Just looking for a little feedback on my first HTPC build. I am probably going a little overboard but that's typical for me.
Parts
Lian Li PC-V355B Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...811112378)
Corsair CX600 V2 PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...817139028)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...820147163)
Seagate 500GB HD
Mushkin 2x4GB DDR3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...820226191)
Intel 2120 I3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...819115077)
Asrock Z77 Pro4-M (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...813157306)
Galaxy GT 630 1GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...814162116)
Pioneer Blu-Ray player (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...827129067)
Windows Home Server 2011 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...832416443)
I am using WHS 2011 because NewEgg had it on sale for $35.
SSD is going to be used as a boot drive for OS and applications. I know 500GB isn't going to be enough storage but it will work for now since I have the drive laying around from a RMA. Once I figure everything out I will go to a three WD 2TB or 3TB red drives.
I really struggled on what video card to get since trying to decipher Nvidia's product line is confusing. I did find this matrix on the Nvidia site that helped a little (http://www.nvidia.com/object/graphics_ca...rycr0ymy). From that graph I figured the GT 630 would be my best bet for the price.
Would like to go with a IB I3 but there doesn't seem to a be a accurate release date on them yet.
Main use will be for watching movies, playing music, and also has a home server running TFS express. Eventually use it has a DVR once I have more storage space and also figure out what else I need to record TV.
Any suggestions on if the build looks ok or if I should change anything out?
Thanks and I will post build updates with pictures to this thread once I start piecing everything together.
Parts
Lian Li PC-V355B Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...811112378)
Corsair CX600 V2 PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...817139028)
Samsung 830 128GB SSD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...820147163)
Seagate 500GB HD
Mushkin 2x4GB DDR3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...820226191)
Intel 2120 I3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...819115077)
Asrock Z77 Pro4-M (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...813157306)
Galaxy GT 630 1GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...814162116)
Pioneer Blu-Ray player (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...827129067)
Windows Home Server 2011 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...832416443)
I am using WHS 2011 because NewEgg had it on sale for $35.
SSD is going to be used as a boot drive for OS and applications. I know 500GB isn't going to be enough storage but it will work for now since I have the drive laying around from a RMA. Once I figure everything out I will go to a three WD 2TB or 3TB red drives.
I really struggled on what video card to get since trying to decipher Nvidia's product line is confusing. I did find this matrix on the Nvidia site that helped a little (http://www.nvidia.com/object/graphics_ca...rycr0ymy). From that graph I figured the GT 630 would be my best bet for the price.
Would like to go with a IB I3 but there doesn't seem to a be a accurate release date on them yet.
Main use will be for watching movies, playing music, and also has a home server running TFS express. Eventually use it has a DVR once I have more storage space and also figure out what else I need to record TV.
Any suggestions on if the build looks ok or if I should change anything out?
Thanks and I will post build updates with pictures to this thread once I start piecing everything together.