My final Home Theater PC (HTPC) setup is as following:
| Part | Description | Price |
| Processor | A64 X2 3800+ 65W AM2 2.0G | $140 |
| Motherboard | Abit NF-M2 nView | $90 |
| Ram | 1GX2|CRUCIAL BL2KIT12864AL1005 | $326 |
| Video Card | DVICO HDTVFusion Express | $200 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – OEM (2) | $350 |
| Case | AntecĀ® Solution Series NSK2400 MicroATX Desktop PC Case | $100 |
| DVD+R | LG 18x | $31 |
| OS | Windows Vista Home Premium OEM | $120 |
| MPEG-2 Decoder | Cyberlink DVD | $50 |
| Totals | $1,407 |
I think I saved a bit over a comparable machine from Sony, HP or Niveus.