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Hey guys, I'm finally getting around to building my first real HTPC. I have put together a build and would like to make sure that I'm not missing something obvious.



UPDATED: 6/30

[APU] AMD A6-3500 Llano 2.1GHz, 65W Tripple-Core Processor ($80 - $10)
[mobo] ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 Micro ATX ($75)
[case+psu] hec Micro ATX Media Center 300W ($60)
[RAM] CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ($25)
[SSD] Corsair 60 GB Force Series 3 SATA III ($80)
[Remote] Rosewill RRC-126 Windows 7 Certified Media Center Infrared Remote ($20)

TOTAL: ($330 + $10 shipping)

What tasks are you going to use it for?

Just movies for now. Later I might do some NES emulator gaming

Does anybody have any suggestions? I don't want to pull the trigger unless I'm sure this is good.

Thanks

It looks good. I mean a bunch of us went with the triple core A6-3500 because it is 65W but it's up to you.

I can vouch for the board and the remote+receiver as I have the same ones.

For the remote you might also wanna look into this thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=132960

Because that dongle (I am assuming) sends the power signal as a usb keyboard power button signal so it will turn the computer on from a shutdown. The HP dongle only wakes up the computer from sleep mode.

Looks good

I would also recommend the triple core 65W. The 100W AMD cpus run too hot for my taste.

(2012-06-29, 23:09)aptalca Wrote: [ -> ]It looks good. I mean a bunch of us went with the triple core A6-3500 because it is 65W but it's up to you.

I can vouch for the board and the remote+receiver as I have the same ones.

For the remote you might also wanna look into this thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=132960

Because that dongle (I am assuming) sends the power signal as a usb keyboard power button signal so it will turn the computer on from a shutdown. The HP dongle only wakes up the computer from sleep mode.

+100

Thanks for the recomendations, but I have an itchy trigger finger, so it's all ordered.

I stuck with the A6-3650 since I want the better performance for 3D. I also changed out the case too with this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811108178
It has pretty decent reviews, and I got a quieter fan just in case.

I've also upgraded the motherboard accordingly to this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813157260

I also went with the remote+dongle in Beers thread. (Looks Awesome. Thanks for the tip)

Can't wait to get it. I'll be sure to post pics when finished

A 100W TDP CPU and a mini-ITX case, unless it can hold a large CPU cooler and/or large fans, is a bad combination. You're not going to be happy with the temperatures and the noise.

(2012-06-30, 17:01)Dougie Fresh Wrote: [ -> ]A 100W TDP CPU and a mini-ITX case, unless it can hold a large CPU cooler and/or large fans, is a bad combination. You're not going to be happy with the temperatures and the noise.

I changed out the case for the micro-atx in my previous post.

Thanks for the advice though

Ok. I've been thinking about your suggestions so I've cancelled my order. I think I'm going to go with the A6-3500, and a different mico-atx case. I need one thats no more than 17 x 14 x 4 (W x L x H). Does anybody know of one that they really like. (preferably under $70 with PSU).

You guys are awesome

I've updated the first post with my new build

(2012-07-01, 00:08)ADAIR Wrote: [ -> ]Ok. I've been thinking about your suggestions so I've cancelled my order. I think I'm going to go with the A6-3500, and a different mico-atx case. I need one thats no more than 17 x 14 x 4 (W x L x H). Does anybody know of one that they really like. (preferably under $70 with PSU).

You guys are awesome

Antec ISK300-150 ..........

(2012-07-01, 01:50)bluray Wrote: [ -> ]

(2012-07-01, 00:08)ADAIR Wrote: [ -> ]Ok. I've been thinking about your suggestions so I've cancelled my order. I think I'm going to go with the A6-3500, and a different mico-atx case. I need one thats no more than 17 x 14 x 4 (W x L x H). Does anybody know of one that they really like. (preferably under $70 with PSU).

You guys are awesome

Antec ISK300-150 ..........

I was thinking I might want a micro-atx case since I want the possibility to add a tuner card in the future.

Has anybody used this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811121100