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An HTPC can serve as a single point for all your media. From family photos and family videos, music, movies and tv series (with plugins), easily accessible with a single remote on your tv in your living room. Additionally, it's a CD, DVD and BluRay player, as well as a multi channel DVR with...

Shuttle for SFF always, best cooling without the noise. Go with the fastest intel i7 you can afford, lots of ram and a decent video card. For gaming you don't want a low power saving processor.

You'll probably want to consider a separate video card if you're using Adobe, the onboard intel plus ok, but may struggle. Possibly see how things run before spending extra. Whilst I too favour WD black, you may wish to consider faster drive for your type of use, possibly an SSD.