I'm looking at building a small combination htpc/nas that just needs to do the following:
1. Be very cheap
2. Low power (<20w, or as low as possible)
3. Be able to play 1080p video, and eventually 4k if needed
4. Be powerful enough to make my software interfaces snappy
5. Be able to play netflix
6. Would like to find the smallest case possible that can fit a 3.5" 4TB drive
What's the best cpu option for something like this? I see things like the 1037u celeron, Bay Trail atom chips coming out (Z3770), other bay trails I know nothing about (N2920, J, E series), and some newer Haswell celerons coming as well (2955U,2980U).
So, my 2 main questions are:
1. Which of these low power cpu's gives the best performance / power and is affordable?
2. Case suggestions (or even retail products that might provide all this in one unit?)
I basically just want one box that I can attach to my TV and an ethernet cable that I can double as a NAS and play my media.