GoldenLeaf

Okay, cool. I had a quick look on amazon and I could only really see optical to RCA DACs. Are you able to link me to what you are recommending? And what connections you are advising me to try? Would the amp's built-in DAC not come in to play at all? Or would it not as I'm using an analogue input? Thanks

There shouldn't be any conversion going on though should there from the 3.5mm headphone out on the TV to RCA input on my amp?

The audio is clipping

So all is going okay with using the headphone out from the TV apart from when I am casting youtube. I am getting a lot of distortion. Any ideas? I have turned down the headphone volume on the tv slightly, but that didn't help.

Thanks man

Would I get better quality audio through optical?

Hey, yeah I have just tried connecting through the headphone out. The TV has a separate volume control for that, so the sound is coming through at the right volume on that. It is now converting to analogue so I won't be getting high bit rate audio through that though. But I suppose it is a budget solution.

Hi guys, So I was wondering if you have any suggestion on a solution to my problem, other than a HTPC, as my budget is very low after my recent purchases. The skinny I wanted to kit my living room up with a good sound, so I bought a stereo amp and speakers and had bought a Chromecast a little while ago. The TV is an old Panasonic plasma. When I came to set it all up. Chromecast plugged into HDMI on TV and TV audio out to amp via optical, the sound was really underpowered and quiet. I realised that this must be a low output from the TV for when I connected my desktop PC up via optical all was fine and normal volume. My plan was to convert and download films etc to my phone and stream amazon video, youtube etc through the Chromecast on a budget. I am planning on getting a NAS when money permits, but this is the best solution I thought of for now. The dilemma How can I solve this issue on a low budget? Will I need to build a HTPC? I have had a look at Nucs and only the low level seems to have optical out. Ideally I would like to be able to natively play H264 and H265 and stream spotify, youtube and amazon video. So basically I just want to stream content and have the sound coming through my new amp. Before anyone asks; I don't get an AV receiver as I don't find they handle stereo set ups that well and I don't need more than two speakers. Any advice would be most appreciated. I don't think there is another option other than a HTPC, but thought I'd throw it to you guy yo see if you could think of anything I haven't Cheers!

Thanks for the suggestion, dude. I'll have to try and see if my budget could stretch to this. Do you have any suggestions for what NAS software to run on this? Again, I have no experience of this and have never ran a raid set-up either.

Dang! What would be the lowest amount you would recommend spending to get a reliable NAS to suit my requirements? Any suggestions for off the shelf or DIY? I have never built one before though. I am fine building PCs, but have no experience with NAS software.

That's why I mentioned if possible to reuse my current HDDs because if I have to get 2x 4TB HDDs also that would be another £200. What do you think?

Current situation: I have 3 x 1TB WD Black HDDs in my be quiet 700 case alongside my 500GB SSD. HDDs are too loud and cause case rattle so much so that I have disconnected them for now. What I need: A NAS with 4TB storage (mirrored so 8TB total) that I can have in a separate room so I don't have to hear it. I have had a look at off the shelf options from the likes of WD and Synology, but they don't really have glowing reviews. Most people seems to be of the opinion that the backup software doesn't work properly. Can anyone please recommend me a solution? Budget of no more than £300. Most bang for the lowest buck the better. Also if I could repurpose my current 1TB HDDs that would be good. Thanks guys!

I'd suggest ditching that PSU as the CX series had a bad rep. It's meant for basic builds not higher end. I had a CX750M at one point and it really wasn't good. See my post here if you want to see other's opinions on the CX series. I'd recommend this https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550 it's worth the extra money.

If anyone is interested in what I eventually went for this is it: PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q2FLKB Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q2FLKB/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£235.20 @ Aria PC) CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler (£67.07 @ CCL Computers) Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£223.65 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£126.95 @ More Computers) Case: be quiet! - Dark Base 700 ATX Mid Tower Case (£152.49 @ CCL Computers) Total: £805.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-29 19:45 GMT+0000 I went slightly over budget (by over £200 haha) but hey it should last me a while again. Thanks to both of you @brob and @Zando Bob. It had been a while since I had built a new PC and you really pointed me in the right direction. New parts will all be arriving tomorrow for me to build this weekend. Wish me luck!

I think I am now back to the i5 8600k then as it seems like it will offer better performance in games and can be overclocked later on if I need to get some more power from it. The price difference is not much either atm as 8600k is only £40 more. Now I just need to decide on a mobo to go with it. I was wanting a dark theme and as mentioned before wireless, type c and bluetooth if possible. Know of an ATX Z370 board with these features for £200 or less? I know it's a tall order but I was just hoping to have these features integrated instead of having to get USB dongles etc.