- Sep 14, 2014
- 2
- 0
- 4,510
Looking for a few recomendations, building a HTPC/NAS. Already have a lian li PC-V354 htpc case that I picked up off ebay cheap. And im quite set on the intel i3 4150 as I dont want a dedicated graphics card as it wont be doing any real gaming. So looking for motherboard, ram (4 or 8gb?), PSU? We are in a rental currently and running cat5s through walls etc is pretty much a no go so wifi would be a bonus with the motherboard. However its not like it will need to stream really well as most of the media will be located on the system.
Probably keen on running a small SSD boot drive, but apart from that ill buy some WD Red 3TB drives once ive got the system up and running. Its main use will be openelec XBMC.
Ill be buying everything in Australia from pccasegear.com.au as its got the best pricing where im from. I have thought about an AMD setup but id like to keep temperature and noise down to a decent standard partially because the case will only sit about 5 away and its in a main living area. Also Australian summers are quite warm.
No real budget however I only want to spend what I have to for what I require. Bang for buck!
Thanks for any input!
Probably keen on running a small SSD boot drive, but apart from that ill buy some WD Red 3TB drives once ive got the system up and running. Its main use will be openelec XBMC.
Ill be buying everything in Australia from pccasegear.com.au as its got the best pricing where im from. I have thought about an AMD setup but id like to keep temperature and noise down to a decent standard partially because the case will only sit about 5 away and its in a main living area. Also Australian summers are quite warm.
No real budget however I only want to spend what I have to for what I require. Bang for buck!
Thanks for any input!
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram