Small PC with some storage options... silent SFF mac
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:48 pm
Hi,
I am planning a build for my wife to replace her ageing laptop which never leaves the desktop. I am looking for something as silent as possible but also small and ideally something I will probably use as a NAS or HTPC in the future. Note: the PC will run MAC ( this will be my seocnd Hackintosh ) hence the choice of MB.
CPU Intel Core i5 4570S Quad Core Retail CPU (Socket 1150, 2.90GHz, 6MB, Haswell, 65W)
Memory Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
Motherboard Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Motherboard (Intel H87 Express, DDR3, S-ATA/600, Mini ITX, Socket 1150)
System Drive Crucial CT120M500SSD1 2.5-inch 120GB M500 SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Data Drive WD 2TB Desktop SATA Hard Drive - Green
Case Cooler Master Elite 130 Computer Case
Power Supply Be Quiet Pure Power L8-CM 430W PSU
Originally I thought I would go for a no-fan PSU, but given how small is the case I think it needs to have some air-flow. I will be using the stock-fan to start but probably change that to something else based on noise levels.
Any comments on the plan would be great!
Many thanks!
I am planning a build for my wife to replace her ageing laptop which never leaves the desktop. I am looking for something as silent as possible but also small and ideally something I will probably use as a NAS or HTPC in the future. Note: the PC will run MAC ( this will be my seocnd Hackintosh ) hence the choice of MB.
CPU Intel Core i5 4570S Quad Core Retail CPU (Socket 1150, 2.90GHz, 6MB, Haswell, 65W)
Memory Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
Motherboard Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Motherboard (Intel H87 Express, DDR3, S-ATA/600, Mini ITX, Socket 1150)
System Drive Crucial CT120M500SSD1 2.5-inch 120GB M500 SATA 6Gb/s SSD
Data Drive WD 2TB Desktop SATA Hard Drive - Green
Case Cooler Master Elite 130 Computer Case
Power Supply Be Quiet Pure Power L8-CM 430W PSU
Originally I thought I would go for a no-fan PSU, but given how small is the case I think it needs to have some air-flow. I will be using the stock-fan to start but probably change that to something else based on noise levels.
Any comments on the plan would be great!
Many thanks!