shadz wrote:My question is,

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[quote=shadz]My question is, is this a too powerful set up?[/quote]

I’d say not powerful enough. Any reason why you’re choosing AMD over Intel? For a bare bones HTPC i’d recommend an Intel setup with the Sandy Bridge setup at minimum. The on-board video and CPU combo will yield you better results in the long run.

[quote]Could I save money on ram by only getting 4gb to start instead of 6? [/quote] Never run odd numbers, always run even (2gigs 2x1gig, 4gigs 2x2gigs, 8 gigs 2x4gig or 4x2gig, ect…) 4 is minimum, most now recommend 8.

[quote] Also, the OS will be Windows 7 Home Edition. [/quote] Home premium I am assuming? if so that should be fine. if you don’t need remote desktop capabilities into the pc.