When building a comp...any comp...the 3 MOST important parts are these:

1. Case...whether you are air cooling or water cooling get a case with room for growth, great cooling, and case exterior connectors where you are going to want them.

2. Power Supply ...this run the show...get a PSU that will easily drive w/e you have in comp or MAY decide to add to comp. Consider wattage AND amperage.

3. Motherboard ...EVERYthing ur comp does, it does on or thru the motherboard circuits...you skimp here, you WILL regret it, down the road, or from day one.

New ASRock HTPCs Leak with Sandy Bridge CPUs

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/new_asrock_htpcs_leak_sandy_bridge_cpus

...or, when that link breaks: http://tinyurl.com/3kopb6z

Tough Tech: 20 Rugged Gadgets That Take A Lickin' And Keep On Tickin'

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/tough_tech_20_rugged_gadgets_take_lickin_and_keep_tickin

...and when that link breaks: http://tinyurl.com/3eo55db

StarTech.com Portable SATA Duplicator & USB / eSATA Dock Review

StarTech.com Portable SATA Duplicator & USB / eSATA Dock Review

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Valve Brings Steam Trading Out of Beta

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/games-news/game-news/valve-brings-steam-trading-out-of-beta/

Roundup: Wireless Streaming Speakers Tested and Rated

http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/08/reviews_wirelessstreaming/?pid=1060&viewall=true

if that link breaks: http://tinyurl.com/43wpjl3