2012-03-18, 20:02
Hi guys,
I love XBMC and have been using it for several months now with a PC that I built with the cheapest/most value components available at the time (AMD E-350 build). However, I decided that wanted more gaming possibilities (emulation up to PS2 or modern games at med-high settings) so I've been researching for possible builds. In addition, I was thinking about repurposing my E-350 build as a server with SABnzbd/CouchPotato/Sick Beard capabilities, that possible?
I am in no means an expert, so if you can provide some criticism or some advice/suggestions on what to do, that would be really great and help me pull the trigger.
HTPC Build (borrowing from eskro's build/thread) Note: $0 means that I already had the item from a previous build
[CPU+iGPU] AMD A8-3850 APU Quad-Core Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) $125.32
[MOBO]ASRock MB-A75M Socket FM1/ AMD A75 FCH/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ Micro ATX Motherboard $74.99
[CASE] SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX Media Center/HTPC Case ML03B (Black) $59.99
[PSU]SilverStone Strider 400W, 80 PLUS, Active PFC Power Supply ST40F-ES (Black) $48.99
[RAM]Kingston Technology HyperX 4 GB Kit (2x2 GB Modules) 4 Dual Channel Kit 1600 (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/4GX $31.99
[SSD]Corsair Nova Series 2 CSSD-V60GB2 2.5" 60GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive $0
Question 1: Is an optical drive really necessary if I already installed the OS on the SSD?
Question 2: For this case, I was thinking about getting 2 fans for the case+ a fan to replace the stock cooler on the CPU since it appears to be pretty loud. Do you guys have any suggestions or recommendations?
I'm still working on a server build, so I'll post that one later.
EDIT: i can't post links without telling me its spam.
I love XBMC and have been using it for several months now with a PC that I built with the cheapest/most value components available at the time (AMD E-350 build). However, I decided that wanted more gaming possibilities (emulation up to PS2 or modern games at med-high settings) so I've been researching for possible builds. In addition, I was thinking about repurposing my E-350 build as a server with SABnzbd/CouchPotato/Sick Beard capabilities, that possible?
I am in no means an expert, so if you can provide some criticism or some advice/suggestions on what to do, that would be really great and help me pull the trigger.
HTPC Build (borrowing from eskro's build/thread) Note: $0 means that I already had the item from a previous build
[CPU+iGPU] AMD A8-3850 APU Quad-Core Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) $125.32
[MOBO]ASRock MB-A75M Socket FM1/ AMD A75 FCH/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ Micro ATX Motherboard $74.99
[CASE] SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX Media Center/HTPC Case ML03B (Black) $59.99
[PSU]SilverStone Strider 400W, 80 PLUS, Active PFC Power Supply ST40F-ES (Black) $48.99
[RAM]Kingston Technology HyperX 4 GB Kit (2x2 GB Modules) 4 Dual Channel Kit 1600 (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM KHX1600C9D3K2/4GX $31.99
[SSD]Corsair Nova Series 2 CSSD-V60GB2 2.5" 60GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive $0
Question 1: Is an optical drive really necessary if I already installed the OS on the SSD?
Question 2: For this case, I was thinking about getting 2 fans for the case+ a fan to replace the stock cooler on the CPU since it appears to be pretty loud. Do you guys have any suggestions or recommendations?
I'm still working on a server build, so I'll post that one later.
EDIT: i can't post links without telling me its spam.