My current HTPC:
Asus E45M1-I Deluxe with 4Gb RAM
128GB SDD (can't remember brand...)
3x 4TB HDD
Fractal Design Array R2 Mini ITX
It's been performing fine (a tad on the slower side), but I've now added a TV Tuner card (Plex PX-Q3PE) and the system is really showing a lack of power.
So I've got permission from the missus to do some upgrades in the near future (Christmas...) and looking for advice.
Currently it holds my entire DVD/Blu-Ray collection (hence the 12TB of HDD space) so any new motherboards would have to have 4 SATA ports or more (ideally 5+ as I will be updating music collection from MP3 to FLAC later)
Now the main aspect would be the motherboard/CPU to give that extra oomph but I'm also considering the case - it's *just* too big on the depth side - the feet fit in the cupboard but it overhangs a little...
If so, I might consider splitting the storage side away from HTPC and keeping that on the ASUS and just buying new HTPC stuff.
Any ideas? Cheaper is better (missus orders!) but silent is also preferred.
I'm in Japan so parts lists might be different but I can figure that out myself.
Asus E45M1-I Deluxe with 4Gb RAM
128GB SDD (can't remember brand...)
3x 4TB HDD
Fractal Design Array R2 Mini ITX
It's been performing fine (a tad on the slower side), but I've now added a TV Tuner card (Plex PX-Q3PE) and the system is really showing a lack of power.
So I've got permission from the missus to do some upgrades in the near future (Christmas...) and looking for advice.
Currently it holds my entire DVD/Blu-Ray collection (hence the 12TB of HDD space) so any new motherboards would have to have 4 SATA ports or more (ideally 5+ as I will be updating music collection from MP3 to FLAC later)
Now the main aspect would be the motherboard/CPU to give that extra oomph but I'm also considering the case - it's *just* too big on the depth side - the feet fit in the cupboard but it overhangs a little...
If so, I might consider splitting the storage side away from HTPC and keeping that on the ASUS and just buying new HTPC stuff.
Any ideas? Cheaper is better (missus orders!) but silent is also preferred.
I'm in Japan so parts lists might be different but I can figure that out myself.