[The Th!ng]

Hi there,

If I am to go the self-build route one of the HTPC cases I am considering - the ThermalTake Element Q VL52021N2U HTPC Chassis comes fitted with a 200 watt PSU.

Would 200 watts be enough to run an Intel i3 or i5 processor and a passively cooled nVidia card?

I plan to install Windows 7 and XBMC and would rather have an i3 or i5 for a bit more oomph than what I would get with an Atom based board.

I'd be grateful for any advice and suggestions you might have.

Thanks for reading...

[poofyhairguy]

With an i3 and a GT430 that would work fine. Pushing it for an i5...