on them? im really confused some say it has a soldered on cpu and some say they dont.

[bronsonp4htdude123455]

Yes they are, http://www.amazon.de/90MB0IA0-M0EAY0-Mainboard-Sockel-Sempron-Speicher/dp/B00ISRIRQ6/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398109752&sr=1-2&keywords=am1 . Do these motherboards have a soc chip on them? im really confused some say it has a soldered on cpu and some say they dont.

some can be to my knowledge but most no because you can buy fm1 cpu's(kabini) also i love it. i would change the apu to a a8 or a10 but thats because id want to play some casual games but if no gaming youre build is golden mate

[-iSynthesis]

some can be to my knowledge but most no because you can buy fm1 cpu's(kabini) also i love it. i would change the apu to a a8 or a10 but thats because id want to play some casual games but if no gaming youre build is golden mate

Nah, i have my gaming system for gaming, dont want to play on a 800x600 beamer either lol. [(Latency of a dell 4k Monitor lol)Maybe less because logan described it as "beeing hard to move the mouse because of the input lagg"]

[atrash]

-iSynthesis, on 22 Apr 2014 - 03:50 AM, said:

Yes they are, http://www.amazon.de/90MB0IA0-M0EAY0-Mainboard-Sockel-Sempron-Speicher/dp/B00ISRIRQ6/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398109752&sr=1-2&keywords=am1 . Do these motherboards have a soc chip on them? im really confused some say it has a soldered on cpu and some say they dont.

 

Seriously have a look at the AM1 motherboard (something like GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H with hdmi output if you need them) + cpu combo (Athlon 5350 maybe). No need to buy separate cpu cooler. A 250w psu will work just fine

[-iSynthesis]

Seriously have a look at the AM1 motherboard (something like GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H with hdmi output if you need them) + cpu combo (Athlon 5350 maybe). No need to buy separate cpu cooler. A 250w psu will work just fine

Cool, i actually have a 300W psu or something that powered my old athlon x2&hd 4300

 

To be honest you could use a 50w psu with a tdp of 25 lol :-)

 

This may actually get cheaper than i thought, 72,93€ + my current 8 gigs of G.Skill RipjawsX 1600 Memory (Im buying Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracers for my upcomming build so i dont need them anymore)

[atrash]

-iSynthesis, on 22 Apr 2014 - 6:58 PM, said:

Cool, i actually have a 300W psu or something that powered my old athlon x2&hd 4300

 

To be honest you could use a 50w psu with a tdp of 25 lol :-)

 

This may actually get cheaper than i thought, 72,93€ + my current 8 gigs of G.Skill RipjawsX 1600 Memory (Im buying Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracers for my upcomming build so i dont need them anymore)

 

I've never seen any 50w psu before but I guess that should work too.Haha.

 

I have yet to see any AM1 build in LTT so yeah. You be the first man.

[-iSynthesis]

I've never seen any 50w psu before but I guess that should work too.Haha.

 

I have yet to see any AM1 build in LTT so yeah. You be the first man.

Cool

[bronsonp4htdude123455]

i would love to see a am1 build dont forget to post !!!

[Fgtfv567]

I quite like the first build, it's very cheap and it'll be quite responsive, but is your CPU passively cooled? It'll make it very quiet