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Budget media center computer

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-Phaeton-

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So, I've been working on nailing down the parts for a new media center / gaming computer for a while. I'm trying to keep the price for the CPU, motherboard, memory, psu, graphics card, and hard drive around 600. I plan on mostly recording OTA HD (already have the card), and playing some games on a 1366x768 resolution TV. With all that in mind here are the components that I'm thinking about getting. A few questions: Although the 8600 GTS is a little underpowered, is there a better alternative for a quiet media center card? Is there anywhere than I save a little bit of money with special deals, or are any of my components weak for a media center / gaming PC? Thanks in advance for any advice.

AMD X2 4000+ Brisbane
124.98 - Includes motherboard, combo deal​
Biostar Tforce T7025 M2 Motherboard
Part of combo deal​
Wintec AMPX DDR2 800 Memory - 2x1GB Sticks
89.99​
MSI GeForce 8600GTS - silent fanless
164.99​
Samsung Spin Point 500 GB Hard Drive
109.99​
Thermaltake TR2 430 Watt PSU
39.99​

TOTAL
529.94​
 
Onboard video card can handle 720p without any problems, plus it is native hdmi. So there is no need for a video card. If you are gaming get 8800GTS. XCLIO or Ultra 500 watt powersupply is suggested, thermaltake 430 watt is bit weak. And Sapphire 650 pro tv tuner.
 
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