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I'm debating about building an htpc because I will be moving into a new apartment next year and most likely will not have cable. I am in college right now and I don't have a huge budget to be spending on this potential build. I would like to have my movie, music, and photo collection on the htpc and it will be connected directly to the tv, preferably through HDMI. I have been looking at some components to accomplish this, but I don't know if I am missing anything or if this will even work. Here is what I have come up with so far:
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240 Dual Core 2.8 GHz
Sound and Graphics are integrated into the motherboard so I'm postponing buying these if possible.
Memory: Not sure of the brand yet but I think I would like 2 Gigs of DDR2 800MHz
Harddrives: 1st - WD Caviar Blue 320GB (OS, Music, Photos, and probably a few movies)
2nd - WD Caviar Green 1TB (Movies)
Case - Antec Two Hundred (not going for style here just for it to function)
Power Supply - Corsair or OCZ 400 Watts
Blu Ray rom - Lite-On IHOS104
I have another DVD burner at my house that I will use for burning CDs or DVDs when needed
I am going to get Windows 7 through the school and use Media Center for everything (I can get it through my school for a discount).
Is this set up enough to rip and play blu ray's? Is this going to be enough HDD space for 50 - 70 DVDs, about 25 Blu Rays, and probably only 150 GBs for music and photos? Also I don't mind using a wireless keyboard and mouse for this since I already have one. I priced all of this (minus the OS and Shipping and any other software needed) on tigerdirect for about 450 - 500 if my math is right. By the way I would love to keep this under $500 if possible. Any help is greatly appreciated and I apologize in advance if these are newb questions.
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240 Dual Core 2.8 GHz
Sound and Graphics are integrated into the motherboard so I'm postponing buying these if possible.
Memory: Not sure of the brand yet but I think I would like 2 Gigs of DDR2 800MHz
Harddrives: 1st - WD Caviar Blue 320GB (OS, Music, Photos, and probably a few movies)
2nd - WD Caviar Green 1TB (Movies)
Case - Antec Two Hundred (not going for style here just for it to function)
Power Supply - Corsair or OCZ 400 Watts
Blu Ray rom - Lite-On IHOS104
I have another DVD burner at my house that I will use for burning CDs or DVDs when needed
I am going to get Windows 7 through the school and use Media Center for everything (I can get it through my school for a discount).
Is this set up enough to rip and play blu ray's? Is this going to be enough HDD space for 50 - 70 DVDs, about 25 Blu Rays, and probably only 150 GBs for music and photos? Also I don't mind using a wireless keyboard and mouse for this since I already have one. I priced all of this (minus the OS and Shipping and any other software needed) on tigerdirect for about 450 - 500 if my math is right. By the way I would love to keep this under $500 if possible. Any help is greatly appreciated and I apologize in advance if these are newb questions.