HTPC: Overkill?

[SyncGuy]

Hi,

I'm planning to build a HTPC in my living room that will serve as some sort of a home media center for movies from my NAS, and connected up to my 40" Samsung TV.

My rig in mind:

Case: *
Processor: i3-4130
SSD: Samsung EVO 120gb
RAM: 2x4gb ram *
Mobo: Gigabyte-GA-H87M-D3H or Gigabyte-GA-B85M-D3H*
OS: Windows 7/8.1
PSU: *
HDD: connected to my 4TB NAS via LAN
ODD: built-in for ripping and bluray

* = recommendations would be appreciated

Remarks:
It will be running 24/7, torrenting stuffs and also unzipping of movie files. I don't think there is a need for a GPU unless you guys recommend otherwise. The smaller, the better.

My concerns would be the continuous torrenting, downloading and unzipping of files straight to my NAS, all happening in the background as it will still be used for normal surfing cum watching of Full HD movies via HDMI.

Are my current selected hardware overkill? Or "just nice"?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi,

I'm planning to build a HTPC in my living room that will serve as some sort of a home media center for movies from my NAS, and connected up to my 40" Samsung TV.

My rig in mind:

Case: *
Processor: i3-4130
SSD: Samsung EVO 120gb
RAM: 2x4gb ram *
Mobo: Gigabyte-GA-H87M-D3H or Gigabyte-GA-B85M-D3H*
OS: Windows 7/8.1
PSU: *
HDD: connected to my 4TB NAS via LAN
ODD: built-in for ripping and bluray

* = recommendations would be appreciated

Remarks:
It will be running 24/7, torrenting stuffs and also unzipping of movie files. I don't think there is a need for a GPU unless you guys recommend otherwise. The smaller, the better.

My concerns would be the continuous torrenting, downloading and unzipping of files straight to my NAS, all happening in the background as it will still be used for normal surfing cum watching of Full HD movies via HDMI.

Are my current selected hardware overkill? Or "just nice"?

CPU+MB: Intel Core i3-4130 + ASRock H81M-HDS @ $221
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB X2 @ $94
SSD: Plextor M6S 128GB @ $125 (t258jgn)
5 years local warranty by Convergent. Lowest rate in town for such SSD.
ODD: LG WH14NS40 14X Blu-ray Writer [OEM] @ $90* (Amazon)
Overseas much cheaper. No local warranty though.
CASE+PSU: Jonsbo S1 [Black] + Seasonic G-360 [80 Plus Gold] @ $170 (t258jgn)
Cheapest bundle in SG for such chassis and high-quality and highly-efficient PSU with 5 years warranty.
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit [OEM] @ $115

Total: $815

Optional:
GPU: Leadtek GT 640 1GB [Low Profile] @ $108
For all the madVR scaling premiums.
ETC: Jonsbo HTPC Remote Controller @ $35
At the comfort from your couch.

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.

*Price after shipping | Bundle discount

jonsbo???

 

[MoneyFace =p]

I wouldn't recommend going for any AMD APU despite competitive performance in WinRAR as lowest cost of one suitable bundle with HDMI port will cost roughly the same as the above with GT 640, where Intel Core i3 + GT 640 offers much more horsepower for video rendering (with madVR) and at the same time significantly lower power consumption.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7677/amd-kaveri-review-a8-7600-a10-7850k/10