OK... All equipment, for ease of posting, is found on Newegg's US website. I will purchase after searching for the best deals, of course. This build will be for standard HTPC use: Live stream, webcam, HD movies, Netflix stream, standard computer use, light (not graphic intense) gaming. Other equipment: Olevia 42" 1080i LCD TV xBox 360 HTPC Build: LIAN LI Black Aluminum PC-C37B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ATX12V ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Corsair Nova CSSD-V32GB2-BRKT 2.5" 32GB SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS 1.5TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Model UH10LS20 LightScribe Support Input Devices: SIIG JK-WR0412-S1 Black 81 Normal Keys 14 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Mini Multimedia Keyboard Logitech 915-000114 Universal Harmony 650 Remote Logitech C910 USB 2.0 1080p HD Pro Webcam The SSD would be for the OS and program software loads, if I include it. I'm still not sure if it would be worth it to include a SSD but the "instant on" os load is very attractive... Pick it apart, please. Let me know if I missed anything...
its very possible to install W7 on a 32Gb SSD, after all my install which is every bell and whistle going is 15Gb, so if the installation was cut down in size, plus the applications are small, i.e VLC and such. Love the spec!
Nice build. I was going to say that the Phenom X2 555 is overkill, but if you are gonna game on it too, go for it. Just to throw a spanner in the works; have you seen the half hight GTS 450's from Palit? They look pretty good for a small form factor build. It'll offer better game performance than onboard.
