Here is the grocery list i have so far. With the case I have selected I would still have one bay open to expand to one additional hard drive. My music collection will only take up about 200 GB once it is uncompressed. The goal of this is to be able to play lossless through my HT and be able to control itunes on my 58". I dont care too much about ripping blue rays or any of that jazz but to be able to display pictures and home movies is going to be cool too.
Case + fans + 500w power supply = $70
Asus motherboard = $100
Intel i3 processor = $150
Radeon 6450 video card = $50
4GB crucial ram = $65
(2) 500 GB western digital 7200 RPM HDD's = $115
Plaxtor Blue Ray player = $120
Wireless mouse and keyboard = $25
Total comes in at about 700 dollars give or take.
Does anyone see something I am missing or may regret not including in the future. Thanks for taking a look.
