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Buyers Guide: Home Theater PC Configuration

Home theater PCs really run the gamut. Some of them double as gaming rigs. Others boast tons of storage for archiving media. Others exist solely for watching and recording television programs. This quarter's selection is a jack-of-all-trades. Only packing a dual-core Pentium processor and Radeon HD 7750 graphics card, this rig won't be playing any brand-new AAA titles, but casual gaming should not be a problem. It includes a ton of storage and a dual-tuner TV capture card to fill it up. Fortunately, the Radeon HD 7750 is quite capable at media playback, and the fact that this setup includes a Blu-ray burner makes it equally attractive for watching and backing-up movies. Congratulations to forum member hapkido for having his recommended build picked by the Tom's Hardware community this quarter!

Updates
  • March 14, 2013 : Updated to reflect the Q1 2013 BestConfigs Poll - Congratulations hapkido!
  • August 18, 2011 : Updated to reflect the Q3 2011 BestConfigs Poll - Congratulations sadams04!