Htpc

[dpt206]

I am looking into buying a HTPC and i have the parts listed. I was wondering if you guys could look it over and make any changes that you recommend. My budget is around $1000. Thank you.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 $254.99



GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2L LGA 775 Micro ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128085 $99.99



OCZ Titanium XTC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227271 $77.57



EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130328 $179.99



Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148309 $85.87



APEX DM-387 Black Steel MicroATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154087 $53.01



HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001 $86.27



PC Power & Cooling S75QB EPS12V 750W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009 $169.99


Total Price - $1007.68

[Ajmukon]

I am looking into buying a HTPC and i have the parts listed. I was wondering if you guys could look it over and make any changes that you recommend. My budget is around $1000. Thank you.

Core 2 Quad Q6600 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 $254.99

nice, but the "old" design (65NM process)... but still a very good CPU, as the 45nm Quad cores are $1,000+...

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2L LGA 775 Micro ATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128085 $99.99

Micro?.... unless your case needs micro, get a full size ATX board, Micro would have difficulty fitting some stuff into.

OCZ Titanium XTC 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227271 $77.57

Good

EVGA 512-P3-N862-AR GeForce 9600GT - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130328 $179.99

Might not fit into a micro ATX board

Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS 250GB 7200 RPM - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148309 $85.87

Personal preference

APEX DM-387 Black Steel MicroATX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154087 $53.01

will not fit a 9600 GPU

HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001 $86.27

personal preference

PC Power & Cooling S75QB EPS12V 750W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703009 $169.99

not my favorite, i prefer thermaltake, OCZ, Zantec, Antec, or coolermaster PSUs, but i have not heard anything bad about PC Power and Cooling..
Total Price - $1007.68

[Ajmukon]

this is a nice motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128077
and any of these cases you want:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010090007+1054808287&name=ATX+Mid+Tower