Looking for HTPC Build Suggestions
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:03 am
Hi Everyone,
Been trying to take in as much info the past few days through a handful of forums, pretty overwhelming considering i'm a semi-idiot when it comes to hardware. hoping to get some suggestions from this community here!
Requirements:
Thanks guys, looking forward to your advice
cheers,
Been trying to take in as much info the past few days through a handful of forums, pretty overwhelming considering i'm a semi-idiot when it comes to hardware. hoping to get some suggestions from this community here!
Requirements:
- Small form factor (as small as possible), black/dark metallic in color
Silent (very important)
No gaming, no live tv, no optical drive
Will be running a suite of usenet applications (therefore want it powerful enough to be able to handle the extraction and par file repairs without compromising video/music playback)
Will be used to watch common formats up to 1080p of movies/tv shows/music (ideally have connectors to have choice whether or not to connect to amp)
Be able to handle streaming video
Will be running a internal harddrive and potentially linking to NAS in future
Thanks guys, looking forward to your advice
cheers,