triggerhappy41

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Mar 18, 2009
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18,510
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP
BUDGET RANGE: 600-1000 After Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: watching movies, surfing the internet, gaming
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: I tend towards gigabyte mobos, but can be convinced otherwise.
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Its an HTPC, so it should be quiet, and meet the needs of HD video playback.

I've assembled this setup on newegg:

Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS 750GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAPPHIRE 100287VGAL Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 512MB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail

Antec earthwatts EA500 500W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7/Core i5" ... - Retail

Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT25664BA1339 - Retail

GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 LGA 1156 Intel P55 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Pentium G6950 Clarkdale 2.8GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Model BX80616G6950 - Retail

LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Disc Reader SATA Model iHOS104-08 - Retail

Any thoughts on the build? Look good?