Base Specification

A fully-featured, 1080p HD/ 4K UHD, DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1/ 7.1 Home Teatre PC.  A HDMI socket is provided for video output to your TV, as well as your AV Receiver or home audio system.

  • Silverstone SST-GD04B-USB3.0 Micro-ATX Home Theater PC Case with Corsair VS350 350w 80+ PSU
  • Gigabyte H110M-S2H Motherboard (DDR4, 4x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2, HDMI, DVI, DSUB, GBE, LAN, audio)
  • Intel® Core™ i3-6100 Processor - 3M Cache, 3.70 GHz (Socket 1151, 3.70 GHz, 3MB, 47W, Extended Memory 64 Technology, Execute Disable Bit) - very low power consumption
  • Crucial 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR4 2133MHz Non-ECC CL15
  • Kingston SSDNow SV300S37A/V300 120GB - SATA 6GB/s , MLC-Flash, Read 450MB/s, Write 450MB/s, 85000 IOPS 55000 IOPS
  • Western Digital Blue or Toshiba E300 2TB SATA 6Gbps Power Saving Internal Hard Drive
  • SAMSUNG Model SH-224BB DVD-RW drive

Complete with:

  • Logitech K400 Plus Wireless Touch Keyboard
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64 pre-installed.  NB. The PC is supplied with genuine Microsoft COA and recovery media.
  • 2m HDMI cable
  • Mains power cable

The 120GB SSD is configured as the system drive with Windows 10 pre-installed, with the 2TB HDD as a secondary storage drive for media.

Alternatively, Windows 7 Professional can be installed and a COA licence provided.  Some Media Center applications, such as Kodi, can be more compatible with Windows 7 than Windows 10.

  


 

System upgrade options

Please add a note when purchasing, specifying your upgrade requirements.  We will then send you a revised invoice.

 

Fancy a little more CPU power or memory?

Equipped with an Intel Core i3-6100 CPU running at 3.7GHz and 8GB of dual-channel DDR4 2133MHz memory, there is plenty of processing power for all media tasks, including 1080p and Blu-ray movie playback.

However, if you are likely to be encoding or transcoding movie files (such as with Plex or XBMC), you may appreciate the increased processing power of an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor.

Option Cost Description
Intel Core i3-6100 Processor (dual-core, HT, 3MB Cache, 3.7GHz) Included An ideal choice for a Media Center PC - low power and very fast dual-core CPU
Intel Core i5-6500 Processor (quad-core, 6MB Cache, 3.2-3.6GHz) £70.00 The ideal upgrade for more CPU power; ideal for media encoding, decoding etc.
Intel Core i7-6700 Processor (quad-core, HT, 8MB Cache, 3.4-4.0GHz) £170.00 The perfect upgrade for the ultimate in CPU power; ideal for media encoding, decoding etc.

Similarly, if you intend to run multiple demanding applications at the same time, additional memory may be beneficial and provide a smoother overall experience.

Option Cost Description
Crucial 8GB (2x 4GB) - DDR4 SDRAM - 2133 MHz - CL15 Included Ample memory for a Media Center PC - provides snappy responsiveness in all media tasks
Crucial 16GB (2x 8GB) - DDR4 SDRAM - 2133 MHz - CL15 £70.00 Additional memory for more demanding tasks such as media encoding, gaming and multi-tasking
Crucial 32GB (2x 16GB) - DDR4 SDRAM - 2133 MHz - CL15 £220.00 Huge memory space for demanding tasks such as media encoding, gaming and multi-tasking

 

Need a little more storage space?

Our GD04 Media Center PC already comes with a 3.5" 2TB secondary hard drive for storage of your digital audio, photos and movies.  This is enough storage for 500,000 MP3 audio tracks, 400,000 photos or 150 hours of HD video.

The secondary storage can be upgraded to a total of 3TB, 4TB, 5TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB or 12TB.

Option Cost Description
2TB - 1x 2TB Western Digital Blue or Toshiba E300 3.5" hard drive Included Up to 500,000 MP3 audio tracks, 400,000 photos or 150 hours of HD video
3TB - 1x 3TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drive £19.00 Up to 750,000 MP3 audio tracks, 600,000 photos or 225 hours of HD video
4TB - 1x 4TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drive £53.00 Up to 1,000,000 MP3 audio tracks, 800,000 photos or 300 hours of HD video
4TB - 2x 2TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drives £65.00 Up to 1,000,000 MP3 audio tracks, 800,000 photos or 300 hours of HD video, plus RAID options
5TB - 1x 5TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drive £107.00 Up to 1,250,000 MP3 audio tracks, 1,000,000 photos or 375 hours of HD video
6TB - 2x 3TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drives £104.00 Up to 1,500,000 MP3 audio tracks, 1,200,000 photos or 450 hours of HD video, plus RAID options
6TB - 1x 6TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drive £142.00 Up to 1,500,000 MP3 audio tracks, 1,200,000 photos or 450 hours of HD video
8TB - 2x 4TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drives £173.00 Up to 2,000,000 MP3 audio tracks, 1,600,000 photos or 600 hours of HD video, plus RAID options
10TB - 2x 5TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drives £281.00 Up to 2,500,000 MP3 audio tracks, 2,000,000 photos or 750 hours of HD video, plus RAID options
12TB - 2x 6TB Western Digital Blue 3.5" hard drives £350.00 Up to 3,000,000 MP3 audio tracks, 2,400,000 photos or 900 hours of HD video, plus RAID options

Please contact us to discover how various RAID options can make your data faster or more secure

 

Would you like to play Blu-ray movies?

