Is this overkill for an HTPC?

[dan4patriots]

Iam putting together an htpc and was wondering if any of the parts are overkill for streaming HD and ripping DVD , encoding

AMD Athlon II X4 640
Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3
XFX Radeon HD5670
Gigabyte 880GM UD2H Motherboard
Antec Earthwatts 430w
Samsung F3 1TB Hard Drive
HP DVD Burner
Coolermaster Elite 341 (unless i can find a more compact case)

 

[festerovic]

nah that looks a good build for HTPC. For the RAM, don't bother with any kind of performance RAM (speeds or CAS or even special brands), it won't ever show in the performance. I would just get a cheap quality brand, although Corsair is sometimes in the mix with MIR and stuff.

 

[rwpritchett]

All looks good. Are you going to be gaming on this?

For RAM, I've been getting G.Skill lately for all my builds. Great quality, low voltage, good timings, and they always seem to be the least $$$.

Just built a system with the 341. Good case with a lot of airflow potential.

 

[dan4patriots]

maybe, dont think so because i got an i5 2500K w 460's in SLI so i dont think so

 

[rwpritchett]

Just asking because of the video card on your list. The onboard 880G will handle HTPC duties just fine, but not games.

FYI, the mid- and low-level HD6xxx series cards were released this week. Newer tech... latest and greatest, blah blah blah.