home entertainment build

[Bondy3]

im planning on building a desktop to use as a home entertainment center for use with my 4k TV.   will mostly just be used for playing 4k video files at 60fps.

 

How much would a basic build cost that lets me do this?

 

Im looking to have some data redundancy so I wont lose everything if a drive dies,  would like a minimum of 6TB of storage

[Yulian]

I'm in no way an expert for media centers, so this is highly speculative (maybe overkilled it quite a bit)

http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php?c=N5bAWDBI7%2F3C80PVO5nTCFSSd2w1pGGfdbfjvHphpDQ%3D

 

•  Intel Core i3-4330 (3.5 GHz):159.90 €
• in-stock MSI H97M-E35:83.90 €
• in-stock DDR3 Corsair XMS3, 8 Go, 1600 MHz, CAS 11:39.90 €
• in-stock Cooler Master GeminII M4:31.90 €
• no-stock Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 OC, 4 Go:339.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Purple, 3 To:119.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Purple, 3 To:119.90 €
• in-stock Aerocool QS-240, Noir:29.90 €
• in-stock Cooler Master B500 v2, 500W:

975€ (1100$) 

[Bondy3]

2 minutes ago, Yulian said:

I'm in no way an expert for media centers, so this is highly speculative (maybe overkilled it quite a bit)

http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php?c=N5bAWDBI7%2F3C80PVO5nTCFSSd2w1pGGfdbfjvHphpDQ%3D

 

•  Intel Core i3-4330 (3.5 GHz):159.90 €
• in-stock MSI H97M-E35:83.90 €
• in-stock DDR3 Corsair XMS3, 8 Go, 1600 MHz, CAS 11:39.90 €
• in-stock Cooler Master GeminII M4:31.90 €
• no-stock Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 OC, 4 Go:339.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Purple, 3 To:119.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Purple, 3 To:119.90 €
• in-stock Aerocool QS-240, Noir:29.90 €
• in-stock Cooler Master B500 v2, 500W:

975€ (1100$) 

yeah that seems a bit over-kill, I was thinking more in the $700 range

[79wjd]

If you're not gaming, then something like this:

 

The GTX950 is for HDMI 2.0. You could also go with three 3tb drives in RAID 5 (if you get a motherboard that supports RAID 5/a raid card).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $783.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 14:36 EDT-0400

[ddbtkd456]

Following I'm curious in this as well.

[Yulian]

Ok so around your price tag : 

http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php?c=tYRu%2Br1YqhNM1eYDUrE661J%2FVTU7NQwMhk33sXEb4N8%3D

 

Prix total:621.10 €

Sauvegarder cette configAjouter cette config au panier

• in-stock AMD Athlon II X4 845 (3.5 GHz) Silent Cooler:67.90 €
• in-stock MSI A68HM-E33 V2:49.90 €
• in-stock DDR3 Corsair XMS3, 8 Go, 1600 MHz, CAS 11:39.90 €
• in-stock Zotac GeForce GTX 950 OC, 2 Go:174.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Blue, 3 To:107.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Blue, 3 To:107.90 €
• in-stock Aerocool QS-240, Noir:29.90 €
• in-stock Corsair VS450, 450W:

707$

[Prysin]

4 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

If you're not gaming, then something like this (where you go for a 950 for HDMI 2.0 and RAID 10):

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($41.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($106.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card  ($138.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $783.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-01 14:36 EDT-0400

there is 750TIs with HDMI 2.0

EVGA got one.

get dual channel memory. it improves bandwidth which is needed when moving whatever file from disc into the player/onto GPU and costs only marginally more.

