I am looking to build my first HTPC. My objectives are the following:
- Needs to be quite
- Stream/play/record HD quality video
- Run 24/7
Here is the hardware I was thinking of using. My budget is <$800.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 Socket AM3 75
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H board 85
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 125
HDD: Western Digital GreenPower drive AV-GP WD15EVDS 120
Chassis: Antec Black M FusionRemote 350 Micro ATX 90
Operating System: Windows 7 x64 110
Blu-Ray: LG black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA 100
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5570 1GB DDR3 85
Total Cost 790
Please let me know what you think of this setup and whether it will do everything I need without any issues and be 100% reliable. Also, do I actually need a graphics card or with the MOBO be sufficient? Please let me know if you think other hardware will work better.
Thanks in advance.
- Needs to be quite
- Stream/play/record HD quality video
- Run 24/7
Here is the hardware I was thinking of using. My budget is <$800.
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 Socket AM3 75
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H board 85
Memory: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 125
HDD: Western Digital GreenPower drive AV-GP WD15EVDS 120
Chassis: Antec Black M FusionRemote 350 Micro ATX 90
Operating System: Windows 7 x64 110
Blu-Ray: LG black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA 100
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5570 1GB DDR3 85
Total Cost 790
Please let me know what you think of this setup and whether it will do everything I need without any issues and be 100% reliable. Also, do I actually need a graphics card or with the MOBO be sufficient? Please let me know if you think other hardware will work better.
Thanks in advance.