[devastator83]

Hi,

I'm planning on building my first HTPC. At first i wanted to use the LC19 as case, but this had too many limitations.

I came up with this:
[CPU] AMD A8-3850
[MOBO] Asus F1A75-M
[COOLER] Scythe Shuriken Rev. B
[CASE] In Win BM639
[MEM] G.Skill F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
[HDD} Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS, 500GB

Will this build be able to:
* play 3D
* play blu ray rips, MKV, ...
* handle heavy XBMC skins
* download using sabnzbd while doing any of the tasks above ...

Thx for your help !

Deva

[Jetster]

Yes it will. Are you going to use 7?

[devastator83]

In the beginning I'll be using Win7.
Later on (when decent linux support for the HW is available) I'll switch to linux.

I can't find if this mobo has hdmi 1.4 though ...

[Jetster]

Anything newer than Dec or 2009 has HDMI 1.4

[devastator83]

Lol

Can it download with sabnzbd and play 1080p at the same time ?

Gr,
Deva

[devastator83]

Maybe I should go for the A8-3800 (as I want to make a quiet htpc) ?
It has a TDP of 65w versus 100 of the 3850.

[TeKo]

I think you could even go for a A6-3500.
Enough for the stuff you want to do only heavy gaming could be a problem.

[devastator83]

I am not going to play games on it.
It will be only used to watch HD, 3D and download with sabnzbd, couchpotato and the like.

But I will be using heavy skins though

A bit future proof won't hurt :-)

The PSU is rated at 160W, will this suffice (as the 3850 has a TDP of 100 W)

[devastator83]

Should I get 8 or 4 GB of RAM in order to download with sabnzbd in the background ?

[bluray]

Should I get 8 or 4 GB of RAM in order to download with sabnzbd in the background ?

For Windows 7 64-bit HTPC, 4GB of RAM is all you need. You'll not benefit from 8GB.

A8-3800 is great but it's not available to order right now. The A8-3850 is easier to find. I listed it in my signature too- Excellent HTPC's. I preferred AsRock A75M motherboard because it included option to turn on/off HTPC from cold start with MCE remote.

[devastator83]

At the moment, this case is only available with a 120W PSU...
Will this suffice, or is this on the edge ?

According to bit tech the CPU uses around 92W when fully stressed... I don't know how much to count for the mobo, RAM, fans, HDD and later on maybe a slot drive ...