[Mini-ITX] A6-3600 (4x2.1Ghz/2.4Ghz) + HD6530D

eskro · 2011-11-19 06:16

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[CPU+iGPU] AMD A6-3600 4x2.1Ghz/2.4Ghz HD6530D FM1 65W ($118 + $5)
[MOBO] ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 CIR USB3.0 SATAIII UEFI mITX ($90 + $0)
[CASE+PSU] Apex MI-008 250W mITX ($50 + $0)
[FAN] SilenX EFX-12-15 120mm 1400RPM 74CFM 15dBA ($12 + $3)
TOTAL: $278

** A6-3600 CPU supports up to DDR3-1866MHz memory sticks **

bcboncs · 2011-11-19 06:35

Does that mobo's gfx card support other skins and flawless navigation without sketchiness/skipping? I get skipping on my win7 atom/ion htpc Sad

eskro · 2011-11-19 06:39

you have no idea?

that HTPC will eat win7 + any skins for breakfast!!

your ATOM/iON has a CPU passMARK of around ~700,,,

this A6-3600 CPU has a passMARK of 5247!!!

bcboncs · 2011-11-19 06:49

eskro Wrote:you have no idea?

that HTPC will eat win7 + any skins for breakfast!!

your ATOM/iON has a CPU passMARK of around ~700,,,

this A6-3600 CPU has a passMARK of 5247!!!

That's nearly 9000!!!!

eskro · 2011-11-19 06:50

thats a ATOM/iON CRUSHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DejaVu · 2011-11-19 07:00

Sometimes wish places as good as NewEgg or Amazon.com existed over here. Sad

Amazon.co.uk does not quite cut the mustard...!

I want THAT ION Killer for less than $300.

* DejaVu Leaves sulking like a big kid/

eskro · 2011-11-19 07:06

DejaVu Wrote:Sometimes wish places as good as NewEgg or Amazon.com existed over here.
Amazon.co.uk does not quite cut the mustard...!

I want THAT ION Killer for less than $300.

* eskro Leaves sulking like a big kid/

well you still can crush it!!

Motherboard (£76.61 + Delivered FREE)
Case + Power Supply (£36.94 + Delivered FREE)
Processor + Video (£62.96 + Delivered FREE)
Memory (£21.50 + Delivered FREE)
Windows Drive (£59.98 + Delivered FREE)
TOTAL: £257.99 Delivered!!

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AndyMac · 2011-12-17 05:41

Just discovered this forum today. Been working on a build separately, and glad to see it looks like a lot of what I was thinking works!

But then I saw this build (and the other miniITX builds).

So a couple questions that I just don't see:

I'm considering this build with an OCZ 32Gb SSD, 4Gb (2x2) of RAM, Blu-Ray player, and using it with a remote (since the Mobo supports CIR ... awesome). Planning on loading linux (probably Ubuntu 11.04) with XBMC, streaming from NAS, and watching blu-ray / dvd's on it.

I wonder about heat:

Is this supposed to be just fine with the stock HSF and no other internal fan required?

Also, if someone's made this, how loud /is/ the stock HSF unit? Should it be replaced (and is there room?).

Seems this kind of miniITX build is absolutely perfect for a HTPC build ... I just worry about space in it and heat build-up.

Also, in my experience, linux can be a PITA with some integrated graphics. Anyone built this with linux yet?

Looks like an awesome build. Out the door for around $400 with all the extra features. Just have to find a CIR module, I guess!

apex82 · 2012-01-11 18:07

Wondering if the stock HSF on amd a8-3850 is loud as well? What would be a good low profile replacement?

TeKo · 2012-01-11 18:37

Most boxed coolers suck.
I like scythe maybe the Big Shuriken 2.

bcboncs Member Posts: 80 Joined: Feb 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-11-19 06:35 Post: #2 Does that mobo's gfx card support other skins and flawless navigation without sketchiness/skipping? I get skipping on my win7 atom/ion htpc
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,210 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 155	2011-11-19 06:39 Post: #3 you have no idea? that HTPC will eat win7 + any skins for breakfast!! your ATOM/iON has a CPU passMARK of around ~700,,, this A6-3600 CPU has a passMARK of 5247!!! My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :) (This post was last modified: 2011-11-19 06:41 by eskro.)
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bcboncs Member Posts: 80 Joined: Feb 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-11-19 06:49 Post: #4 eskro Wrote:you have no idea? that HTPC will eat win7 + any skins for breakfast!! your ATOM/iON has a CPU passMARK of around ~700,,, this A6-3600 CPU has a passMARK of 5247!!! That's nearly 9000!!!!
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,210 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 155	2011-11-19 06:50 Post: #5 thats a ATOM/iON CRUSHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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DejaVu Posting Freak Posts: 1,155 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 2 Location: United Kingdom	2011-11-19 07:00 Post: #6 Sometimes wish places as good as NewEgg or Amazon.com existed over here. Amazon.co.uk does not quite cut the mustard...! I want THAT ION Killer for less than $300. * DejaVu Leaves sulking like a big kid/ Maraschino - Web based HTPC Organiser. Keep track of all your web based programs all in one place. Home Page - Repo - Bug Tracker - Support Forum.
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apex82 Senior Member Posts: 138 Joined: Oct 2009 Reputation: 0	2012-01-11 18:07 Post: #9 Wondering if the stock HSF on amd a8-3850 is loud as well? What would be a good low profile replacement?
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TeKo Posting Freak Posts: 802 Joined: Dec 2011 Reputation: 6	2012-01-11 18:37 Post: #10 Most boxed coolers suck. I like scythe maybe the Big Shuriken 2. BobDroid - Control boblight from your Android phone/tablet boblight for Windows (Tutorial + latest build + Config Creator)
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