Ongoing First HTPC build (1 Viewer)

[Gynoug]

Asus P5Q SE PLUS
Intell Q8300
Asus ENGT240 512gb ddr5
Geil 2 gb ddr2 800mhz 5-5-5-15
Scythe Ninja 2
Samsung DVD-R
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750 GB
4*Samsung Ecogreen 1.5TB
Chieftec CH-05B-B midi tower case with build in HD cooling fans
Thermaltake media lab (inc remote)
Windows XP
Media portal

Asus External Blu ray SBC-04D1S-U (dunno about this one yet it's a usb device so i hope it's fast enough for blu ray playback)

Anything you guys would change or other ideas?

 

[MyPVR]

I would prefer a dual core C2D, not a quad cpu.

 

[hoborg]

My tip:
*MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H - AMD 785G (ATI HD4200)
*CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240e
*Storage: WD AV-GP