Help needed

[phicun]

I have never spec'd a PC before and would appreciate some advice.

I will use the computer for web browsing, office work and wireless media streaming to an Apple TV. Yes, that's right, no games at all.

1. Noise. Background noise in my office means I won't hear a normal
CPU fan but in the summer I want to avoid any vacuum cleaner sound as
the big case fan operates. I think this means the case fan should be
quiet. I selected a 450w quiet PSU. What do you recommend? (Over
time I expect add two more 2Tb disks.)

2. USB 3 sockets. There are USB sockets on the motherboard. Why
does the configuration page give me the option of a PCI card for USB3
- aren't all the ports USB 3?

3. Displays. I'd like the option of plugging two displays in at
once. Not sure what is required for this.

Any other thoughts?

Many thanks in advance.


Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD A6-3670K APU (2.7GHz, 4 Cores) & AMD Radeon™ HD 6530D Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® F1A75-M: FM1 A-SERIES, SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card
Integrated AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series Graphics
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB (Special Offer)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

 

[Wolvo7]

That seems like a nice rig for your use. I'm not too familiar with these AMD specs but it will be more than enough for what you said.

1) Caviar Greens are good for storage vs caviar blacks are for performance. I think you made the right choice in this case, the greens will also be less power-hungry. The 450W is enough for your needs even with 2 additional drives. If you want to reduce the noise you could go with a silent case like the Sileo 500.

2) On your mobo you've got 10 USB 2.0 ports, 4 being at the back and 6 at mid-board, which means 2 of them will be linked to the front USB 2.0 ports of the case and the others will be unused.
Similarly there are 4 USB 3.0, 2 at the back and 2 at mid-board, which means that you technically have 2 available USB 3.0 ports. The PCI card is if you need more 3.0 ports at the back.
You can click on the big ? on the right of the mobo to get more info.

3) The mobo has a DVI and HDMI port. You just need to plug one screen in the DVI and the other in the HDMI. Thus you'll need a HDMI cable.

 

[phicun]

Many thanks!