HTPC/Office Build

[adgjk]

**Sorry, i wasn't sure where to post a full system build, i figured this was the best place**

 

Hi guys, 

 

This is a bit of a theoretical build at the moment, as I don't actually have the money for it, nor am I living in the place I would use it... 

 

I'm planning on moving house sometime mid next year, and I want to have a nice HTPC under the TV. I also do a lot of work from home that requires multiple monitors, so I figured I could work out of the same room and kill two birds with one stone with this build. 

 

Focus of the build:

- To drive a large 1080p TV

- Drive an additional 3 monitors (likely 1080p) for desktop use

- SILENCE

 

Here's a list of parts that I would need to buy. Monitors, TV, speakers etc. aren't included on here as I can use some existing stuff for that. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kMvYCJ

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4360 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£106.98 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£76.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£95.80 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£39.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£55.78 @ Misco UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Green 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£101.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  (£162.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Node 605 HTPC Case  (£105.12 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£87.28 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: LG BT30N Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  (£58.77 @ PC World Business) 

Total: £891.62

 

 

I'm not willing to change the case. I think that Fractal Node 605 would look really nice and stylish under a TV in a living room. PSU is likely overkill, but I'm already using one in a different build and I like it (especially the ECO mode to turn off the fan). 

 

I was originally thinking to make a Hackintosh, because I like the Mac Operating System, (not to say that I don't like Windows or Linux, but I'm more comfortable on Mac for day to day stuff). It still seems to come out quite pricey though... Which makes me a little undecided on whether I should stick with a Hackintosh, or maybe move to an AMD Windows/Linux build instead... But like I said, this is theoretical at the moment, so I don't exactly have a budget in mind. Obviously the cheaper (and quieter) the better, but certainly not over £1k. 

 

I'd appreciate your thoughts please

 

edit: copied pcpartpicker into post

[SkywardKkalox]

I'd go for windows honestly.

 

This build is dead silent.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£88.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£57.46 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£30.20 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£74.05 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£122.50 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (£249.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.99 @ Novatech) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£14.77 @ CCL Computers) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£14.77 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £764.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 14:15 BST+0100

 

 

 

EDIT: @adgjk follow your topics aswell.

[You_are_a_cunt]

Windows would suit you better, imo.

 

 

For future reference, you should've posted in New Builds and Planning

[adgjk]

Windows would suit you better, imo.

 

 

For future reference, you should've posted in New Builds and Planning

Completely missed that, thanks! So, why Windows over Mac or Linux? (Considering I can get those for free?) I get that Mac will have its problems, being that it's not officially supported, and I've been through that twice already so it may put me off... but Linux? 

[adgjk]

 

I'd go for windows honestly.

 

This build is dead silent.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£88.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  (£57.46 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£30.20 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£74.05 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£122.50 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (£249.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.99 @ Novatech) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.00 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£14.77 @ CCL Computers) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  (£14.77 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £764.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-30 14:15 BST+0100

 

 

 

EDIT: @adgjk follow your topics aswell.

 

I don't think I could use the cooler in this, as I don't want to change the case (originally stated), hence why I chose the H80i GT. 

[adgjk]

Anyone else? 

[doctorraichu]

Linux is free and constantly being supported. My favorite distros are linux mint and ubuntu.

 

Also, you should probably downgrade your case. imo.

[othertomperson]

Water coolers and an NH-D14 for a locked i3? Wtf? If you have the space get something like a Hyper 212 Evo for silence, or if you don't have the space Noctua NH-L9i is a great low profile air cooler. I used that in my HTPC

 

Also a Z97 motherboard... why? Something like the MSI H81-E34 is £30 and does everything you need

 

i3 is overkill, a Pentium is fine

 

Why do you need a 960? Are you gaming on this? Integrated graphics is more than adequate unless I'm seriously misunderstanding what this is for

 

For OS, Linux makes the most sense imo.

[adgjk]

Water coolers and an NH-D14 for a locked i3? 

 

Also a Z97 motherboard... why? Something like the MSI H81-E34 is £30 and does everything you need

 

i3 is overkill, a Pentium is fine

In the original post I said that I was considering going Hackintosh, and for that I have to choose from a limited number of parts. Pentium processors wouldn't work, nor will MSI motherboards. 

 

 

Why do you need a 960? Are you gaming on this? Integrated graphics is more than adequate unless I'm seriously misunderstanding what this is for

Again, in my original post I said under the focus of the build that I wanted to drive the TV AND 3 additional monitors for day to day use. So the integrated graphics won't be enough, and the reason I went for the EVGA 960 is down to the ACX cooler that won't spin up the fans until it hits 60C. (I also said that I wanted silence in this build). 

 

For OS, Linux makes the most sense imo.

Thanks

[Nena Trinity]

A10 APU is alot cheaper!

[othertomperson]

In the original post I said that I was considering going Hackintosh, and for that I have to choose from a limited number of parts. Pentium processors wouldn't work, nor will MSI motherboards. 

 

Again, in my original post I said under the focus of the build that I wanted to drive the TV AND 3 additional monitors for day to day use. So the integrated graphics won't be enough, and the reason I went for the EVGA 960 is down to the ACX cooler that won't spin up the fans until it hits 60C. (I also said that I wanted silence in this build). 

 

Thanks

 

...so you're buying a £150 GPU just for its ports? Eh I guess you don't have much of an alternative, but I would questions why exactly you need four different displays coming from this.