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March 18, 2013 at 12:50 am #7677
shadz

    Ok, so, surprise, surprise, things didn’t work out as planned for my build last year.  Go figure, right?  Anywho, I am going to get to move forward shortly with my build, though a little less aggressive on the modification of an old stereo unit as a home base.  Just to ensure I’m still on the right track, I’ve updated my list of supplies for my first HTPC build.  Let me know if I missed anything essential:

    MOBO: ASRock B75M  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-157-356&Tpk=N82E16813157356

    CPU: Intel Pentium G620 Sandy Bridge 2.6GHz  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-116-399&Tpk=N82E16819116399

    RAM: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-148-347&Tpk=N82E16820148347

    Main HDD:SanDisk 32GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-171-667&Tpk=N82E16820171667

    Storage HDD (already own): Western Digital Red 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236342

    Blu Ray Player: LG  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=27-136-252&Tpk=N82E16827136252

    PS (already purchased):Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-371-033&Tpk=N82E16817371033

    UPS:CyberPower Intelligent LCD Series 600W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=42-102-082&Tpk=N82E16842102082

    OS:  Windows 7 Home Premium

    Case:SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / Steel Lascala Series  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=11-163-193&Tpk=N82E16811163193

     

    So, there it is.  Now, the 1TB drive is my first drive.  Next year I’m going to expand to 2 WD Red 3TB drives in a raid configuration for more storage and data security.  I’ll take any and all feedback.  I have just two questions:

    Is the SSD @ 32GB storage, enough to run windows and some other light programs?

    (i know this one is going to sound dumb) Does the HDMI port on a mobo supply sound like a regular HDMI from say a DVD player?

    I want to make sure I don’t miss anything.  I am going to hook this up to my reciever and wanted to make sure that I wouldn’t need any additional wires/connections to ensure the sound is pumped through the reciever.  Ok, that’s it for now.  FIRE AWAY!!!