Advice regarding HTPC design

Any others things you want- as it stand it will cost you $371.95 + shipping from newegg

Just looked at the case, it has 6 hard drive bays. I only really need 4, it would be great to have as little empty space in the case as possible so that the box is as small as possible

edit: don't have a lot of room

err okay- il look into that...

and funny enough it just got pulled from newegg!

the mobo got pulled too

new mobo - Newegg.com - ASRock H61M-GE LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

new case - Newegg.com - nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum / Acrylic / Steel HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case


im looking for new psu for that case

Im going to ask the guys over in the hardware section for a psu as i cant seem to find one

So turns out that PSU fits --- as far as i know that is your build complete


Processor - Newegg.com - Intel Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I33225 - $144.99

Motherboard - Newegg.com - ASRock H61M-GE LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $64.99

RAM - Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS8G3D1609DS1S00 - $42.99

PSU - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - $44.99

Case - Newegg.com - nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum / Acrylic / Steel HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - $64.99

Total - $362.95 + Shipping

The i3 is a great processor - it will handle media tasks fine- not to mention the gaming potencial- The HD4000 is an amazing graphics chip, it can even play games like gta iv with reasonable settings- thats why i chose it