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rick0000   10-11-2009 at 01:36:07 PM

hi i am planing to build a htpc so far have come up with
antec fusion max
Gigabyte motherboard MA790GPT-UD3H AMD790GX AM3 DDR3 ATX(S024696)
Corsair memory 6GB XMS3 1600MHz DDR3 9-9-9-24 Kit (3x2048MB) RAM(S022354)
Samsung 1TB 1000GB F3 hard drive HD103SJ SATA II 300 32MB cache 7200rpm oem(S024920)
AMD CPU AM3 Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition triple core 2.8GHz x3(S022558)
LG 8x Internal Blu-ray ROM Combo Drive & DVD Rewriter Retail Kit CH08LS10.AUAR(S024332)

what do u guys think of this and what sort of psu will i need and does any one know how i add dual freesat tuner and dual freeview into this too
thanks

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yoyojam55   10-11-2009 at 01:59:17 PM
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AMD uses dual channel RAM, you want a 2 x 2GB kit. As for a PSU, you could use pretty much any good quality one because you don't have a discrete GPU. I would recommend the Corsair 400CX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139008

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rick0000   10-11-2009 at 02:23:16 PM
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do you know if i can run 2 x 4gb(2x 2gb) if that makes any sense as the mobo says it has 4 slots for memory

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yoyojam55   10-11-2009 at 02:49:11 PM
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You can, but why do you need 8GB of RAM?

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rick0000   10-11-2009 at 05:03:55 PM
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to be honest im a complete begginer i thought the more the better have i got the right idea or should i change anything and does any one know what i need to ad dual sat tuner inside
thanks for the input so far

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