My first Build! Looking for quick confirmation!
#1
I was hoping to build a low power box. My first look was at the Intel Atom, but from reading it didn't offer great drivers for the built in video and and external video would defeat my goal of low power. Anyways, here is what I plan to buy, please give advice! I'm excited to move away from Apple TV and try this.



APEX MI-008 Black Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply $54.99

Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $74.99

Rosewill RNX-N150PCe (RNWD-11011) IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCIe 2.0 Wireless Adapter Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rate $0.00

Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model $64.99

ASRock B75M-ITX LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard $89.99

Intel Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I33225 $144.99

SilenX EFX-12-15 120mm Effizio Quiet Case Fan $11.99

LG Black 12X Blu-ray Combo Drive SATA Model UH12NS29 $49.99

Subtotal: $491.93

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#2
Don't get too hung up on the "power-thing". You'll only chase something and waste a lot of your valuable time.
I say that since the disparate parts between builds usually end up having similar power requirements.

Your parts list looks fine, and your total price is excellent even including shipping.
Post pictures when done building.
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#3
Thanks Gort! Will post pictures, and I moved away from strictly low power to a lowish power build... so it's not a huge concern of mine.
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