2012-10-24, 22:16
Hey Folks,
After a year of studying and reading these forums, I'm finally putting together my first HTPC. I've assembled a lot of PCs over the years - mainly for gaming - but this will be my first HTPC. I intend to use this primarily for watching DVDs, streaming Hulu, HBO Go, iTunes and Amazon rentals, etc. I may also do some light gaming with it (emulators, racing games, etc) but I'm not going to be playing any graphics-intensive shooters on it. I'd like it to be small-ish, quiet, and power-friendly. I'd love to have your thoughts and input. I'm trying to balance performance, price, noise, electricity consumption, and flexibility.
CPU/GPU: AMD A8-5500 $105
MOBO: MSI FM2 A75 $70
Case: Silverstone Micro-ATX $60
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts Green 380W $52
Case Fan: Enermax 80mm $8
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 $40
SSD: Kingston 120 GB $85
HDD: WD Green 1 TB $80
Blu-Ray Drive: LineOn BD-ROM $55
I plan on pairing this with my current Home Theater equipment:
Sony 32" LCD Bravia TV (720p only right now - still trying to talk my way into an upgrade on this with the wife. Our TV room is pretty small, about 10x10)
Sony DAV-TZ140 Home Theater System
I look forward to your input and recommendations!
After a year of studying and reading these forums, I'm finally putting together my first HTPC. I've assembled a lot of PCs over the years - mainly for gaming - but this will be my first HTPC. I intend to use this primarily for watching DVDs, streaming Hulu, HBO Go, iTunes and Amazon rentals, etc. I may also do some light gaming with it (emulators, racing games, etc) but I'm not going to be playing any graphics-intensive shooters on it. I'd like it to be small-ish, quiet, and power-friendly. I'd love to have your thoughts and input. I'm trying to balance performance, price, noise, electricity consumption, and flexibility.
CPU/GPU: AMD A8-5500 $105
MOBO: MSI FM2 A75 $70
Case: Silverstone Micro-ATX $60
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts Green 380W $52
Case Fan: Enermax 80mm $8
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 $40
SSD: Kingston 120 GB $85
HDD: WD Green 1 TB $80
Blu-Ray Drive: LineOn BD-ROM $55
I plan on pairing this with my current Home Theater equipment:
Sony 32" LCD Bravia TV (720p only right now - still trying to talk my way into an upgrade on this with the wife. Our TV room is pretty small, about 10x10)
Sony DAV-TZ140 Home Theater System
I look forward to your input and recommendations!
