Blu-Ray + gaming + HTPC build - look good? (1 Viewer)

[Lurgid]

I previously posted this in the ongoing-projects forum, whereas I realize now it should have been posted in this forum.

Hello, all. I'm about to dip into the world of HTPC and Blu-Ray. I'd like to game (Everquest II, Battlefield, Half-Life, Need for Speed, etc.) on this machine sporadically, as well. Let me know if I'm off track here at all, or spending money needlessly:

VL System M-Play 202 Plus - Black ~70
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Desktop Memory - Retail ~48
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ~90
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ~80
SiliconDust HDHomeRun Network-based Dual Digital HDTV Tuner Ethernet Interface - Retail ~160
SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail ~90
AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core black edition Processor Model AD775ZWCGHBOX - Retail ~68
2x Scythe SY1225SL12M 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan - Retail ~14
Scythe SCMNJ-1000 80mm Sleeve "NINJA MINI" CPU Cooler - Retail ~30
LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GGC-H20L - Retail ~110
APEVIA Black SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-BK/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail ~70

Grand Total $830 + S/H

 

[FantaXP7]

On paper it looks pretty good. Buy why limit yourself to a micro atx board if the case supports full atx?

 

[Lurgid]

Yes, but with that case I read a review that it is a struggle to fit a full ATX board in there. It took quite creative wire management with even the micro atx. It would have been impossible if I had a full ATX plus cards actually in any of the extra slots a full atx board would give me.

 

[Skalp]

E5200 is a better solution for a multimedia computer. You can read a good review here.

O/C is better (3.5Ghz for Athlon and 4 for E5200), performances are better (E5200 is like an E8400 in gaming perf)

your Videocard is perfect. HD4830 is a good deal.