Building my own PC

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Well, since it has been dead around the site..... so why not start a post somewhere since I know most of you beecheess are computer geeks...

Ok... here we go.

My fiancee and I wanna do something together....like a project. So we've decided to put together a CPU that will allow us to plug it in to our 1080p TV. We obviously want to have the capability of surfing the web as well via a wireless card. We are not trying to build a super entertainment CPU. I dont need to have a BluRay player since I already have a PS3.... however, the use of HDMI interface came to our mind.

Keep in mind that I have no experience in building PC's. I have less than basic know-how... but I do have a good idea on what needs to be had to build one after reading a few articles online. The only thing is, most of the links I read online are dated pretty old.... you, college peeps gotta know what is "decent" out there nowadays.

Enough of that talk.... please reply and make suggestions:

1) Motherboard. My girl periodically plays online video games.... not hardcore stuff tho. So, I'm looking for something with a decent onboard video card and sound card.... although, I am really contemplating on having an upgraded sound card.

2) Hardrive. We are thinking around 250gb.... with an 80gb slave/backup. We are mostlikely going to store several movies.

3) HDMI card. no clue about this......

4) Memory. Will a 1gb good enough? I want something decently fast.

5) USB interface. I think I can figure out how to do this... cant be too hard.

6) CD/DVD RW. Gotta have decent speed.

7) Wireless Card.

8) Power supply.

I know that I'm not giving you guys/gals that much info here... hehehe. But if you could give me suggestions, brand, and maybe even cheap places to buy these things, that'll be greatly appreciated.

... wish us luck... We are actually pretty excited about this THANKS!