New Media PC for the living room

We needed a media PC to drive a 46″ display in our living room. I saw an article in the May 2009 Maximum PC and basically followed their recipe when I built this system in August.

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The system has been solid and very quiet. It draws 55-65 watts up and running and the box cost $600 in parts, keyboard and mouse $140, 5.1 amp with speakers $240. About $1,000 when you include cables. This system has been donated to the nonprofit Autistry Studios.

AMD Phenom 9350e Agena 2.0GHz Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9350ODGHBOX – Retail $99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103293
JetWay JNC62K-LF AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard – Retail $129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153114
CORRSAIR XMS2 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model CM2X2048-6400C5 – Retail $27.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145201
Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5001AALS $67.75
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GQYYSG/
Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0 $59.79
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GQMHBI/
LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner – Retail $124.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136162
Antec Mult-Station Elite Internal IR receiver w/ VFD and remote – Retail $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999192
Sabrent CRW-UINB 68 in 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Internal Memory Card Reader & Writer (Black) $15.98
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EWJYYW/
$596.47

Keyboard/Mouse:

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution $138.40
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011FQUQG/
$737.87

5.1 Surround sound system:

Sony BRAVIA DAV-HDX285 5.1-Channel Theater System (Black) $239.65
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UDGQ7W/
$974.52

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