Budget HTPC

knight_40k · August 2, 2019

I am trying to do this as cheap as possible as my current HTPC is dying and I need to replace it asap. I want to buy everything from amazon so I have linked it below.

8GB DDR4 3200 (x1)

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07M5RMLQW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

M.2

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0794WXF29/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A26PVB3960EU85&psc=1

Ryzen 2200G

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079D3DBNM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

Asus Prime B450M-A/CSM

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07FKV5HWJ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

Will this be a decent system for 1080p/4k media playback on Kodi? I already have a case, hard drives and Seasonic 460W fanless psu. I am not sure about the m.2 as I see two different types of m.2, did i select the type with the proper end for my board? And is the onboard GPU of the 2200g more powerful than my GT 1030? Thanks in advance.

Jurrunio · August 2, 2019

4 minutes ago, knight_40k said:

did i select the type with the proper end for my board?

your board supports both type (SATA and NVMe)

4 minutes ago, knight_40k said:

And is the onboard GPU of the 2200g more powerful than my GT 1030?

No its worse with your memory config. The board is also ill-suited for any overclocking needed to do so.

knight_40k · August 2, 2019

11 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

your board supports both type (SATA and NVMe)

No its worse with your memory config. The board is also ill-suited for any overclocking needed to do so.

Thanks for the reply.

I won't be doing any OC'ing as this is strictly for watching 1080p and 4K video. I was curious if the 2200g would be a better graphics option going forward and being I already own the GT 1030 I would have sold it.