 

[ddbtkd456]

5 minutes ago, Yulian said:

Ok so around your price tag : 

http://www.topachat.com/pages/configomatic.php?c=tYRu%2Br1YqhNM1eYDUrE661J%2FVTU7NQwMhk33sXEb4N8%3D

 

Prix total:621.10 €

Sauvegarder cette configAjouter cette config au panier

• in-stock AMD Athlon II X4 845 (3.5 GHz) Silent Cooler:67.90 €
• in-stock MSI A68HM-E33 V2:49.90 €
• in-stock DDR3 Corsair XMS3, 8 Go, 1600 MHz, CAS 11:39.90 €
• in-stock Zotac GeForce GTX 950 OC, 2 Go:174.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Blue, 3 To:107.90 €
• in-stock Western Digital WD Blue, 3 To:107.90 €
• in-stock Aerocool QS-240, Noir:29.90 €
• in-stock Corsair VS450, 450W:

707$

I'm confused as to what site this is. We recommend pcpartpicker.com as far as I remember.

[Bondy3]

why are people recomending different colors of WD drives?  Im still slightly confused on what the colors reprisent

[Prysin]

6 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

why are people recomending different colors of WD drives?  Im still slightly confused on what the colors reprisent

quality and purpose

 

Blue = For desktop machine. Slower all round drives. But not meant for 24/7 operation.

Red = meant for NAS systems. They are rated at 24/7 reliability for like personal media or backup servers.

Purple = For surveilance camera stuff. They are designed to be written to and deleted from 24/7

Black = For desktop machines. Faster all round drive, but it is not meant for 24/7 operation.

Green = For desktop machines. Slower drive with variable speed to save power. This "brand" has been discontinued in favor of "Blue"

 

[ddbtkd456]

5 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

why are people recomending different colors of WD drives?  Im still slightly confused on what the colors reprisent

Different colors represent different quality and and different functions they are specialized for.

[Bondy3]

1 hour ago, Prysin said:

quality and purpose

 

Blue = For desktop machine. Slower all round drives. But not meant for 24/7 operation.

Red = meant for NAS systems. They are rated at 24/7 reliability for like personal media or backup servers.

Purple = For surveilance camera stuff. They are designed to be written to and deleted from 24/7

Black = For desktop machines. Faster all round drive, but it is not meant for 24/7 operation.

Green = For desktop machines. Slower drive with variable speed to save power. This "brand" has been discontinued in favor of "Blue"

 

Thank you!!  

 

I guess I dont understand the difference between Red and Purple,  both are meant for 24/7 operations of writes and deletes,  does NAS drain the drives more?

[Bondy3]

Is it better to have the storage built into my computer or should I get a NAS system?  http://www.amazon.com/QNAP-Personal-2-41GHz-Transcoding-TS-251-US/dp/B00L8GHOQ8?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJM4NKIQGABP2PIRA&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00L8GHOQ8&tag=thewire06-20&ascsubtag=WC201

[Prysin]

15 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

Thank you!!  

 

I guess I dont understand the difference between Red and Purple,  both are meant for 24/7 operations of writes and deletes,  does NAS drain the drives more?

yes and no.

 

Surveilance cameras write large amounts of data all the time, then overwrites the old data, then overwrites it again and again and again.

 

Whilst the NAS is meant to hold files and be read from. You dont do a lot of "writing" to a NAS, NAS meaning "Network Attached Storage". Which is essentially a HDD you can access from the internet.

However the NAS is "accesed" a lot, by reading the information it contains.

[Bondy3]

33 minutes ago, Prysin said:

yes and no.

 

Surveilance cameras write large amounts of data all the time, then overwrites the old data, then overwrites it again and again and again.

 

Whilst the NAS is meant to hold files and be read from. You dont do a lot of "writing" to a NAS, NAS meaning "Network Attached Storage". Which is essentially a HDD you can access from the internet.

However the NAS is "accesed" a lot, by reading the information it contains.

so red is better for reading and purple is better for being written to?

[Prysin]

2 minutes ago, Bondy3 said:

so red is better for reading and purple is better for being written to?

sort of... its a hard-drive, just using it wears it out no matter what you do.

 

SSDs dont really get worn by reading, but rather they get worn out by writing.

HDDs gets equally worn by reading and writing. So it doesnt really matter.

 

In the end, Blue, Black, Red, Purple or whatever, what those means is what Western Digital has validated them for. So these drives are either built, or picked based on their platter quality etc... for certain tasks.

 

For your purpose, Blue, Black or RED is the best.