Hey first time post on the forum so be nice im new to building pc's and thought I would start off with a Htpc.
Approximate Purchase Date: This Weekend
System Usage from Most to Least Important: watching movies and streaming films running XBMC and ripping films.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Dabs.ie
Country: Ireland
Parts Preferences: I would like an Intel Cpu.
Overclocking:No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Additional Comments: I would like a quiet PC
Case
SilverStone’s Grandia GD02
Optical
Samsung BD-Combo (BD-ROM and DVD-RW) 12x SATA Black Drive Only
MoBo
Asus P8H67-M PRO LGA1155 Intel H67 DDR3 mATX
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz LGA1155 3MB
HDD
Samsung 2TB SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG SATA3 32MB Hard Drive
SSD
OCZ Technology 60GB Vertex Plus Series SATA 3Gb/s 2.5
What I cant seem to get right is the psu and ram i just dont know how or what I should be aiming for.
As for a video card i wont be buying one till i get a new tv and that wont be for a while so i'll leave that out.
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks.
Approximate Purchase Date: This Weekend
System Usage from Most to Least Important: watching movies and streaming films running XBMC and ripping films.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Dabs.ie
Country: Ireland
Parts Preferences: I would like an Intel Cpu.
Overclocking:No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Additional Comments: I would like a quiet PC
Case
SilverStone’s Grandia GD02
Optical
Samsung BD-Combo (BD-ROM and DVD-RW) 12x SATA Black Drive Only
MoBo
Asus P8H67-M PRO LGA1155 Intel H67 DDR3 mATX
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz LGA1155 3MB
HDD
Samsung 2TB SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG SATA3 32MB Hard Drive
SSD
OCZ Technology 60GB Vertex Plus Series SATA 3Gb/s 2.5
What I cant seem to get right is the psu and ram i just dont know how or what I should be aiming for.
As for a video card i wont be buying one till i get a new tv and that wont be for a while so i'll leave that out.
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks.