Hi all, my PC (10 year old lol) has finally given up the ghost, so I have decided to build a HTPC which will sit in my TV cabinet as a replacement. I only want it for internet browsing, streaming video's and pictures from my phone and to play Blu-ray discs.
I do however want some degree of future proofing so I don't want to go cheapest of the cheap. Before I post what I came up with using PC parts picker, I would appreciate it if you could answer some questions I have:-
1) Intel i3 or i5? will a top end i3 processor be sufficient or is it worth the extra £40 or so for a lower end i5?
2) Am I better off with a cheaper mobo with a dedicated graphics card and sound card or a Intel H67 mobo that can do it all?
3) Should i have a separate HDD for operating system and one for storage?
4) If the answer to (3) is yes, should I use a SSD for operating system? If so why?
5) If I get a 1 TB HDD do I need to partition it? If yes, why?
6) can I make this system cheaper considering what I need it for?
This is all I can think of at the moment lol. My builds with slight variations are here - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/gol...edbuild_989646
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I do however want some degree of future proofing so I don't want to go cheapest of the cheap. Before I post what I came up with using PC parts picker, I would appreciate it if you could answer some questions I have:-
1) Intel i3 or i5? will a top end i3 processor be sufficient or is it worth the extra £40 or so for a lower end i5?
2) Am I better off with a cheaper mobo with a dedicated graphics card and sound card or a Intel H67 mobo that can do it all?
3) Should i have a separate HDD for operating system and one for storage?
4) If the answer to (3) is yes, should I use a SSD for operating system? If so why?
5) If I get a 1 TB HDD do I need to partition it? If yes, why?
6) can I make this system cheaper considering what I need it for?
This is all I can think of at the moment lol. My builds with slight variations are here - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/gol...edbuild_989646
Any advice greatly appreciated.