Just put together my first HTPC... Here's the specs...
1 x Raidmax RS-500, 500W ATX PSU, Black
1 x Silverstone SST-LC17 ATX Home Theatre Case, Black
1 x LG Electronics GGC-H20L Blu-ray drive, BD 6R/DVD 16R/16W/8RW, Internal, SATA, Black, LightScribe, HD
1 x Kingston HyperX KHX8500D2K2/2G, 2x1GB, DIMM, DDR2-1066
1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 GHz, 1333MHz FSB, Socket 775, Retail pack with fan
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS Hard Disk Drive, 1000GB, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, SATA-2
1 x Asus P5QL-EM Motherboard, Socket 775, 1333MHz FSB, 4xDIMM DDR2, PCIe-16, 1xPCI, 2xPCIe-1, 12xUSB2, Firewire, Audio, Video, 1xATA, 7xSATA, BTX
No cards or anything at this stage. Mainly will be used for Internet, BluRay movies and as a NAS storage device.
Just installing Windows 7 RC now... will be the first time playing with a non xp OS.