Hi,
Long time reader (-98), first time poster.
I have built a few PC's for various usage scenarios over the years but I haven't played around for a few years.
I managed to miss the Core2 era and descided to jump on the Core iX-wagon instead.
I haven't had the time/energy to read up on Core i7 920 and its thermal issues so I'm not sure if it's suitable for HTPC use but i descided to give it a try.
The purpose of the HTPC is as usual to handle 1080p output and in my case also some gaming but do it completely silent. I haven't included a CPU fan because I don't know how much space I will have once I've pieced the PC together.
If I understand the tech in the Radeon 4850 correctly it will be able to output quality sound via the HDMI port as part of the AVIVO plattform.
So the major components for this build is below and I would greatly appreciate your input.
Pricing is not important but I aim to keep the total price around 1500-1600 euros.
Case:
ORIGEN AE S14V M-ATX ~390 euros
Motherboard:
ASUS RAMPAGE II GENE X58 S-1366 M-ATX ~250 euros
Processor:
INTEL CORE I7 920 2.66GHZ 8MB S-1366 ~300 euros
Graphics:
GIGABYTE RADEON HD4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E VGA/DVI/HDMI SILENT ~150 euros
DVD/Blu Ray
PIONEER BDC-S02BK BLU-RAY black SATA RETAIL ~140 euros
HDD:
2x WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR GREEN 1TB SATA/300 32MB ~140 euros (2x70)
Memory:
OCZ DDR3 PLATINUM XTC 6GB PC3-10666 (3X2GB) ~130 euros
PSU:
COOLER MASTER SILENT PRO ATX12V 2.3 500W ~100 euros
Happy for all the input I can get
Long time reader (-98), first time poster.
I have built a few PC's for various usage scenarios over the years but I haven't played around for a few years.
I managed to miss the Core2 era and descided to jump on the Core iX-wagon instead.
I haven't had the time/energy to read up on Core i7 920 and its thermal issues so I'm not sure if it's suitable for HTPC use but i descided to give it a try.
The purpose of the HTPC is as usual to handle 1080p output and in my case also some gaming but do it completely silent. I haven't included a CPU fan because I don't know how much space I will have once I've pieced the PC together.
If I understand the tech in the Radeon 4850 correctly it will be able to output quality sound via the HDMI port as part of the AVIVO plattform.
So the major components for this build is below and I would greatly appreciate your input.
Pricing is not important but I aim to keep the total price around 1500-1600 euros.
Case:
ORIGEN AE S14V M-ATX ~390 euros
Motherboard:
ASUS RAMPAGE II GENE X58 S-1366 M-ATX ~250 euros
Processor:
INTEL CORE I7 920 2.66GHZ 8MB S-1366 ~300 euros
Graphics:
GIGABYTE RADEON HD4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E VGA/DVI/HDMI SILENT ~150 euros
DVD/Blu Ray
PIONEER BDC-S02BK BLU-RAY black SATA RETAIL ~140 euros
HDD:
2x WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR GREEN 1TB SATA/300 32MB ~140 euros (2x70)
Memory:
OCZ DDR3 PLATINUM XTC 6GB PC3-10666 (3X2GB) ~130 euros
PSU:
COOLER MASTER SILENT PRO ATX12V 2.3 500W ~100 euros
Happy for all the input I can get