Abula
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Hi,
Im trying to build an HTPC and download station, ideally low power consuming with very little noise, I'm not going to OC this PC, just trying to build a small yet not as slow pc as the atoms netops, what im looking is,
1) That its stable, should be on 24/7.
2) That consumes the least possible electricity.
3) To be responsive via remote connection, i dont want something that takes ages to load/start.
4) Has to run windows.
5) Fairly quiet (no need for dead silent).
6) Keep the price down (not essential).
With this in mind im almost decided into what im buying,
CPU Intel Core i3-2100T (supose to have the same idle consumption as a atom/zacate with much better performance)
MOBO Intel DH61DLB3. (for my intended purpose i dont think ill benefit from a H67 and no OC so no P67/Z68)
MEMORY Corsair XMS3 4GB 1333MHz CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 (seems cheap and have had good experiences with corsair on memory).
CASE LIAN LI PC-Q08B (expensive but love the form factor).
HDD Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 0J11563 (low consumption drive, i had very good experiences with Hitachi on my laptops).
HEATSINK Thermalright HR-02 (would like to go fanless on the cpu but its ok if ends up needing a fan).
PSU picoPSU-150-XT + 102W Adapter Power Kit (i been reading good stuff from Pico, and seems more than enough for the setup).
If you have any suggestions that could be better, pls let me know,
But before ordering i was checking the pictures of the DH61DLB3 and some reviews of the HR02, and there is cylinder near the memory that idk if its going to allow mounting the heatsink, see picture below,
Heres a picture of the heatsink mounted,
In the 3rd n 4th pics you can see that the bracket mounts slightly higher then the memory, but im not sure if its enough to avoid the black cylinder on the intel mobo. Maybe someone here knows
I have another choice, to go with another motherboard, ASUS P8H61-I (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard, now in this one i might have an issue with the placement of the 24pin on this mobo, since its higher than a normal connector with circuits on top of it,
I have heard that intels mobo are the lowest in power consumption, and i would prefer to have intel nic, this would be my choice if someone could confirm that i could mount the heatsink with the cylinder.
Thanks for any opinions, suggestions or advise,
Im trying to build an HTPC and download station, ideally low power consuming with very little noise, I'm not going to OC this PC, just trying to build a small yet not as slow pc as the atoms netops, what im looking is,
1) That its stable, should be on 24/7.
2) That consumes the least possible electricity.
3) To be responsive via remote connection, i dont want something that takes ages to load/start.
4) Has to run windows.
5) Fairly quiet (no need for dead silent).
6) Keep the price down (not essential).
With this in mind im almost decided into what im buying,
CPU Intel Core i3-2100T (supose to have the same idle consumption as a atom/zacate with much better performance)
MOBO Intel DH61DLB3. (for my intended purpose i dont think ill benefit from a H67 and no OC so no P67/Z68)
MEMORY Corsair XMS3 4GB 1333MHz CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 (seems cheap and have had good experiences with corsair on memory).
CASE LIAN LI PC-Q08B (expensive but love the form factor).
HDD Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 0J11563 (low consumption drive, i had very good experiences with Hitachi on my laptops).
HEATSINK Thermalright HR-02 (would like to go fanless on the cpu but its ok if ends up needing a fan).
PSU picoPSU-150-XT + 102W Adapter Power Kit (i been reading good stuff from Pico, and seems more than enough for the setup).
If you have any suggestions that could be better, pls let me know,
But before ordering i was checking the pictures of the DH61DLB3 and some reviews of the HR02, and there is cylinder near the memory that idk if its going to allow mounting the heatsink, see picture below,
Heres a picture of the heatsink mounted,
In the 3rd n 4th pics you can see that the bracket mounts slightly higher then the memory, but im not sure if its enough to avoid the black cylinder on the intel mobo. Maybe someone here knows
I have another choice, to go with another motherboard, ASUS P8H61-I (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard, now in this one i might have an issue with the placement of the 24pin on this mobo, since its higher than a normal connector with circuits on top of it,
I have heard that intels mobo are the lowest in power consumption, and i would prefer to have intel nic, this would be my choice if someone could confirm that i could mount the heatsink with the cylinder.
Thanks for any opinions, suggestions or advise,
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