Dan Again
08-16-2011, 01:29 PM
I am going to be building my first computer (an HTPC) pretty soon. I think I have most of it figured out, but I do have a few questions...
I am forgoing a GPU for an Intel i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1G Dual-Core processor. Is this sufficient, or should I use a better CPU? This HTPC will be used for viewing HD video (including streaming HD video from the web), downloading media from the web and listening to music.
My box has a spare PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. Will a standard PCI fan fit into this slot?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I am forgoing a GPU for an Intel i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1G Dual-Core processor. Is this sufficient, or should I use a better CPU? This HTPC will be used for viewing HD video (including streaming HD video from the web), downloading media from the web and listening to music.
My box has a spare PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. Will a standard PCI fan fit into this slot?
Thanks in advance for your help!