Hello there everyone,
i am in a bit of a problem. I try to build a new Home Theatre PC for usage as a Stream machine for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Steam Inhome Streaming ans such applications. My Idea is to build in a very small "console killer" like case with enough hardware to not run into problems with Video streaming tasks.
To give you some idea of my problems and why im posting this to the LTT forums:
1. I want a pc, which can easily handle Streaming over Network with no intention to game on it (except Steam Inhome streaming)
2. The Space i can use for this build is extremly limited with just 50cm (width) * 15 cm (height) * 35 cm (depth)
3. In this small space should not only fit the HTPC but if possible one with an optical Drive for my blue rays and DVDs.
4. The PC cant run hot since i dont think i can fit a big sized cooler or such things and the space is inside a cabinet which is open to the front but in all other directions closed.
My Idea was a Mini Itx build (obviously), but not only dont i have any idea of mitx hardware or cases, i dont even know anything about cheap value Hardware. And for this task i dont want to build an overkill Gaming rig.
Which CPU would be the best to give the needed power? Do i need a graphics card for this task? Which case does get me all the things i need but doesnt cost a fortune?
I hope you can answer this questions. Thanks for the reading and have a nice Day
Greetings
Etone
P.S. The Budget isnt limited at this point, but cheaper is better, since i dont want to spend another 1000€ for just an little streaming device.