go for a passive set up even the PSU
a HDD makes hardly any noise anyway
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Started 1 month, 1 week ago by niggyg
I'm going to build a HTPC machine for use as a HTPC / gaming machine. I aim to keep the cost down and I'll probably be buying second hand parts to achieve this.
-I'm thinking of going down a core 2 duo/quad route. So maybe a e8xxx or q8/9/xxx.
-The mobo has to have spdif out and a PCI-E 16x2.0.
-Quiet is important, though not to the extent where each cooler has to be passive.
-The case...
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niggyg replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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Originally Posted by wakayoda
go for a passive set up even the PSU
a HDD makes hardly any noise anyway
I'm not too fussed about silence, especially if it's at the expense of performance. I'd like quiet, but I don't mind a little noise.
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niggyg replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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Originally Posted by wakayoda
go for a passive set up even the PSU
a HDD makes hardly any noise anyway
I'm not too fussed about silence, especially if it's at the expense of performance. I'd like quiet, but I don't mind a little noise.
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niggyg replied 1 month, 1 week ago
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Originally Posted by wakayoda
go for a passive set up even the PSU
a HDD makes hardly any noise anyway
I'm not too fussed about silence, especially if it's at the expense of performance. I'd like quiet, but I don't mind a little noise.
Any more opinions?
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niggyg replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Could anyone recommend a mATX board that is a good overclocker and has spdif out on the back I/O plate>
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apilbeam replied 1 month, 1 week ago
ASUS P5Q-EM would be my choice i must say!
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niggyg replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks, I've seen the GA-E7AUM-DS2H recommended too but to be honest both these are more than I want to spend. I'm looking at no more than £40 and probably second hand to archive this.
Do any mATX boards have PCI-e 2.0?
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niggyg replied 1 month ago
Back to cases and power supply's...
I'm thinking of an Antec NSK 2480 case. It comes with a 380W PS. I've read it's a decent PS and not a cheap no-frills PS that comes with many cases. Would this PS acomadate a decent GPU (4850/4870/4890|260/275)?
This is a link to a page with info on the power supply. 32a on the 12v rail. --> http://www.silentpcreview.com/article591-page5.htm l
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niggyg replied 1 month ago
Any advise on this one?
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apilbeam replied 1 month ago
sorry niggy,
had a busy weekend!
try looking at the chipsets of the motherboards, G45 is the latest intel chipset for matx boards, obviously the lower you go, the less feature packed it will be.
antec PSU's are generally not too bad, if its an 80plus certified one then you shouldnt have any problem at all with 380w
i have a Q9450 on an X48 chipset board with 4Gb DDR2 and a 4870, all ...
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