Mini TV PC

[Dawelio]

Hey guys!

First off, regarding a budget, I will simply just say this, which more or less will be quite complicated and difficult, as low as possible.
Since I have no other directions to give you, I'll leave you bit free regarding this.

This tiny PC should basically just be connected to my TV for movie streaming, youtube and internet browsing in general.
And I'd like to use my old current PCs parts for this one.
I'd also like this PC to be have a black and blue color theme/scheme.

The case(s) I'm thinking of are Corsair Graphite 380T or Corsair Obsidian 250D.
(It's leaning a lot to the 380T)

The parts of my current system are the following:

- Intel i7 2600K 3.4GHz LGA1155 with Corsair H100i
- ASUS Sabertooh P67 (won't use)
- Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB
- Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz ( 4x4GB )
- Samsung Pro 256GB SSD
- Corsair Force Series 3 180GB SSD
- Silver Power 850W

I will get the small Silverstone Strider Gold Series for this one and the shorter cables with it.
And a new motherboard.

Questions:

1. How big would you people recommend the PSU to be?
2. Which kind of mini-ITX motherboard would you people recommend, that can support my current i7 2600K? (Preferably ASUS and a black/blue colored one)
3. Would a single BitFenix Spectre Pro 200mm Blue LED intake fan in the front, be enough on/in this/these case(s), with rubber mounts?
4. Should I have the back 120mm fan as an exhaust or intake (with fan filter if intake)?
5. Is it a good thing to have the H100i in Pull configuration, to exhaust the heat from inside the case?

6. Me and a mate, will mostly use this one for watching movies at and sometimes want to keep the loudness down... so what I'm wondering, IF it could be possible to perhaps have 2 different wireless headsets connected to the PC at the same time?, to play up the same thing (sounds from a movie or so), in 2 different headsets?...
This is probably the dumbest question ever, but I still want to ask it.
(Hope you guys understand this question as it's kind hard to explain what I mean/looking for)

I hope that this is better for you guys, quite a lot of question marks, but I'm not very good when it comes to parts and components. I just know the basic in how to build one, since I've built my current one.
So I hope this is alright.

Thank you!,
Chrazey

 

[Feronix]

1 - 650 Watt
2 - Asus P8Z77-I DELUXE
3 - I use a 230mm one in the front of my Phenom ITX and it's fine
4 - Intake, and buy a magnetic dustfilter for a few quid
5 - Mount it in pull (easier to clean) as an exhaust

This is very very overkill just for streaming movies though. And also still quite big for a living room PC. What about the Thin-MiniITX platform? Some of those cases come with vesa mounts even, so if your TV has the same VESA mounts you can screw it to the back of your TV. They are that small.

 

[Dawelio]

Thanks for the reply!

Although, I'd like to ask... since I really don't know anything regarding this.

1. Is a 550W PSU enough?... and I see that the Silverstone Gold S Series, the 550 and 650W, doesn't have the short cables as an feature. Is it only the 750 and 850W that can use the PP05, short cables?...
As I want the best efficiency out of the PSU as possible... again, I don't know much about PSUs, frankly... at all.

3. Ahh yes, your Phenom ITX... I've looked at your build log and gotta say it's sweeet!
Really like the BitFenix fans that you paint modded, ended up bad ass!
I'm wondering though, how did you do the SSD mounting and also, did you paint the SSD yourself or?...

4. Sorry for this, but just gotta ask... why/how come an exhaust?

5. Again, sorry but gotta ask... why as an exhaust and not intake?...

Yes, I agree it's very very overkill for streaming movies. Although, I've thought of maybe doing some minor gaming on it, on the TV. Since it's more than capable of handling games like Bf3 and Bf4 without any issues. And a larger TV doesn't really make any difference, since the resolution, 1920x1080, is the same. Only a larger display that that resolution is showing on.
If I haven't gotten it all backwards?...

One another question though... if I would put my current system in the ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe in the Corsair Graphite 380T case. Would it be good enough for gaming (due to it's smaller, more compact size (thinking regarding temps), to be used as my main rig, untill I've gotten enough for my "main" build?.
Kinda like you did with your build, you built it over time, due to funding.

Thanks!

 

[Feronix]

No problem mate

1 - Would be enough, but not leave you with lots of headroom. Should run fine though.

3 - Thank you matey, still a work in progress but it's getting there The SSD is not painted but I simply printed out a piece of paper the size of the SSD, cut .5cm off the top and bottom and stuck it on with a 7mm>9mm bracket with adhesive tape. Looks clean and keep your warranty

4 - For the back fan I actually said intake. Having more intake than exhaust will help you keep positive air pressure, which means that all the extra air is being pushed out of mesh/holes/etc of the case. When you have more exhaust than intake, air will come in through these unfiltered points and dust will build up in your case very quickly. Make sure to get a dustfilter for the back fan though, as that fan spot is not filtered natively.

5 - Having a 200mm + 120mm as intake, and then 2 x 120mm exhaust makes you have positive air pressure. Also, this will create a nice airflow path, cause airflow is the key to cooling. The pull configuration (having the fans between rad and sidepanel, blowing out of the case) will allow you to easily clean your radiator as the fans will not be in the way.

Yeah, the resolution is where differences occur. A PC will perform the same on a 1080p 24" screen than it will on a 1080p 55" TV. Do keep in mind that some TVs simply don't like computers and get the images wrong though.

The size of the rig also makes next to no difference on gaming (with the exception of overclocking headroom on cheap ITX boards, but that's the same for any form factor) as long as you have the same CPU, GPU, RAM and HDD, performance will be the same. The Asus ITX board actually overclocks well due to the extra PCB space.

Temps really depend on your cooling configuration, obviously things will probably run a little hotter than your current system, but the 380T has lots of mesh and you're still using an H100i on your CPU so it'll be absolutely fine