Hi all, new to the forum (obviously as this is my first post ) and looking for advice on compatibility of parts and whatnot. Im planning on building my first HTPC, and as I have read through other posts where people wrote their specific needs and got good feedback, thought i'd try my luck here.
What im looking for :-
Bluray Writer
Card Reader
At least 2 USB spaces in front and back (couple of 3.0 for future use would be good too).
2 HD bays
1TB HDD
4GB RAM
Wireless card
Windows 7
RC, Bluetooth and TV Tuner too if possible but not as essential.
This will not be a gaming PC, the only games I generally play are Football Manager and ones like that so even if i was to install it on this PC, which is unlikely, it wouldnt need much to play it.
I will mostly be using it to watch movies, surfing the web and ripping files for back up/storage purposes. If ill need a higher spec graphics card than whats on-board in order to get more out of watching the blu ray discs then so be it.
As I said, this is my first build, so I have no preferences at all at the moment when it comes to cases or whether the processor is intel or AMD or whatever, although I have been looking more towards the Intel i3 but for no particular reason. So any suggestions are welcome. I have installed drives, memory and various other things into computers before but ive never done a 'full build'.
Id like to keep my budget at/below £500.
Thanks for the