Ongoing New HTPC... any suggestions?? (1 Viewer)

[stelucky]

Hi all!
I'm going to replace my old Jepssen HTPC with a new one, which I'll use as NAS and Mule too... I just watch downloaded movies, and it's on 24/7,so I don't need much power...
What about these parts? I read AMD mobo would be a better choice for graphics quality, but it costs more than Intel... do you think it's worth it??

case Fractal Design node 304 80€
motherboardAsrock B75M-ITX 62€
cpu Celeron G1620T 48€
ram Kingston KVR16N11S8H 4gb 1600 43€
hard disk 2 Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 198€
hard disk Western Digital Caviar Blue 1Tb 50€
PSU 430W Corsair CX430M 45€

 

[JonnyNI]

Hi all!
I'm going to replace my old Jepssen HTPC with a new one, which I'll use as NAS and Mule too... I just watch downloaded movies, and it's on 24/7,so I don't need much power...
What about these parts? I read AMD mobo would be a better choice for graphics quality, but it costs more than Intel... do you think it's worth it??

case Fractal Design node 304 80€
motherboardAsrock B75M-ITX 62€
cpu Celeron G1620T 48€
ram Kingston KVR16N11S8H 4gb 1600 43€
hard disk 2 Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 198€
hard disk Western Digital Caviar Blue 1Tb 50€
PSU 430W Corsair CX430M 45€

Nice pick on the Fractal Design case, i got one of these few months back on my build

 

[Roumec]

Maybe I would consider a 32GB SSD for faster start and smoother run

 

[stelucky]

SSD is a good idea for OS and programs...

What about the MoBo and CPU? Do yout think there will be problems with integrated graphic?

 

[radical]

I would take a Pentium G 3220, Asrock b85m-itx. Psu: bequiet l8 300w

 

[stelucky]

The Pentium G3220 is faster, but it's more expensive and needs more power (53W vs 35W)... at this point I would consider the A75M-ITX with AMD A4 X2 3400 (65W) which has a better integrated GPU...
Bequiet 300w is a good advice!

 

[radical]

I don't agree with. In german Hardware Forum it was reported an G3220 on asock b85m-itx and pico-psu running about 8W idle. With the G1610 you never will get there. An other plus is the faultless chipset. The first one in iCore history that provides smooth 24p playback without any workarounds.
I think the technological Advantage is worth the ten €.

The AMD is out of league. only Advantage is the low price.

 

[stelucky]

And the G3220T?
Or the T versions aren't good?
I can't figure out how much is different idle power consumption between a 35w TDP cpu and a 53w TDP cpu...

 

[radical]

I don't see an advantage in 'T' Cpu's. Why I should pay more for getting less (Performance). There are plenty Mainboards available that gives you the possibility to underclock your CPU without lossing Performance.

 

[stelucky]

Ok, I did it :-D
Ordered these parts:

case Fractal Design node 304
PSU 300W BeQuiet System Power 7
MoBo ASRock B85M-ITX 1150 M-ITX
Cpu INTEL Pentium G3220 3,0 GHz
ram 4Gb Kingston Technology KHX1333C9D3B1
hard disk SSD KC300 SATA-600
2 hard disk Western Digital Caviar Green 3Tb
DVD Writer USB Samsung SE-208DB/TSRS
Keyboard logitech k400