GrogLikesBeer
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Here's what I've come up with. I've tried to use suggestions from other posts as much as possible. Please take a look and see if you can improve on my list or help in the Blu-ray/Soundcard area. Thanks Here's the list:
CPU
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 $970.00 newegg
Motherboard
ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition Core 2 Quad $229.99 newegg
RAM
g.Skill 2 GB (2x1GB) 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM Model# F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ $159.99 newegg
Video Card
ASUS EN 8800 GTX/HTDP/768MB $569.99 newegg
Hard Drive
1 (OS) - Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 ST3200820AS 200 GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $64.99 newegg
2 (RAID 0) - Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $139.99x2 newegg
Optical Drive
Looking for a Blu-ray combo drive - don't want to write BD, but need to write CD/DVD
I don't know if such a drive exists yet
Power Supply
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX 12V 600 W $129.99 newegg
Case
Silverstone SST-LC17-B HTPC Case $119.99 newegg
Speakers
Existing Onkyo/Bose system
Monitor
Existing Sony 60" SXRD 1080p TV
Keyboard/Mouse
Existing Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5000 Laser
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate?
Sound Card
Creative something? Not sure on this - I want it to output via optical or digital coax though
TV Tuner Cards
2 ATI 100-715331 PCI Interface TV Wonder 650 - HD PVR for PC $96.99x2 newegg
CPU
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 $970.00 newegg
Motherboard
ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition Core 2 Quad $229.99 newegg
RAM
g.Skill 2 GB (2x1GB) 240 pin DDR2 SDRAM Model# F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ $159.99 newegg
Video Card
ASUS EN 8800 GTX/HTDP/768MB $569.99 newegg
Hard Drive
1 (OS) - Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 ST3200820AS 200 GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $64.99 newegg
2 (RAID 0) - Seagate Baracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $139.99x2 newegg
Optical Drive
Looking for a Blu-ray combo drive - don't want to write BD, but need to write CD/DVD
I don't know if such a drive exists yet
Power Supply
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX 12V 600 W $129.99 newegg
Case
Silverstone SST-LC17-B HTPC Case $119.99 newegg
Speakers
Existing Onkyo/Bose system
Monitor
Existing Sony 60" SXRD 1080p TV
Keyboard/Mouse
Existing Logitech Cordless Desktop MX5000 Laser
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate?
Sound Card
Creative something? Not sure on this - I want it to output via optical or digital coax though
TV Tuner Cards
2 ATI 100-715331 PCI Interface TV Wonder 650 - HD PVR for PC $96.99x2 newegg