Thanks AndrewD. Good point about the hard drive, I think 500GB might not be enough now that I think about it and I didn't know that the SE16 wasn't quiet. re the video card, I think modo has a good point about future proofing, I’ll probably stick with the 9600GT I checked out xpmediacentre.com.au,...

Thanks for the advice Modo I think I will build it without swapping the PSU or case fans at first, and then if I find it too loud then I will replace the fans. Any suggestion as too which type of fans I should use to replace the stock ones? Also since I will only be playing games at a maximum resolu...

Hello, This is my first HTPC compact build, so any advice you guys can give me would be great. I have been looking at a few posts to try and come up with a build that I will be happy with, but there are heaps of things to consider. My HTPC will be connected to my Yamaha A/V receiver, and my A/V rece...