new build, dual purpose

[drb46]

I'd like to build a new pc that would above all else be fast. Real fast. In addition, I'd like to use it as a combination conventional desktop...using a monitor and htpc/pvr using a large screen LCD or plazma TV. So sometimes, I'd like to use the TV and record and watch directv and sometimes I'd like to use a monitor and use it as a conventional desktop. I'd like to record TV shows, like a tivo, and play them back. So, I'd want to be able to easily switch between TV mode and desktop mode.

I'd also like it to be quiet within reason. I'd like top quality parts.

Can anyone help with a parts list?

[12twelve12]

Uhmm....budget?

[Khalil]

Hard to say without a budget. With computers, speed is very relative to how much money you want to fork out.
For someone who wants to spend under $600 a Pentium Dual Core 2220 or an AMD Athlon 6000 is very very fast indeed. But both those processors are slow if you have $1200 to spend.

[drb46]

Budget $2500 or less

[drb46]

OK here's an attempt at a list of parts, but I'm not at all sure that it's a good list>



Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #:Sonata III 500
Item #:N82E16811129024


ASUS P5Q-EM LGA 775 Intel G45 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #:P5Q-EM
Item #:N82E16813131336


Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7200 - Retail
Model #:BX80571E7200


2- Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2/1GR - Retail
Model #:KVR667D2/1GR
Item #:N82E16820134216


Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:ST3750640AS
Item #:N82E16822148134


Microsoft 69M-00006S Gray&Black USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard & Mouse Mouse Included - OEM
Model #:69M-00006S
Item #:N82E16823109017



2 - ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T - Retail
Model #RW-2014L1T
Item #:N82E16827135156


Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit English 1pk for System Builders DSP OEI DVD - OEM
Model #:66I-02059
Item #:N82E16832116485

Microsoft A9O-00007 WinXP Media Center Infrared Remote Control
Model #:A9O-00007
Item #:N82E16880100851


Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1250 MC - White Box 1187 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail
Model #:1187
Item #:N82E16815116024

Total 828.88

Is the Hauppauge card the best? No video card, using motherboard video is that good?

[Studio2LH]

if your TV recordings are high quality then you want a better card than onboard video. For example, if you want to watch HD or blueray you might need a higher end one.