Building a home theatre PC

[tinkerdoll]

Building a mini PC

Hi guys,

I'm NOT building a home theatre PC apparently.
I'm keen in building a PC for surfing the Web, watching shows (streamed or gifted) and occasionally do some Office work on a television screen.
Thus I probably need windows 7.
1920x1080 at 42".

I need help in selecting the most cost efficient components and I'm not sure what would be the necessary hardware for this.

1. Size of PC casing should be small but big enough to store the hardware?
2. Power supply requirements?
3. Motherboard.
4. Ram? 16gb?
5. SSD at 240 or 256gb with an extra HDD inside the casing? Or separate it?
6. Graphics card not necessary? Does it increase the framerate of shows?
7. Sound from television is good enough
8. WiFi card from motherboard?
9. HDMI output?
10. What other components would be necessary?
11. Is $1000 enough?

You can assume that I don't know what I'm doing and let me know the additional wiring or power supply connections I might need.

Thank you!

Somewhere the equation doesnt add up

7. Sound from television is good enough

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Building a home theatre PC

Hi, I'm sorry but I must have chosen my words wrongly.

I wish to build a PC for watching shows and I'm satisfied with the sound from my television.

Would you happen to have a recommendation for me?
I'm hoping you'd have some insights to share.

Thank you very much

 

[koroshiya8]

Somewhere the equation doesnt add up

7. Sound from television is good enough

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Building a home theatre PC

 

[alamakazim]

Somewhere the equation doesnt add up

7. Sound from television is good enough

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Building a home theatre PC

yaloh.... boliao one leh

can just get a tokong media player can liao

 

[wwenze]

Regardless of sound from TV or sound from AVR, output from computer is still HDMI. Why need the elitism?

 

[t258jgn]

Lian Li PC-O5SX Mini-itx Aluminum Case (Black)
Gigabyte H170N-WIFI Skt1151 Mini-ITX Motherboard w/ WiFi a/b/g/n/ac & Bluetooth
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL14 (Black)
Silverstone SX500-LG 500W Full Modular 80+ Gold SFX-L
Intel i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" SATA3 SSD
AudioEngine A2+ Active Speakers (White)
AudioEngine DS1 Desktop Speaker Stands
AudioEngine S8 Active Subwoofer (White)
@ $2180

No horse run

 

[Purplestars]

Don't understand what u want to be honest. Just get a cheap pc with a large hard disk and blu ray drive.

Then spend money on receiver, speakers and the big screen.

If you are satisfied with the tv sound, why you need to build a pc to watch shows at all?

 

[koroshiya8]

Lian Li PC-O5SX Mini-itx Aluminum Case (Black)
Gigabyte H170N-WIFI Skt1151 Mini-ITX Motherboard w/ WiFi a/b/g/n/ac & Bluetooth
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL14 (Black)
Silverstone SX500-LG 500W Full Modular 80+ Gold SFX-L
Intel i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" SATA3 SSD
AudioEngine A2+ Active Speakers (White)
AudioEngine DS1 Desktop Speaker Stands
AudioEngine S8 Active Subwoofer (White)
@ $2180

No horse run

TS budget $1k you overblow by > double

TS (threadstarter) please tell us your exact requirement. IS it only watching show? If yes, maybe a media player is more suitable.

Otherwise there are also All in One PC such as Intel Compute PC

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html

or
something like this;

http://www.lazada.sg/all-in-one-computers/zotac/

 

[koroshiya8]

Regardless of sound from TV or sound from AVR, output from computer is still HDMI. Why need the elitism?

Sorry at least me i am not elite or trying to be one.. just that we are confused about TS's requirement.
You can find elites in Home Theatre section though

 

[t258jgn]

ZOTAC ZBOX ID18 Plus w/ 64gb mSATA SSD, Windows 8.1 & WiFi N USB Dongle
Kingston ValueRam KVR16LS11/8 1x 8GB 1600MHz CL11 1.35V DDR3 SODIMM
HGST TravelStar 7K1000 1TB 2.5" SATA3 16mb 7200rpm HDD
@ $340

 

[royfrosty]

>>>>>>

My setup. 10k can le.

Honestly, if you are thinking of a htpc, and contented with tv speakers i think you are heading at the wrong direction.

 

[koroshiya8]

Hi thanks for your recommendation.

An all in one pc might suit my needs but I'm wondering if building it myself might make better economical sense.

If you find that my requirements seem off, you have to understand that I might not know your lingo.

Thank you very much

Building and maintaining a DIY PC can be time consuming, stressful and frustrating. Forget to plug in 1 power pin can spoil your entire system, are you willing to risk it.
Are you confident to build one by yourself, will there be anyone to guide you. If something not working do you know how to troubleshoot.

All this vs All in One where you just go back to the retailer or service centre to settle for you.

Some hidden 'costs' can be hidden and only appear later on.

 

[alamakazim]

If it is just delicately for show watching.... Get some android media player

So damn powerful and much cheaper

Else anything bundle of $400-500 at any sls shop will fit the bill

 

[coyote]

Actually, can get the minix z64 Windows version. Around $220 and fulfill all your requirements.

 

[coyote]

I mean hardware had advanced faster than demand so long as you don't play games, the minix z64 Windows is hard to resist.

 

[xiaowhois]

consider intel NUC?

 

[sigur_ros]

apologies to piggyback this thread

My vivopc is connected to my tv via HDMI. What i am experiencing recently is screen flickering when streaming and watching videos. They happen randomly, do not happen often and is bearable but I hope to understand the root problem.
Could this be a video card issue?

the TV is functional because on regular free-to-air there is no flickering.

 

[Entry Level PC]

Recommand you Pipo X7.
http://www.lazada.sg/pipo-x7-mini-p...core-216ghz-with-win-81-ms-office-679526.html
SGD 129.00, can discount further $20+ more.

Windows 8.1 up-gradable to Windows 10
Chipset: Intel Baytrail T Z3736F, quad-core processor, up to 2.16GHz, with intel HD graphics
Ram: 2GB DDR3L
Storage: 32GB eMMC, supports micro SD card extend
Connectivity: WiFI (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI 1.4, Ethernet
USB: 4* USB 2.0 ports