Building an HTPC has long been a challenge I wanted to tackle. I wanted a system that would be able to watch/record cable, play Blu-rays and also play some games. My build:
Intel Core Duo CPU
ASUS P5Q-E
4 Gb DDR2-800
EVGA Gtx 260 Core 216
LG GBW-H20L BD-R
Enermax 625W
1 Tb Samsung Spinpoint F1...
anti-virus
audio issues
black screen
blu-ray
cpu
driver problems
driver sweeper
drivers
gaming
home theater
htpc
nvidia drivers
pvr-150
reclock
samsung tv
system restore
upgrade
windows 7
windows vista