Hey all,
Just finished specc'ing out my HTPC build
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lhr7nn
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lhr7nn/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Jet)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.85 @ Jet)
Total: $555.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-16 10:49 EST-0500
Basically, my goal of this build is to complement my new 4k TV (whose pre-built software I am not particularly fond of), and I am mainly using the build for:
1. Watching 4k Netflix, and 4k Netflix on PC requires a Kaby Lake CPU, (source: https://help.netflix.com/en/node/55763), so I have to use Kaby Lake, no alternatives. Besides, Kaby Lake pentiums now getting HT really is tempting.
2. Playing emulators, but no more taxing than PS2/Dreamcast. Anything harder I have my desktop for.
3. The case I chose slim and tall (rather than short and stubby) has more to do with the arrangement of my TV cabinet. It is not very deep, and the TV has taken up the entire width of the cabinet, no space underneath, so the only place to put the rig is behind the TV, and the distance is measured to be about 18cm, not wide enough for the stubby HTPC cases, so I have to settle for slim and tall one.
Now, I do have a few questions with regards to my build
For the cooler, would the stock cooler that comes with the G4560 be sufficient from the point of view of acoustics (I want something quiet), or would I need to get one like the Noctua cooler I listed?
Also, I am not entirely sure if 450W is enough for this rig. My prim calculations show that the whole thing totals about 360W. My other SFX PSU choices are Corsair SF600 ($40 more expensive) or the SilverStone SX500-LG (same price as SF450).
Lastly, would G4560 be sufficient for 4k video playback?
The 970 is a left over from my last rig, wanted to put it to good use.
Thanks!
Just finished specc'ing out my HTPC build
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lhr7nn
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lhr7nn/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Jet)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($37.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Case: Silverstone RVZ02B HTPC Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.85 @ Jet)
Total: $555.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-16 10:49 EST-0500
Basically, my goal of this build is to complement my new 4k TV (whose pre-built software I am not particularly fond of), and I am mainly using the build for:
1. Watching 4k Netflix, and 4k Netflix on PC requires a Kaby Lake CPU, (source: https://help.netflix.com/en/node/55763), so I have to use Kaby Lake, no alternatives. Besides, Kaby Lake pentiums now getting HT really is tempting.
2. Playing emulators, but no more taxing than PS2/Dreamcast. Anything harder I have my desktop for.
3. The case I chose slim and tall (rather than short and stubby) has more to do with the arrangement of my TV cabinet. It is not very deep, and the TV has taken up the entire width of the cabinet, no space underneath, so the only place to put the rig is behind the TV, and the distance is measured to be about 18cm, not wide enough for the stubby HTPC cases, so I have to settle for slim and tall one.
Now, I do have a few questions with regards to my build
For the cooler, would the stock cooler that comes with the G4560 be sufficient from the point of view of acoustics (I want something quiet), or would I need to get one like the Noctua cooler I listed?
Also, I am not entirely sure if 450W is enough for this rig. My prim calculations show that the whole thing totals about 360W. My other SFX PSU choices are Corsair SF600 ($40 more expensive) or the SilverStone SX500-LG (same price as SF450).
Lastly, would G4560 be sufficient for 4k video playback?
The 970 is a left over from my last rig, wanted to put it to good use.
Thanks!
(if it wasn't for the fact that i7 would have basically doubled the cost of this machine, I might actually gone further and got i7-7700 for good measure, but damn, I didn't think i7 was that expensive until now... >_<)
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