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I'm new to xbmc and these forums and just wanted to make sure everything looks good before I pull the trigger on this. I've read the stickies and this is what I came up with based on eskro's recommend builds.
CPU+iGPU AMD A8-3850+HD6550 $130
MOBO ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 CIR USB3.0 SATAIII UEFI mITX $90
CASE+PSU Apex MI-008 250W mITX $39
FAN Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm 800RPM 40.17CFM 10.70dBA $14
HDD Patriot Torqx 2 PT232GS25SSDR 2.5" 32GB SATA II $45 after rebate
RAM G.Skill 4gb (2x2GB) Ddr3 1600 $30
$348 + tax
Planning to run Win7 64bit
Can I add a 2tb wd green to this case?
What about a bluray writer ?
I don't have budget for a nas yet and would like to use this for BD rips as well if possible.
Thanks for any advice.
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yes u can add a 2tb wd green in there.
yes u can add a bluray writer too.
but note that your cpu cooler will need to be changed.
wont fit under the apex's psu.
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Can you recommend a cooler? Would I be better sticking with the a6-3600 or the a6-3670k?
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i'd go for the A6-3500, that'll work!
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2012-01-05, 10:17
(This post was last modified: 2012-01-05, 10:23 by 1QWK510.)
A little update for my parts list
CPU+iGPU AMD a6-3500
MOBO ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 CIR USB3.0 SATAIII UEFI mITX
CASE+PSU Apex MI-008 250W mITX
FAN Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm 800RPM 40.17CFM 10.70dBA
HDD Patriot Torqx 2 PT232GS25SSDR 2.5" 32GB SATA II
Western Digital WD20EARS
RAM Kingston hyper x 4gb (2x2GB) Ddr3 1600
Drive Pioneer BDR-206DBK
Windows 7 64bit
Xbmc Android remote app
Hope everything is good, I'm gonna order my CPU and ram tomorrow. Then the rest next week. Any other parts I will need for assembly? This will be my first pc build.
Thanks again.
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What about thermal paste and anti static wrist strap?
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Regarding the anti-static wrist strap, as long as you do your build in a room without carpets, and ground yourself (by plugging in the PSU, and touching part of the case), you should be fine.
Just remember to unplug your PSU before assembling the parts.
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the Scythe SY1225SL12L is fine if u choose to buy it.
your CPU comes already ready to be installed. no additional paste needed.
just ground yourself by touching anything metal before working on your HTPC
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Thanks again everyone , it is very much appreciated . Will post the results once I get it all together.
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Ordered APU AMD | A6-3500 2.4G 3M FM1, Kingston hyper x $23.99 MEM 2Gx2|KST KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX, SSD 32G|PATRIOT PT232GS25SSDR from newegg. Gonna order everything else tomorrow but I'm second guessing my self on the mi-008 case. After reading reviews of people having to place the hdd in the 5.25 bay. Size of the case isn't a huge concern I have a dedicated media room where all the av equipment is located . I'm concerned because ill be using the ssd, 2tb green and the pioneer BD player.
