I posted a while back for suggestions and help for a HTPC/ Gaming rig I am going to build for myself, well, at the weekend I was telling my Brother about my plans and he wants me to build one for him, now he is no gamer, so it will be a pure HTPC, he will use it for watching movies either Divx/Xvid or DVD rips (No, really ) and ripping his music collection (he has hundreds and hundreds of CD's!, I don't envy him). He won't be using it as a PVR so no tuner card required. I'm not used to building P.C's for non gaming purposes so I don't know if the machine I have specced up is too low power or not! I'm used to lusting after the latest and greatest gfx cards, so....let me know if this is suitable for the use it will be put to. Oh and as usual it has to be as quiet as possible
Oh, and thanks in advance for all comments
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CASE..........Antec Fusion V2 Black
Mobo..........Asus M2A-VM HDMI
CPU...........Athlon 64 X2 6000
HSF...........Scythe Mini Ninja
Case Fans.....Xilence Red Wing 92mm
..............Xilence Red Wing 120mm
Hard Drive....Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
Memory........OCZ 2GB PC6400
Optical ......Stumped here, I'd like a quiet SATA Lightscribe drive if possible. (Sammy, 203?)
Keyboard......Logitech Dinovo
The 92mm has the following spec:
Air volume at full speed (12V), CFM ±10% 36
Noise level at full speed (12V), dB(A) 19
Fan speed at full speed (12V), RPM ±10% 1500
the 120's are:
Air volume at full speed (12V), CFM ±10% 68
Noise level at full speed (12V), dB(A) 21.2
Fan speed at full speed (12V), RPM ±10% 1400
Do I really need to replace the 80mm fan on the Minja for the 92mm one I have chosen. Is the X2 6000 a hot running chip? is it overkill for the machine I have chosen?
Also I have read that the PSU supplied in the fusion can be a tad noisy, so should I think about another PSU, or cross that bridge if it comes to it?
Once again thanks