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Advice with HTPC build
Hey all,
Looks like my desktop is undeniably dead - so it's time to kick the HTPC project in motion. I'm looking for a compact, energy-efficient design that can hold 5 hard drives, preferably intel cpu, for a budget of around $400. It's also important to me for the case to be quiet but I never want to worry about overheating issues. I'll be mostly using it for xbmc, but it shouldn't have problems if I want to throw an emulator at it once in a while. This was a previous build that was suggested for me - but it being 4 months later, I figure there are better/cheaper parts out there.
https://www.sevenforums.com/overclock...pc-design.html
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BUILD SUGGESTION:
Got a build suggestion.
It's going to reuse 3 parts from my current desktop which work for sure. Here it is:
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) (Cooler absorbed brunt of water damage - replacing it)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (no issues)
PSU: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W (purchased new after accident)
Case: Silverstone SST-GD08B (Black) HTPC Case
CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z300 CPU Cooler
HDDs: 1 500gb laptop HDD, 2 3TB Seagate HDDs, 2 2TB WD HDDs
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Thanks!
-green
Last edited by Greenfire; 02 Apr 2013 at 23:26.