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I want a big case for expandability. Additionally, my dexterity rating is low, so a large case will help me avoid frustration, as well as a potentially broken small case. (I understand they aren’t made to fly/hit walls and floors.)

Initially, I plan to put a video card (for gaming) and a Ceton InfiniTV 4 card in there. At some point in the future, I may put a RAID controller in there for external storage. Probably better idea to put the external storage on a media server, but if I move into a place where I can run the cable to the external storage in the next room… And who knows what cool things “they” will come up with that I’ll HAVE TO HAVE!

I do realize I have no real idea what I’m getting into, I’m probably going to get in over my head, and will build an HTPC that is complete overkill, assuming it works at all.

Since I brought up overkill, can I harm my HTPC build  by using components that are too high-end? I’m thinking:

Core i7 processor,

ATX board,

12GB RAM,

nVidia video card (have to find the best compromise between gaming capability and quiet),

3 hard drives (as recommended on this site),

Blu-Ray,

card reader (maybe),

PSU and CPU cooler. Obviously, lots more research to do.

Thanks again for reading, and advice from people who have been there and done that is most welcome.

[buddymd]

Thank you for responding. I think for this first build, I’ll go with the Antec case. Maybe I’ll try out one of the big cases on a future build.

 

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