Built an HTPC

[MikeWire]

So I broke down and picked up some components to build an HTPC - here are the specs:

Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 mATX
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester Socket 939
ASUS EN8400GS SILENT 512M GeForce 8400 GS PCIx16
DVI -> HDMI adapter to LGVX37 HDTV
OCZ Value Series 2GB DDR 400
ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA
Rosewill RCR-102 52-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader
HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound
MS Media Center remote w/ IR

Running Vista Ultimate 32-bit so I can utilize the Media Center and VNC to control the desktop because I have no mouse or keyboard hooked up. Works well, and I plan on ditching my SD DVD player and run this from now on.

[jayryan]

Mike that sounds great! I just got the parts in for my new one. I decided NOT to go with the PS3 but build in Blu-Ray for HTPC and run everything off of that. My specs:

Specs:
ASUS M2A-VM HDMI AM2 AMD 690G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2 Dual-Core Processor Model ADH2400IAA5DO
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
WD 800 Caviar 7200RPM 80GB SATA HDD
Galaxy METAL GEAR DualBay Series 3538UEP-Black 3.5" Black USB & 1394 External Enclosure
- Running Dual Seagate 7200RPM 320GB SATA HDDs (vids and photos)
Generic Exteral Case
- Running Segate 7200RPM 250GB HDD (music)
Lacie 7200RPM 1TB FW HDD (currently housing wedding footage)


On order (thanks to wedding $$$):
HT Omega Striker 7.1 PCI Audio Interface
Lite-On 4x Blu-Ray DVD ROM SATA

[Rennwagen1]

I have no idea what the two of you were just talking about, BUT I did see that JR decided not to jump on the PS3 bandwagon, which is a good thing, so now he can get a 360 and play with us on wednesday nights!

[MikeWire]

Sounds to me like JR is too cool for 360.