Bedroom PC discussion
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:34 am
Good Morning SPCR,
I'm looking to create a XBMC machine which will be placed in my bedroom. As I have a wife, the biggest issue I will be running into is noise level. I'm looking at primarily mini ITX but can be talking up to a micro ATX. . The 2 requirements that can't be changed is the RAM as I already have 2 x 4gb DDR3 and It will need room for 1 PCI-E Video card. I have looked through the PSU's list (last updated Feb 2012) and what I saw was disconcerting. I saw fanless as a very strong and via proposition but the price is just way to high. What I was currently thinking is listed below please feel free to change anything you see out (I went with AMD due to 8 GB ram vs Intel 4GB )
PC 1 (Mini-ITX)
Motherboard: ASRock E35LM1 AMD E-240 APU AMD Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157324)
Video Card: VisionTek 900231 Radeon HD 3450 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 (need as I have a tube TV in place for now) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814129110)
PC 2 (Micro-ATX)
Motherboard: ASUS E45M1-M PRO AMD E-450 APU AMD Hudson M1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131875)
Video Card: VisionTek 900231 Radeon HD 3450 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 (need as I have a tube TV in place for now) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814129110)
Need thoughts on
PSU: SeaSonic S12II 380B 380W ATX12V v2.3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817151072)
Case: ???
I'm looking to create a XBMC machine which will be placed in my bedroom. As I have a wife, the biggest issue I will be running into is noise level. I'm looking at primarily mini ITX but can be talking up to a micro ATX. . The 2 requirements that can't be changed is the RAM as I already have 2 x 4gb DDR3 and It will need room for 1 PCI-E Video card. I have looked through the PSU's list (last updated Feb 2012) and what I saw was disconcerting. I saw fanless as a very strong and via proposition but the price is just way to high. What I was currently thinking is listed below please feel free to change anything you see out (I went with AMD due to 8 GB ram vs Intel 4GB )
PC 1 (Mini-ITX)
Motherboard: ASRock E35LM1 AMD E-240 APU AMD Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157324)
Video Card: VisionTek 900231 Radeon HD 3450 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 (need as I have a tube TV in place for now) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814129110)
PC 2 (Micro-ATX)
Motherboard: ASUS E45M1-M PRO AMD E-450 APU AMD Hudson M1 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131875)
Video Card: VisionTek 900231 Radeon HD 3450 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 (need as I have a tube TV in place for now) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814129110)
Need thoughts on
PSU: SeaSonic S12II 380B 380W ATX12V v2.3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817151072)
Case: ???