HTPC plan, is this overkill?

Aldy J · May 20, 2014

Hi all,

This is my plan for my first HTPC build :

CPU : Intel i3 4130 Box (3.4Ghz, C3Mb, Haswell Series) Intel LGA 1150
MB : Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI intel Socket 1150
Memory : DDR3 PATRIOT PV3 4G 160 C0GN ( 1 x 4Gb ) Viper 3 Series (Green Heatspreader)
HD : WDC SATA III Blue 1 TB 64Mb 3.5Inch Int 3,5 Inch
Casing Mini-ITX : Cooler Master ELITE 130 Advanced No PSU
PSU : Seasonic 350W SS-350ES 80 Plus Bronze
Cooler Fan : NOCTUA NF-S12B FLX Premium Fan 12CM 1200RPM

The HTPC purpose are :
1. HD movies library and stream HD 1080p movies
2. Torrent downloader
3. Backup for photos & videos
4. Backup for CCTV recording
5. Occasional work stuff (i.e internet browsing, office documents, java/web development, etc)

Is the above spec overkill? My priorities are:
1. Price
2. Durability (in terms of long lasting hardware life)
3. Low Power

The setup costs over $500! so I'm considering AMD approach, or older CPU is also fine, or any other comments or suggestions to reduce the price (while still keeping the priorities) are very welcome. Thanks.

Plusthinking Iq · May 20, 2014

at least check the price of the Intel Core i3-4130T, it uses almost half the watt.
this is a bit overkill, but its hard to find a low power unit at a low price.

Suztera · May 20, 2014

Depending on how much data you plan to put in your htpc, 1TB might be too little. But it depends on your mileage and if you like to micromanage your space.

Plusthinking Iq · May 20, 2014

paired with a Noctua NH-L9i you should have some of the most quiet htpc you can have expect going passive cooling.
i recommend dual ram chips and asus motherboard for best fan controll. running all fans at barely moving speed it should be inaudible.

esco_sid · May 20, 2014

here is your build now give me some time and ill see what i can adjust to cut cost further

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI(REV2.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.29 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12B FLX 59.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.03 @ NCIX US)
Total: $423.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 05:00 EDT-0400)

esco_sid · May 20, 2014

and here is what i came up with by the way you want to use 2 ram slots so i picked 2x2gb so it becomes dual channel and if you want i can adjust it further if you give me a specific price point. ALso do you plan to connect this htpc with ethernet cable or wifi?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.88 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12B FLX 59.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.03 @ NCIX US)
Total: $371.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 05:06 EDT-0400)

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