Cheap MiniITX for media centre

jmc265

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Hi All

I would be much obliged if you could take a peek at a new build I am putting together for a cheap media centre. Only requirements:


  • Plays blu-rays
    Quiet
    5.1 sound

I already have a 530w bequiet PSU (http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/43)

And here are the other parts:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVjb

P.S. I only need that one small SSD as I have a NAS with all my media on already.

Thank you very much everyone,
jmc265
 
Faster dual-channel RAM and SSD. If you can stretch out the $$$ to get a socketed chip I strongly suggest it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Integrated with Motherboard
Motherboard: ASRock E350M1 Mini ITX E-Series E-Series E-350 Motherboard (£67.30 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£25.27 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£71.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£28.49 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHOS104-08 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive (Purchased For £23.00)
Total: £216.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-26 11:17 BST+0100)

EDIT: If you can live on 64GB (I would guess so):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£46.40 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard (£65.04 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£24.13 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Synapse Cache 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£39.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£28.49 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHOS104-08 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive (Purchased For £23.00)
Total: £227.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-26 11:21 BST+0100)