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October 16, 2014 1:12:36 PM

i plan on building a small muilti media system the list of harddrware i be using is
case lain li PC-Q28
motherboard ASRock Z97E-ITX/AC
harddrive 80GB Intel 530 Series mSATA-III SSD also 2 4tb
power supply Silverstone Strider ST45SF-G 450W 80+ Gold
but i not sure about what cpu to use or cpu cooler which will be better than stock and reasable quite
somei cpu coolers i found are
Cooler Master GeminII S524 - CPU Cooler with Aluminum Fins and 5 Heatpipes
Spire Rotor DT-HP Universal CPU Cooler AMD Intel
or is there any better
and what cpu would use recomend sorry about the spelling i aint to great at it
i can post links to any of the currant hardware if you think it will help
thankyou

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October 16, 2014 1:16:11 PM

If you plan on using an i3 or lower then there is no need for an aftermarket cooler. If its truly a HTPC then i see no reason to go with an i5 or i7. Stock cooler works fine.
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i was considering just going with an i3 cpu for the same reasons as u said and would the stock cpu fit in the case and would it be quite becuase the system will problie be on 24/7
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18 minutes ago

If you are on a strict budget go for the Pentium G3258 & Cooler Master GeminII S524 combination, as this is going to be a multimedia one & the G3258 does all great overclocking capabilities in case you wanna try it in future ... ! just my thought :) 
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7 minutes ago

Normally, you use a aftermarket cooler if you have a hot cpu or are overclocking.
In this case, a good dual core is sufficient for your application.
I might suggest a i3-4330. It is a lowish power 54w cpu with good integrated graphics.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Integrated graphics can benefit from faster ram; I suggest 1.5v DDR3 1866 ram, probably a 2 x 4gb kit.
The stock Intel cooler is usually plenty. Only under very heavy loads will it spin up enough to be noisy.
The space available is 100mm. You could read this web site and look for one of the better low profile coolers.
Look for one with a fan larger than 92mm.
http://www.frostytech.com/top5_lowprofile_heatsinks.cfm

Unless I am mistaken, your motherboard supports a M.2 ssd, not mSATA.
If you will use it for the "C" drive, look for 128gb at least. 80gb will fill up too quickly.
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ehm ok i am def oh getting the i3 i will get the one u have said and i will look for ram like the one u have said and i will jut keep the stock fan and see how that goes and i didnt reason i had looked up the wrong ssd would you be able to provide a url for me please and yes the ssd is for the c drive
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