HTPC - Hardware Advice (1 Viewer)

[kiwijunglist]

From what I've heard I would prefer AMD iGPU over Intel iGPU. However if you want the best GPU for HTPC grab a 7750.

 

[D3tritus]

After a lot of waiting, I finally took the plunge over the Xmas period. I found a source for the i3-4330T, here's the final spec:
Intel i3-4330T CPU
ASUS H87M-PRO Mobo
8GB RAM
Noctua NH-L12 LP CPU Cooler
Silverstone GD04 Grandia
128GB SSD
430W SEASONIC M1211-430 PSU

I know a lot of people don't like the T series processors, preferring to underclock the vanilla i4330. I was happy to pay a little extra for the processor and run it stock. Initial impressions are good. I'm running with two of the stock Silverstone fans in the case (removing the left-hand fan) and have rigged up the NH-L12 with a single 120mm fan under the cooler (which, although tight, fits...just). I went with the Asus board on the basis that it has Fax Xpert 2 and I wanted to have decent control over the fan setup in the OS. I've benchmarked and configured the fans using this tool. The system is whisper quiet in operation (excepting for a brief period when all fans run @ maximum on boot/reboot). Playback of all content is smooth using the integrated HD4600 GPU in the CPU (note, this is subjective, I've not run any benchmarking tools). I have a couple of minor issues to resolve relating to S3 standby but otherwise all is good. It's already working much better than my old rig. Happy.

 

[ajs]

PSU 80W is pretty low given the 55W cpu. I'm guessing that PSU is designed for low wattage cpu. I'd recommend lots of research into this, you may be better off using a 'mobile' low wattage intel cpu or a bigger PSU.

Enough, I had more than one year running.
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/my-fanless-htpc.118830/