HTPC Living room
Got some free PC parts and thought "why not to build a cheap HTPC?"
Free parts:
- Processor: Originally AMD Phenom II X2 560, but i used core unlocker to unlock 2 more cores, so its basically now Phenom II X4 B60 (stress tested -> works)
- Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO AM3. Supports AM3 + processors with BIOS update.
- RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB DDR3 1066MHz
- Power Supply: XFX 450W Core Edition
- MSI Radeon HD 6870 HAWK (had memory problems with artifacts, i baked it in the owen 190c for 9 minutes and did stress tests -> works)
- 2,5" 160GB Samsung SATA II HDD
Bought parts:
- Case: Cooltek G3 HTPC
- CPU cooler: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B
- Thermal paste: Arctic Silver 5
Planned purchases:
- More RAM
- Quiet 120mm fans
- 120GB SSD
- 1TB SATA III HDD
- WLAN adapter
- Blu-ray drive
OS: Windows 8.1 Professional x64
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