Hi, I'm looking to build a mini pc to use as a media centre and sometime workstation. This is a massive step down for me, my old gaming rig probably got upgraded enough to make two or three complete PCs in total, but nowadays I do almost all my gaming on my PS4 and don't have the space, time or money to keep both.
What I'm looking for is the cheapest, most minimal setup that won't impact performance, in terms of video playback/streaming, internet browsing and multitasking. Basically, is there such a thing as a system that's *too* cheap? Is it worth bumping the RAM up from 2gb? Are the integrated graphics sufficient? How about the CPU? Do I finally need to look at a better sound card? Also, I've never used a TV card with a PC before and PC Specialist doesn't seem to sell them, so is there anything I should look out for in that respect, other than making sure I have a free PCI-e slot?
Thanks in advance for your help! I should also probably mention that I'm likely to be moving around quite a bit over the next few years, so the exact setup I'm connecting this up to will also be likely to change.
What I'm looking for is the cheapest, most minimal setup that won't impact performance, in terms of video playback/streaming, internet browsing and multitasking. Basically, is there such a thing as a system that's *too* cheap? Is it worth bumping the RAM up from 2gb? Are the integrated graphics sufficient? How about the CPU? Do I finally need to look at a better sound card? Also, I've never used a TV card with a PC before and PC Specialist doesn't seem to sell them, so is there anything I should look out for in that respect, other than making sure I have a free PCI-e slot?
Thanks in advance for your help! I should also probably mention that I'm likely to be moving around quite a bit over the next few years, so the exact setup I'm connecting this up to will also be likely to change.
