2013-07-11, 21:32
Hi everyone. So nice to see a dedicated forum for these matters!
I've been running XBMC on my old (and noisey) PC for the past year, but I finally got around to doing something about it. I ordered the Pivos XIOS DS (the thought of Android apps really got me hooked), but I will return it soon, as it is simply too sluggish and bug-filled to my liking. And running OpenELEC on it isn't really an option, as having easy Netflix access is pretty important to me. The XBMC experience was too slow compared to my old PC, so it didn't really fit the bill.
So, after having studied this forum and others for some days, I'm convinced I want to build my own HTPC to suit me. The components I'm thinking about getting are these:
CASE: Silverstone Sugo SG05 300W
MOBO: ASRock A75M-ITX
CPU: AMD A6-3500
CPU COOLER: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B SCBSK-2100
RAM: Kingston HyperX blu 1 x 4 GB
SSD: Crucial M4 64 GB
CASE FAN: Enermax T.B.SILENCE UCTB8
Would these components go well together? Is there anything else I need? What would be the weakest link here?
What's most important to me is that 1) everything runs completely smoothly, 1080p blu-ray, and XBMC even with Aeon Nox and a large library, 2) size! the smaller the better, 3) quietness! I'm planning on running Windows 8 on it.
A couple more questions:
1) Is the PSU in the case good and quiet enough or should I opt for something else?
2) Would I need any more cooling? Don't want to burn the little thing!
3) Is there any advantage in getting 2x 2GB RAM sticks instead of 1x 4GB? The reason I'm thinking 1x 4GB is to save a slot for a later upgrade, should that be necessary.
I hope you can help me out here. I'll let it be known that I'm not a complete moron when it comes to assembling PCs.
I've been running XBMC on my old (and noisey) PC for the past year, but I finally got around to doing something about it. I ordered the Pivos XIOS DS (the thought of Android apps really got me hooked), but I will return it soon, as it is simply too sluggish and bug-filled to my liking. And running OpenELEC on it isn't really an option, as having easy Netflix access is pretty important to me. The XBMC experience was too slow compared to my old PC, so it didn't really fit the bill.
So, after having studied this forum and others for some days, I'm convinced I want to build my own HTPC to suit me. The components I'm thinking about getting are these:
CASE: Silverstone Sugo SG05 300W
MOBO: ASRock A75M-ITX
CPU: AMD A6-3500
CPU COOLER: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B SCBSK-2100
RAM: Kingston HyperX blu 1 x 4 GB
SSD: Crucial M4 64 GB
CASE FAN: Enermax T.B.SILENCE UCTB8
Would these components go well together? Is there anything else I need? What would be the weakest link here?
What's most important to me is that 1) everything runs completely smoothly, 1080p blu-ray, and XBMC even with Aeon Nox and a large library, 2) size! the smaller the better, 3) quietness! I'm planning on running Windows 8 on it.
A couple more questions:
1) Is the PSU in the case good and quiet enough or should I opt for something else?
2) Would I need any more cooling? Don't want to burn the little thing!
3) Is there any advantage in getting 2x 2GB RAM sticks instead of 1x 4GB? The reason I'm thinking 1x 4GB is to save a slot for a later upgrade, should that be necessary.
I hope you can help me out here. I'll let it be known that I'm not a complete moron when it comes to assembling PCs.