New mini-PC build

Just a quick note to announce the completion of my second pc building project - a general use Intel-based mini-pc as a fast resource for browsing, video etc. and a bit of light gaming. It's a back up to my main gaming PC which I discussed before. This PC is more portable and uses less power, though. The build went pretty well with no major hiccups. Here are the specifications of the new build. It's all compatible so I've done the hard work!


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Processor: Intel core i3 4130 dual-core 3.4GHz

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 V2

Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB

Memory: 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz

Graphics: MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB GDDR5

Power supply: Corsair CXM 500W modular PSU

Case: Zalman T3 micro-ATX tower case

Operating System: Windows 8.1 OEM 64 bit

Wireless USB adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 150Mbps Wireless-N Nano USB Adapter
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Approx. cost: £420

Teraflops peak compute rating: Approx. 1.3 TFLOPS
(About the same as the XBOX ONE!)


Here's the full wish list for the components:http://www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/264U98G8WMR6L/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go_o_C-2


The build was supposed to use an SSD hard drive, but AGAIN that took too long to arrive (cheers Amazon). So when it foes finally come I'll either migrate data over to it (a process known as imaging) or keep it as a backup for a future build. It's deliberately got no optical drive (aside from installing windows in the first place, you don't really need one most of the time). I borrowed another SATA DVD drive for that. I'm getting an external DVD drive for flexibility though.


The build runs very fast, browses great with Google Chrome and plays Diablo 3 and Torchlight 2 very well on high settings. I'll certainly be posting some positive reviews on Amazon for these components!I'm really enjoying all these PC building exercises!