Our GD04 Media center PC comes with a DVD-RW drive, capable of reading, writing and re-writing CDs and DVDs.

The DVD-RW drive can be upgraded to a Blu-ray ROM drive, capable of Blu-ray disk playback as well as reading, writing and re-writing CDs and DVDs.  A copy of PowerDVD 10 will also be installed to allow seamless playback of protected Blu-ray disks.

Option Cost Description
Samsung SH-224BB DVD-RW drive Included Capable of reading, writing and re-writing CDs and DVDs.
LG UH12NS30 Blu-ray drive £25.00 Blu-ray disk playback as well as reading, writing and re-writing CDs and DVDs.

 

Still looking for something extra?

We offer a number of networking accessories to help complete your Media Center PC.

Option Cost (each) Description
Onboard 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Included Provides wired connectivity to your home network and internet, up to 1000Mbps
Belkin Cat5e/ Cat6 (upto Gigabit Ethernet cable) - 2m + £2.50 High-quality Belkin Ethernet cable for connection to your home network/ router/ hub
Belkin Cat5e/ Cat6 (upto Gigabit Ethernet cable) - 5m + £5.00 High-quality Belkin Ethernet cable for connection to your home network/ router/ hub
Belkin Cat5e/ Cat6 (upto Gigabit Ethernet cable) - 10m + £10.00 High-quality Belkin Ethernet cable for connection to your home network/ router/ hub
Netgear WNA3100 300 Mbps Wireless N USB WiFi Adapter + £20.00 Provides Wireless-N speed for simultaneous downloads, voice and music - up to 300Mbps

 
Option Cost Description
2m HDMI v1.4 Cable - HDMI (Male) to HDMI (Male) Included HDMI v1.4: Supports 3D over HDMI, 4K x 2K resolution, Audio Return Channel, HDMI Ethernet channel.
5m HDMI v1.4 Cable - HDMI (Male) to HDMI (Male) £5.00 HDMI v1.4: Supports 3D over HDMI, 4K x 2K resolution, Audio Return Channel, HDMI Ethernet channel.
10m HDMI v1.4 Cable - HDMI (Male) to HDMI (Male) £10.00 HDMI v1.4: Supports 3D over HDMI, 4K x 2K resolution, Audio Return Channel, HDMI Ethernet channel.
Active HDMI Splitter (1x2) - with 2m and 10m cables £40.00 An active HDMI splitter to send the audio and video into two rooms.  With a 2m and 10m HDMI v1.4 cables.

 


 

Our complete range of Media Center PCs

A comparison of our Media Center PCs is listed below.  Please contact us if you cannot find the perfect Media Center to fit your requirements.

The number of expansion slots and drive bays shown represent the total available, not the number populated.

Model
 
Listing
 
Dimensions
(W x H x D)
Form factor
 
Expansion slot(s)
 
Optical drive
 
Hard drive(s)
 
Base price
 
ISK300 252066086975 222 x 96 x 328mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slim-line optical (2x) 2.5" £429.95
ISK310 252060978968 222 x 96 x 328mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slim-line optical (2x) 2.5" £429.95
GD04 252062199863 440 x 151 x 325mm Micro ATX (2x) PCI, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x1, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) 5.25" DVD/ Blu-ray (2x) 2.5", (3x) 3.5" £439.95
GD04S 251843939150 440 x 151 x 325mm Micro ATX (2x) PCI, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x1, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) 5.25" DVD/ Blu-ray (2x) 2.5", (3x) 3.5" £439.95
GD05 261993984079 440 x 151 x 325mm Micro ATX (2x) PCI, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x1, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) 5.25" DVD/ Blu-ray (2x) 2.5", (3) 3.5" £439.95
ML03 251912246020 440 x 105 x 340mm Micro ATX (2x) PCI, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x1, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) 5.25" DVD/ Blu-ray (1x) 2.5", (2x) 3.5" £409.95
ML04 261949022266 440 x 105 x 350mm Micro ATX (2x) PCI, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x1, (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) 5.25" DVD/ Blu-ray (1x) 2.5", (2x) 3.5" £419.95
ML05 251849261799 350 x 99 x 204mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slot-loading slim optical (4x) 2.5" £409.95
ML06 261692043127 350 x 99 x 205mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slot-loading slim optical (4x) 2.5" £419.95
ML07 261999800257 382 x 105 x 350mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slim-line optical (2x) 2.5", (1x) 3.5" £429.95
ML09 252556592604 350 x 99 x 205mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slot-loading slim optical (4x) 2.5" £419.95
SG06 261836922053 222 x 176 x 276mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slim-line optical (1x) 2.5", (1-2x) 3.5" £429.95
SG06S 261664856310 222 x 176 x 276mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 (1x) slim-line optical (1x) 2.5", (1-2x) 3.5" £429.95
SG13 252731778632 222 x 181 x 285mm Mini ITX (1x) PCIe 2.0 x16 None (1x) 2.5", (1-3x) 3.5" £399.95