HTPC'n Like a BAWS!
Here's what I really ended up getting.
Case- Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced
MOBO- Asus F1A75-I DELUXE
APU- AMD A6 3670K Black Edition
GPU- Sapphire 6670 1GB GDDR5 CF with the APU<---sorry no pics yet
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master GeminII M4 (dead quiet and loving it) Well I was loving it, until I realized it was giving me TERRIBLE temps. replaced with the stock and it's 10C lower...? Go figure.
RAM- Corsair Vengence 1600 2x4 gb (yes it's overkill but I had it sitting around)
HDD/SSD- OCZ Agility 3 60gb as the boot drive / WD Cav Blue 320gb for storage.
POST 10 FOR BENCHES!
PHOTOS INBOUND!!!
Typical Box photos
Some motherboard shots
Ram
Wireless Keyboard and Awesome Bluetooth keyboard that came with Asus Board
APU
CPU Cooler Edit: I ended up getting rid of this. My temps were terrible and i tried reseating it atleast 10times. So back to stock!
A few shots from the build, I ended up ditching the stock 120mm in the front and went with 2 left over 120mm NZXT's I had from another build. I honestly can't believe this case actually supports two120mm fans and a 80mm.
So i'm doing a HTPC build and need some advice. I'm trying to keep the cost down and already have a dedicated gaming PC.
So heres what I need help with.
-ITX vs Mini-ATX. Im leaning towards M-ATX, is there any reason I shouldn't?
-M-ATX case vs. HTPC case. I like the idea of having my PC on my shelf but it seems like it would overheat and my expansion options are pretty limited. I'm thinking of the SilverStone SST-PS07B, any other suggestions?
-CPU choice, this build has to be able to playback HD steaming media from my server and blu-ray playback. I'm thinking of the AMD A6 3500 APU. Is this powerful enough? It will be paired with 4gb of RAM.
Thanks for the help guys.
Edited by Blaze0303 - 10/9/12 at 10:21pm
Here's what I really ended up getting.
Case- Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced
MOBO- Asus F1A75-I DELUXE
APU- AMD A6 3670K Black Edition
GPU- Sapphire 6670 1GB GDDR5 CF with the APU<---sorry no pics yet
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master GeminII M4 (dead quiet and loving it) Well I was loving it, until I realized it was giving me TERRIBLE temps. replaced with the stock and it's 10C lower...? Go figure.
RAM- Corsair Vengence 1600 2x4 gb (yes it's overkill but I had it sitting around)
HDD/SSD- OCZ Agility 3 60gb as the boot drive / WD Cav Blue 320gb for storage.
POST 10 FOR BENCHES!
PHOTOS INBOUND!!!
Typical Box photos
Some motherboard shots
Ram
Wireless Keyboard and Awesome Bluetooth keyboard that came with Asus Board
APU
CPU Cooler Edit: I ended up getting rid of this. My temps were terrible and i tried reseating it atleast 10times. So back to stock!
A few shots from the build, I ended up ditching the stock 120mm in the front and went with 2 left over 120mm NZXT's I had from another build. I honestly can't believe this case actually supports two120mm fans and a 80mm.
So i'm doing a HTPC build and need some advice. I'm trying to keep the cost down and already have a dedicated gaming PC.
So heres what I need help with.
-ITX vs Mini-ATX. Im leaning towards M-ATX, is there any reason I shouldn't?
-M-ATX case vs. HTPC case. I like the idea of having my PC on my shelf but it seems like it would overheat and my expansion options are pretty limited. I'm thinking of the SilverStone SST-PS07B, any other suggestions?
-CPU choice, this build has to be able to playback HD steaming media from my server and blu-ray playback. I'm thinking of the AMD A6 3500 APU. Is this powerful enough? It will be paired with 4gb of RAM.
Thanks for the help guys.
Edited by Blaze0303 - 10/9/12 at 10:21pm
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HTPC like a BAWS
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Wife's rig
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| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD A6 3670K | Asus F1A75-I DELUXE | Corsair Vengeance 8gb @1600 | OCZ Agility 3 60gb |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| Toshiba 500gb | SHURIKEN Rev.B | Coolermaster SickleFlow | Windows 8 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | |
| Logitech K400 | Huntkey 400w | Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced | |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3 3220 | GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 | Sapphire 6670 1gb GDDR5 | Corsair Vengance 2x4gb 1600mhz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
| Seagate Barracuda 1TB | Corsair H100 | Windows 7 | Raidmax 500w |
| Case | |||
| Corsair 300R | |||
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Menace Phantom
(21 items) |
HTPC like a BAWS
(11 items) |
Wife's rig
(9 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD A6 3670K | Asus F1A75-I DELUXE | Corsair Vengeance 8gb @1600 | OCZ Agility 3 60gb |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | OS |
| Toshiba 500gb | SHURIKEN Rev.B | Coolermaster SickleFlow | Windows 8 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | |
| Logitech K400 | Huntkey 400w | Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3 3220 | GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 | Sapphire 6670 1gb GDDR5 | Corsair Vengance 2x4gb 1600mhz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Power |
| Seagate Barracuda 1TB | Corsair H100 | Windows 7 | Raidmax 500w |
| Case | |||
| Corsair 300R | |||
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