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[jdhansen63]

I'm planning to use a i7-4770S Haswell for my new HTPC build.

This will be a do everything PC (stream video(Netflix, Youtube), play music, watch Bluray/DVD's, surf the internet, some light video editing, be my media server, MS office, ...).

Originally I asked for some advice here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=81581.0

I'm planning on these parts, but this is my first build, so feedback is appreciated:
 - MS Windows 8 Pro
 - Fractal Design Node 605 Case
 - i7-4770S
 - ASUS GRYPHON Z87
 - SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SSD
 - 2 x Seagate Barracuda STBD3000100 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
 - 2 x 8GB CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB  240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
 - LG Super-Multi Slim Blu-ray Burner SATA BT30N
 - SeaSonic Platinum Series SS-400FL2 Active PFC F3 400W ATX12V Fanless 80 PLUS Platinum Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
 - 2 x Noctua NF-R8 PWM 80mm Case Fan
 - 1 x either Noctua NH-U9B or NH-L12 CPU Cooler

I'm really not familiar with power supplies, and which ones are good. How is this one? Is it compatible with everything else I have chosen. Is 400W too much/too little? I chose 400W so I could expand in the future (3rd HDD, video card, ram).

Will this come with all the cables I need to build the PC?

If anyone has this case, are the extra Noctua case fans/CPU cooler necessary?

Is the motherboard/CPU overkill for what I have in mind?

I assume not all bluray drives are equal. Is this one a good choice?

Thanks for any help.
Jason

[bulldogger]

I'm new to this as well. Considering a similar build. I like the fanless CPU cooler from Nofan. http://www.nofancomputer.com/eng/products/CR-95C.php  Also I believe the Kingwin STER-500 500watt supply has better specs and is also fanless. To use such a large fanless CPU cooler, I would also use the low profile memory you have selected.