snowboarder33

Well the next cheapest APU processor is the AMD A4-3400 Llano 2.7GHz Socket FM1 65W for $40, so I thought might as well get the A6 for $10 more - wouldn't it be worth it? I plan on using XBMC with an HTPC - I don't think transcoding is required. Actually, I don't even know what that is, so I'm not sure. Same thing with Plex. Is there any advantage to using Plex than there is with XBMC?

Realized the CPU and the MOBO are not compatible. So I narrowed my choices to the following: GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard MSI A55M-P33 FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ASRock A55M-HVS FM1 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Never built a computer before, so beware of an amateur. MOBO Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Socket AM3+ 760G mATX AMD - 44.99 (AR) CPU AMD A6 X3 3500 2.1GHz Triple Core Socket FM1 -49.99 PSU Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-430CXV2 430 Watt ATX - 28.24 (AR) Case Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower - 44.99 (AR) RAM Crucial 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 - 21.99 Total = $190.20 (After Rebates) Planning on using it as storage for HTPC streaming and for torrents. Probably will start out for awhile with only 6 HDs. 1. Are these components all compatible? 2. Which components am I missing? (Not sure what a PCI card is or if I need it, Network card, etc.) 3. How is this build for a basic NAS server? 4. Any suggestion on hardware/other options? 4. Any other suggestions on hardware/other options? Would very much appreciate any feedback. Thanks!