HTPC with AIO

[MJ.Jackson]

Hi,

 

I recently upgraded my desktop pc and I wondered what to do with these old parts.

• Gigabyte H87M-D3H mATX

• Intel Xeon E3-1230v3

• 2x Samsung Evo 840 120GB

• 3.5" HDD 2TB

I was kinda thinking of building an HTPC out of it. "All" I would need is a case, power supply and a (more of less) cheap graphics card.

But I am limited to the size of the build to put it into my TV rack. Especially the height is very critically limited to 12cm.

 

I of course want to it be as quiet as possible thinking about an aio liquid cooler, but as research shows, cases that are that small cannot fit an aio, or am I mistaken?

Main use for this HTPC would be video and game streaming. Video shouldn't be a problem. Heavier games (eg. Witcher 3) I would simply stream from my desktop over steam streaming, lighter games I would like to play directly on the HTCP.

I'd say a 1050 or even something cheap from the 9xx series should be enough in terms of graphics, but the noise level is giving me a headache. I would prefer an aio with low running fans to a top-down air cooler somehow.

The front of my TV rack has a fabric cover (the same you find on speakers sometimes) and is open at the back, so airflow should not be a huge concern, but sound is.

 

Any ideas or experiences you guys can share?

 

Thanks

[ZeouLs]

To be honest, if I have spare parts, I order some dirt cheap parts to make it complete, find any next best relatives I know that has a kid and build it together with them. There is nothing better than to inspire the next generation for what we are so passionate about. I'm pretty sure you could do that with any stranger if you approach them correctly