- Jun 20, 2012
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Hello,
I just failed at building an i5 HD 4600 HTPC rig. I was getting a black screen after Windows logo on both Win 7 & 8.1. I tried everything under the sun, including replacing the RAM and CPU. I took away that it was the motherboard (Gigabyte H87N Wifi). I packed everything up and sent it back.
Anyhow, that is not what I am writing about
. I am looking to build an HTPC that will be using XBMC to stream and to stream files from the HTPC to other TVs on my home network, and at some point I am sure that I may be streaming files at the same time. And, I was thinking that we would be doing some light gaming. That is why I decided on a quad core CPU to begin with. However, I do not want a dedicated GPU.
After reading around, I think that I am going to try to build an AMD/APU rig. I haven't used AMD as my CPU before, and it is kind of hard to jump from Intel to AMD, but I think that I am going to give it a shot.
Here is what I came up with:
GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XN-WIFI FM2+/FM2 A88X
AMD A10-7700K APU AD770KXBJABOX
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600
Cooler Master Elite 110
Corsair CX Series 430 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
120 GB Kingston SSD
1 TB External HDD USB 3.0
Is this a good build for what I am looking for? I am not new to building, but new to AMD. I know that the CPU may be a bit overkill for HTPC, but what about everything that I wanting it to perform?
Thank you in advance for any and all help, advice and suggestions.
Testudo
I just failed at building an i5 HD 4600 HTPC rig. I was getting a black screen after Windows logo on both Win 7 & 8.1. I tried everything under the sun, including replacing the RAM and CPU. I took away that it was the motherboard (Gigabyte H87N Wifi). I packed everything up and sent it back.
Anyhow, that is not what I am writing about
. I am looking to build an HTPC that will be using XBMC to stream and to stream files from the HTPC to other TVs on my home network, and at some point I am sure that I may be streaming files at the same time. And, I was thinking that we would be doing some light gaming. That is why I decided on a quad core CPU to begin with. However, I do not want a dedicated GPU. After reading around, I think that I am going to try to build an AMD/APU rig. I haven't used AMD as my CPU before, and it is kind of hard to jump from Intel to AMD, but I think that I am going to give it a shot.
Here is what I came up with:
GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XN-WIFI FM2+/FM2 A88X
AMD A10-7700K APU AD770KXBJABOX
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600
Cooler Master Elite 110
Corsair CX Series 430 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze
120 GB Kingston SSD
1 TB External HDD USB 3.0
Is this a good build for what I am looking for? I am not new to building, but new to AMD. I know that the CPU may be a bit overkill for HTPC, but what about everything that I wanting it to perform?
Thank you in advance for any and all help, advice and suggestions.
Testudo
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