MikeTheSmith
Standard Member
This is my first attempt at a build list for my htpc, I will be wanting it to perform mainly as a hd freeview pvr using an old sky dish. I would like to watch and record tv, stream iTunes, and watch movies either from storage or streamed using love film or something.
I have an existing surround sound DVD player that doesn't have a hdmi input so would probably use the analogue audio for this to decode?
This is my build so far
Silverstone Milo ML03B microATX, £47.98
80mm SilverStone Fan Grille and Filter Kit - MUST HAVE ITEM £2.38
80mm Silverstone Suscool81 ULTRA Quiet Thermal Controlled Fan £7.18
300W be quiet! Pure Power L7 BN103 ATX, PSU £33.96
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 3 £69.58
Gigabyte GA-F2A75M-HD2, AMD A75, FM2, DDR3, SATA III MATX £53.46
AMD A6 5400K Black Edition CPU £53.41
TBS Dual DVB-S2 High Definition Digital Satellite Tuner PCI Express Card HD (DVB-S2/DVB-S) Receiver £84.99
I will also need 4gb ram and a keyboard
Does this seem massively over specked for my needs? I am trying to make it as future proof as possible but also keep it to a budget of around £300 - which I've blown already with this spec. Seems like a decent dual tuner sat card is costly
Thanks for any help
I have an existing surround sound DVD player that doesn't have a hdmi input so would probably use the analogue audio for this to decode?
This is my build so far
Silverstone Milo ML03B microATX, £47.98
80mm SilverStone Fan Grille and Filter Kit - MUST HAVE ITEM £2.38
80mm Silverstone Suscool81 ULTRA Quiet Thermal Controlled Fan £7.18
300W be quiet! Pure Power L7 BN103 ATX, PSU £33.96
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 3 £69.58
Gigabyte GA-F2A75M-HD2, AMD A75, FM2, DDR3, SATA III MATX £53.46
AMD A6 5400K Black Edition CPU £53.41
TBS Dual DVB-S2 High Definition Digital Satellite Tuner PCI Express Card HD (DVB-S2/DVB-S) Receiver £84.99
I will also need 4gb ram and a keyboard
Does this seem massively over specked for my needs? I am trying to make it as future proof as possible but also keep it to a budget of around £300 - which I've blown already with this spec. Seems like a decent dual tuner sat card is costly
Thanks for any help