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Budget HTPC Build

midrigs

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The current peices of the HTPC that I own are the following.
Case: Thermaltake Lanbox
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-La.../dp/B000PLY5BE
Motherboard: DG33TL Intel 775 Socket Type
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813121315
Processor: Intel Q6600
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80562Q.../dp/B000MM37JW
RAM: A-Data 4x1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066
PSU: ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ800 800W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817814014

I want this HTPC to run perfect blue ray quality to the HDTV through an HDMI cable and also I want it to be able to stream video/music/pictures to everything device in the house.

I need a TV tuner for my Cable input.
here is what I was looking at but it is very expensive for my budget:
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Express-T...1865261&sr=1-1

And I was thinking about this video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125250

I would like to utilize everything I have but if the cost is cheap I wouldn't mind upgrading a few parts... I don't wanna spend over 200$ for the new parts though. I also need a nice wireless mouse/keyboard. Although I do still need a blue ray player. I do have a blu ray player in a stand alone unit that I was thinking about stripping the drive from if that is at all possible.

I would also like some suggestions on what type of software i should use to stream/dvr. And what type of software to remote control the pc from my laptop accross the room to play movies and stuff...

Currently I am running Windows 7 64-bit professional and I heard that would be the best OS to run to get the job done.

Let me know what you guys think.... Thanks!




PS. I also have 2x 8800GT Video cards with custom heat sinks and a ATX - NVIDIA 680i Motherboard that I can utilize but the MB won't fit in that particular case and the video cards don't have HDMI output and run pretty hot.
http://detonator.dynamitedata.com/c...com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125250
 
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