Opinions on this build, please...
#16
OK judging by what your telling me,
such as using PHOTOSHOP and LiTE GAMING,
you have the wrong CPU....

at a $130 price point,
your paying $30 more then the Quad Core AMD ATHLON X4 3.0GHz...

and the Quad Core should be your choice futur wise and for running heavy applications
like PHOTOSHOP/LIGHTROOM and w/e...

And dont get me wrong,
the AMD Quad Core can do medium to heavy gaming too!

the i3-550 is slightly better in gaming because pc games arent yet using the
full potential of the quad core computing...
but once they do,
you'll regret not having bought the quad core in the first place...

also the Quad Core AMD Athlon 4x3.0Ghz hits 3,756 in CPU benchmark --> Here!

i3-550 Dual Core 2x3.2GHz hits 3051 in CPU benchmark --> Here!

You do the math Tongue
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#17
Jesus, this shopping is mind-numbing. Oo

Just found this is coming out in probably less than a month: http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=9BmKhMwWCwqyl1lz

Just too many options.
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#18
true, there's many options!

thats why the first thing to do is write down what you need your HTPC to do,

and then set your budget,

and the buy the parts accordingly...
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