I have been reading a lot on Toms and am getting inspired to build my first PC. Please don't flame me if I ask any dumb questions!
This will be my everyday desktop machine for office tasks, internet browsing, BT downloading, and watching videos streaming (e.g. Hulu) and via VLC. No games. I will run Ubuntu. Expect to set up with printer, scanner, monitor, keyboard, Within these parameters, my priorities are 1) low power/eco friendly, 2) budget/prefer <$400, 3) reliability, and 4) speed/graphics.
I am thinking of building around an Intel Atom mini-ITX motherboard combo with integrated graphics, then going with WD "green" HDD and a mid size case for ventilation and ease of build. Does something like this make sense? I am worried because these processors appear to be designed primarily for laptops. THey do not even come up in the PCPARTPICKER tool. Will they fry if used for prolonged periods?
CPU/MOBO:
ASRock AD2500B-ITX Intel Atom D2500 (1.86GHz, dual core) Intel NM10 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157320
OR
GIGABYTE GA-D525TUD Intel Atom D525@ 1.8GHz 1M L2 cache BGA559 Intel NM10 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128452
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136776
CASE:
RAIDMAX Super Hurricane ATX-248NWS Black / Silver Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/raidmax-case-atx248nws
Can anyone recommend appropriate power supply? Any other considerations I am missing? Thanks!
This will be my everyday desktop machine for office tasks, internet browsing, BT downloading, and watching videos streaming (e.g. Hulu) and via VLC. No games. I will run Ubuntu. Expect to set up with printer, scanner, monitor, keyboard, Within these parameters, my priorities are 1) low power/eco friendly, 2) budget/prefer <$400, 3) reliability, and 4) speed/graphics.
I am thinking of building around an Intel Atom mini-ITX motherboard combo with integrated graphics, then going with WD "green" HDD and a mid size case for ventilation and ease of build. Does something like this make sense? I am worried because these processors appear to be designed primarily for laptops. THey do not even come up in the PCPARTPICKER tool. Will they fry if used for prolonged periods?
CPU/MOBO:
ASRock AD2500B-ITX Intel Atom D2500 (1.86GHz, dual core) Intel NM10 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157320
OR
GIGABYTE GA-D525TUD Intel Atom D525@ 1.8GHz 1M L2 cache BGA559 Intel NM10 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128452
HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136776
CASE:
RAIDMAX Super Hurricane ATX-248NWS Black / Silver Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/raidmax-case-atx248nws
Can anyone recommend appropriate power supply? Any other considerations I am missing? Thanks!