what do you think? media center...maybe?

[chrisiv]

Check it out and give me the first impression.

motherboard-XFX MIA78S8209 AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro

CPU-AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-

Video-DIAMOND 3450PE512SB Radeon HD 3450 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail

tuner-Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 MCE - White Box 1129 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail

memory- mushkin 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)

HDD- Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

CPU Cooler-

ARCTIC COOLING ACF64LP 60mm CPU Cooler for low profile PC - Retail

TOTAL $458.89
(have case, power supplly, ect...)

I don't really do any gameing. Probly just DVD, Record TV, Music, ect...
Right now I have a projection TV, but am looking at LCD.

(been 5 yrs since my last build, i don't know too much about the current tech...Also i'm willing to build a more pricier system in a couple of years if i can get decent use out of a cheep one now.)

[casecutter]

For no gaming, it will be fine. I would suggest a larger hard drive and 4GB of ram , PC2-6400 would be fine as well. I'd also suggest Vista Premium since it has a decent media center program built in as well.

[PrairieDawg]

You mention that it has been 5 years since your last build. You also mention that you already have a PSU. If the PSU is a Plain Jane from the same era (five years ago) you may need something a bit more powerful. Just a thought ...

[chrisiv]

some verry good points

Thank You