2012-04-01, 23:10
Hi,
I'm looking to build a HTPC that'll be primarily used for HyperSpin, but will also run XBMC for watching videos, listening to music, etc.
It'll be handling emulation up to PS1/Dreamcast era and will also be used to play 720p content primarily, sometimes 1080p.
Here's the spec that I've come up with - just looking for some advice really to make sure that all the parts are compatible and that I shouldn't encounter any issues putting it together.
Case: SilverStone Milo ML03
Motherboard: MSI H61M-E33-B3
Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155
GPU: Asus GT 520 Silent 2GB DDR3 Low Profile Graphics Card
Memory: Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1066MHz
HDD1: Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III
HDD2: WD 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s Caviar Green Hard Drive
PSU: Antec 380W EarthWatts Green PSU
The SSD will store the OS, HyperSpin and XBMC. The WD 2TB drive will contain the games plus some other media files.
Has anyone done a similar build? Is there anything I should look out for?
At the moment my main concern is whether everything will fit okay in the case?
Thanks in advance for any help/guidance
I'm looking to build a HTPC that'll be primarily used for HyperSpin, but will also run XBMC for watching videos, listening to music, etc.
It'll be handling emulation up to PS1/Dreamcast era and will also be used to play 720p content primarily, sometimes 1080p.
Here's the spec that I've come up with - just looking for some advice really to make sure that all the parts are compatible and that I shouldn't encounter any issues putting it together.
Case: SilverStone Milo ML03
Motherboard: MSI H61M-E33-B3
Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 3.10GHz Socket 1155
GPU: Asus GT 520 Silent 2GB DDR3 Low Profile Graphics Card
Memory: Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1066MHz
HDD1: Crucial 64GB M4 SSD - 2.5" SATA-III
HDD2: WD 2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s Caviar Green Hard Drive
PSU: Antec 380W EarthWatts Green PSU
The SSD will store the OS, HyperSpin and XBMC. The WD 2TB drive will contain the games plus some other media files.
Has anyone done a similar build? Is there anything I should look out for?
At the moment my main concern is whether everything will fit okay in the case?
Thanks in advance for any help/guidance