Hello all!
The time has come for me too to build a media center, which will double as a server for a few games that I like to play (IE minecraft, terraria and the like). This is what I've gathered so far:
Case: ANTEC ISK 300-150 - DESKTOP SLIMLINE - MINI ITX
Motherboard: INTEL DESKTOP BOARD DH67CFB3 H67 S-1155 MINI-ITX
CPU: INTEL CORE I3 2120 3.30GHZ 3MB S-1155
Memory: CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 XMS3 INTEL I3/I5/I7 1333MHZ (2X4GB)
HDD: INTEL 330 SERIES 2.5" 120GB SSD SATA/600 MLC 25NM RESELLER & WESTERN DIGITAL BLUE 2.5" 1TB 5400RPM SATA/300
The tasks that I will employ this pc to do is mainly play 1080p movies, run spotify or any other such music library of my choosing, as well as a heavily modded minecraft server 24/7. I'm going to run something linux related, as I know it's not very demanding of the system, free, and I would not mind learning something new.
What I am not so sure of is whether or not the PSU will be powerful enough to run this system. Nor am I certain that it will be silent enough for my tastes, and I am considering replacing the stock case fan, as well as the cpu cooler. I don't know which coolers would fit into such a small case though, and I imagine the selection to be rather limited.
If I've done some glaring mistakes in assembling this computer, or if there are ways to make it cheaper (or better for the same cost); then please, do tell
Fast responses will be much appreciated, as I'm anxious to get this ball rolling
The time has come for me too to build a media center, which will double as a server for a few games that I like to play (IE minecraft, terraria and the like). This is what I've gathered so far:
Case: ANTEC ISK 300-150 - DESKTOP SLIMLINE - MINI ITX
Motherboard: INTEL DESKTOP BOARD DH67CFB3 H67 S-1155 MINI-ITX
CPU: INTEL CORE I3 2120 3.30GHZ 3MB S-1155
Memory: CORSAIR 4GB DDR3 XMS3 INTEL I3/I5/I7 1333MHZ (2X4GB)
HDD: INTEL 330 SERIES 2.5" 120GB SSD SATA/600 MLC 25NM RESELLER & WESTERN DIGITAL BLUE 2.5" 1TB 5400RPM SATA/300
The tasks that I will employ this pc to do is mainly play 1080p movies, run spotify or any other such music library of my choosing, as well as a heavily modded minecraft server 24/7. I'm going to run something linux related, as I know it's not very demanding of the system, free, and I would not mind learning something new.
What I am not so sure of is whether or not the PSU will be powerful enough to run this system. Nor am I certain that it will be silent enough for my tastes, and I am considering replacing the stock case fan, as well as the cpu cooler. I don't know which coolers would fit into such a small case though, and I imagine the selection to be rather limited.
If I've done some glaring mistakes in assembling this computer, or if there are ways to make it cheaper (or better for the same cost); then please, do tell
Fast responses will be much appreciated, as I'm anxious to get this ball rolling