Windows Build Check! my first HTPC! :)

B33T · 2012-04-03 15:20

Hello Guys,
Im gonna build my first media pc to run xbmc, though some info will be stored locally im also going to stream SD from other pc's in the house.
[£50.46][MotherBoard] A75M ASRock
[£56.26][Processor] AMD Llano A6 A3500 2.1GHz Socket FM1 3MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
[£55.62][HDD] Western Digital WD3200BEKT 320GB 2.5" Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM Scorpio Black
[£64.99Antec 300 ISK 150
[£20.58][Ram] Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz XMS3 Memory Kit - CL9 1.5V
[Total : 247.91] (before delivery)
Could somebody with experience in building these check my build and see if i could save any £ the main purpose is to stream over the network and play via hdmi to tv and to be as cost effective as possible. i recently lost my job so money is a problem Sad

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Thank you very much in advance,
B33T

eskro · 2012-04-04 00:25

your all set. good job. u made your homework!

i would swap the 320GB HDD for a 64GB CRUCIAL SSD
http://www.ebuyer.com/264770-crucial-64g...t064m4ssd2

Andori · 2012-04-04 00:54

One thing I spotted is that's the micro ATX board yet your case is mini ITX.

eskro · 2012-04-04 01:13

good catch Andori,
i thought the op would at least get the correct mobo form factor..

B33T · 2012-04-04 11:55

ah yes, good spot thanks, its due to the model only missing the -itx!. this is the mobo i meant!
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=A75M-ITX
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asrock-A75m-IT...835wt_1396

eskro · 2012-04-04 12:15

http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?...ce=froogle

Beer40oz · 2012-04-04 19:20

Nice... about to do the same build but with the 65W version of that case.... A6-3500..... from what I understand you don't need the 150w case... and the 65w case will be more silent.

Check out this post....

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=114659

eskro · 2012-04-05 00:46

agree with Beer40

eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,214 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 155	2012-04-04 00:25 Post: #2 your all set. good job. u made your homework! i would swap the 320GB HDD for a 64GB CRUCIAL SSD http://www.ebuyer.com/264770-crucial-64g...t064m4ssd2 My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :) (This post was last modified: 2012-04-04 00:25 by eskro.)
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Andori Junior Member Posts: 20 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 1	2012-04-04 00:54 Post: #3 One thing I spotted is that's the micro ATX board yet your case is mini ITX.
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,214 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 155	2012-04-04 01:13 Post: #4 good catch Andori, i thought the op would at least get the correct mobo form factor.. My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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B33T Junior Member Posts: 5 Joined: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-04-04 11:55 Post: #5 ah yes, good spot thanks, its due to the model only missing the -itx!. this is the mobo i meant! http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=A75M-ITX http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asrock-A75m-IT...835wt_1396
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,214 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 155	2012-04-04 12:15 Post: #6 http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?...ce=froogle My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,214 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 155	2012-04-05 00:46 Post: #8 agree with Beer40 My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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