htpc build

gibbsy81 · October 24, 2013

hmm, can you fit a small tower in that space? Like a Fractal Design Core 1000 or similar? Only reason I'm making a bit of a deal about this is because $200 is a lot of money to spend on a case in an ~$850 build. Also if you intend to put a spare 9800gt in there you might want to bump up the PSU a bit. 430W is probably cutting it a bit fine, I would go with 500W. Antec's ones are decent enough.

Make those two changes, and again drop the MB size, and you'll get basically the same thing but for $722 instead of $835. Or you could still spend about the same and upgrade the CPU and CPU cooler. Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-PRO Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ PLE Computers)

Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($92.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $834.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-23 22:13 EST+1100)

food for thought?

Well no I want it to go under the projector.