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First HTPC build

  • 15-02-2013 10:25pm
    #1
    wingnut32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 857 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I ordered the following last night as I wanted a decent htpc that will also do for some light gaming. I built my last pc about 7 years ago so I have been away for a while. I have no experience with xmbc but I'm told that this is the route to go down, so how does this look:

    8GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-12800U CL9
    No HV20G331DE 46,10 € 1 46,10 €
    ASUS P8Z77-V LE PLUS, Sockel 1155, ATX, DDR3
    No HV1144UPDE 130,45 € 1 130,45 €
    Corsair Neutron SSD 120GB SATA 3
    No HV12CN12DE 114,33 € 1 114,33 €
    Intel Core i5-3570K Box, LGA1155
    No HV20Y35KDE 200,31 € 1 200,31 €
    LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Brenner Retail
    No HV207LS3DE 76,50 € 1 76,50 €
    Special item: Silverstone SST-LC20S-M Silber ohne Netzteil ATX
    No HV0483812001DE 150,54 € 1 150,54 €
    WD Caviar Green 3000GB, SATA 6Gb/s
    No HV13WCG3DE 123,89 € 1 123,89 €
    XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition, 1GB GDDR5
    No HV1032FUDE

    I also got from komplett:

    Scythe CPU Cooler Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B
    Item #: 80010113 / Art. nr. fabrikant: SCBSK-2100
    1in verwerking€44.95€44.95

    Antec Earthwatts 380D Green
    Item #: 80007058 / Art. nr. fabrikant: 0-761345-27384-8
    1in verwerking€49.95€49.95

    Arctic Alm. Polysyntetische Koelpasta 1.75 gram
    Item #: 80009236 / Art. nr. fabrikant: AA-1.75G
    1in verwerking€12.95€12.95

    Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400

    I got a copy of windows 8, how does this look? Is there anything else I need:)


Comments

  • #2
    Monotype
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    Light gaming? That's a very powerful CPU and graphics card for a HTPC. You could save a lot of money if you reassessed what you mean by gaming.

    From the side of playing videos and running XBMC, the very cheapest CPUs can very easily manage the load. The only reason why you'd have a powerful CPU is if you were converting a lot of videos on the machine as well.


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