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HD HTPC: May 23, 2009
By an Amazon.com customer
SilverStone Crown Series CW02B-MXR Aluminum ATX Media Center/HTPC Case - Retail (Black)SilverStone Crown Series CW02B-MXR Aluminum ATX Media Center/HTPC Case - Retail (Black)
Buy new: $379.99
A nice looking case, tall enough to support a good CPU fan and will look good with other Home Theater Eqipment
EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning UtilityEVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 X58 3-Way SLI Core i7 Motherboard with Tri-Channel DDR3 and Tuning Utility
Buy new: $289.99 / Used from: $259.95
EVGA is a reliable company and this MOBO provides a good home for the I7 Chip.
Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 ProcessorIntel Core i7 920 2.66GHz 8M L3 Cache 4.8GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Processor
Buy new: $289.99
Its a toss up if you feel like spending the money to go all out for the i7 Extreme. It just wasn't worth the extra almost $600 to me.
Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283V Black Nickel CPU Cooler with 120mm Rifle BearingXigmatek Dark Knight S1283V Black Nickel CPU Cooler with 120mm Rifle Bearing
Buy new: $44.96
A solid CPU cooler that will give you the ability to keep that I7 cool should you decide to Overclock it.
EVGA 01G-P3-1281-AR GeForce GTX285 1 GB GDDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime WarrantyEVGA 01G-P3-1281-AR GeForce GTX285 1 GB GDDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime Warranty
x2 Solid peformance run them in 2 way SLI with 2 cards and you've got some serious pushing power on your video. Provides some future proofing to your HTPC and gives you the ability to play new games on max video settings.
950W Revolution 85+ Psu ATX12V Version 2.3 80PLUS Silver950W Revolution 85+ Psu ATX12V Version 2.3 80PLUS Silver
A well reviewed PSU with Energy Star rating.
OCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz 6GB Platinum XTC Triple Channel KitsOCZ OCZ3P1600LV6GK DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz 6GB Platinum XTC Triple Channel Kits
Buy new: $194.95
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Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe Sound Card (Black)Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe Sound Card (Black)
Buy new: $213.16 / Used from: $180.00
Sound card supports PAP/multichannel LPCM/Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreams through HDMI
LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue - Blu-ray Disc Burner / HD DVD-ROM Drive w/ Lightscribe - 6x2x6x/3x - Serial ATA - internal - 5.25"LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue - Blu-ray Disc Burner / HD DVD-ROM Drive w/ Lightscribe - 6x2x6x/3x - Serial ATA - internal - 5.25"
Buy used from: $199.99
Whats a HD HTPC without the ability to play blu-ray movies.
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALSWestern Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS
Buy new: $99.99 / Used from: $91.99
OS Drive
Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
Buy new: $84.99
x3 Storage drives for stored HD content. 4TB total drive space seems excessive but 1 blu-ray rip is several GB.
Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard (Black)Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard (Black)
Buy new: $134.95 / Used from: $94.99
A nice looking keyboard that will look at home in any Home Theater setup. Wireless.