So it's been a good dozen years since i built a PC... so a few things have obviously changed and wanted to get some advice before i spend money on incompatible or overpriced parts::
MY NEEDS::
- looking for a HTPC which will also be the only non-laptop, non-tablet in the house.
- this will be the ONLY unit in the entertainment ctr. no xbox, no stereo, no cable, NOTHING ELSE. it will be this and my TV.
- must have blu-ray player and dvd/cd burner and USB 3.0
- will mostly be used to play music, stream movies, etc, BUT often i will also be running things like 20MB imgs in photoshop, excel, word, several browser windows, winamp and a couple other things all at once and i dont want it to bog down even a little bit EVER.
DONT CARE ABOUT::
- gaming
- 3D
- overclocking
here's what i've been kinda lookin at, and im a bit torn on the MB. would be nice to have built in bluetooth and wifi, but i guess its not THAT important. if there is a much cheaper alternative that should work, say one of the AMD fusion options, perhaps i should go that route? your advice would be greatly appreciated.
mostly shoping newegg cuz i'm familiar with them from a decade ago...
LIAN LI Black Aluminum PC-C37U Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
$159.99
GIGABYTE GA-Z77M-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77
$114.99
--- OR ---
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB LGA 1155 Intel Z77 (with WIFI and Bluetooth 4.0)
$204.99
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
$219.99
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$119.99
CORSAIR 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M1A1333C9
$45.98 ($22.99 each)
LITE-ON Black Internal 12x BD Combo SATA Model iHES212-08 LightScribe Support
$79.99
with this system build i would not need a graphics card, correct?
is a SSD for the OS worth it? or will i never even notice a difference for my light usage?
anything else i'm overlooking?
THANKS AGAIN IN ADVANCE!!!
MY NEEDS::
- looking for a HTPC which will also be the only non-laptop, non-tablet in the house.
- this will be the ONLY unit in the entertainment ctr. no xbox, no stereo, no cable, NOTHING ELSE. it will be this and my TV.
- must have blu-ray player and dvd/cd burner and USB 3.0
- will mostly be used to play music, stream movies, etc, BUT often i will also be running things like 20MB imgs in photoshop, excel, word, several browser windows, winamp and a couple other things all at once and i dont want it to bog down even a little bit EVER.
DONT CARE ABOUT::
- gaming
- 3D
- overclocking
here's what i've been kinda lookin at, and im a bit torn on the MB. would be nice to have built in bluetooth and wifi, but i guess its not THAT important. if there is a much cheaper alternative that should work, say one of the AMD fusion options, perhaps i should go that route? your advice would be greatly appreciated.
mostly shoping newegg cuz i'm familiar with them from a decade ago...
LIAN LI Black Aluminum PC-C37U Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
$159.99
GIGABYTE GA-Z77M-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77
$114.99
--- OR ---
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB LGA 1155 Intel Z77 (with WIFI and Bluetooth 4.0)
$204.99
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
$219.99
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$119.99
CORSAIR 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M1A1333C9
$45.98 ($22.99 each)
LITE-ON Black Internal 12x BD Combo SATA Model iHES212-08 LightScribe Support
$79.99
with this system build i would not need a graphics card, correct?
is a SSD for the OS worth it? or will i never even notice a difference for my light usage?
anything else i'm overlooking?
THANKS AGAIN IN ADVANCE!!!