Media center pc

It really is a very powerful computer (even though the CPU is not written there).

I think that more than 1,500$ for an HTCP (a home theater computer) it's to expensive. Unless you are going to play games, and load him, I don't find a reason why to spend so much money on something like this. you can find HTCP's in half of the price, and still give you what you need. You can look for something cheaper, or ask the folks in the "Home Theater" section to suggest you for something good. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-4.html

I posted my opinion assuming that you are an "average" user, that will use this PC for watching video (Even in Full HD), Hear music (In a very good quality), and surf the Internet.

If you are going to use this PC for something more, or that you have some exact requirements on one of the components, you are welcome to post it, and my help will be able to be more focused.

About the look you shouldn't worry because of the simple reason that there are so many manufacturers that manufacture exactly this kind of things (cases for "Home Theater PC" ), so the variety is big. You can look for "HTPC case" in Google and you'll see how many there are.

So if you are an "average" user as written above, you can get a PC that will suit you in half of the price.

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You should have mentioned it at the beginning of the post. Apparently money is not an issue for you, which means that any expensive system (as long as its pretty) will be good for you.

So, the system in your first post, would be just fine. Don't forget you can invest a lot of money in the exterior, that will fit the living room, and of course your very-expensive home theater, and put ordinary components that will fit your needs, but that of course is up to you.