http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200608.ars/3


Motherboard
    Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP
            or is there a cheaper one that fits my needs?

CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6400

RAM
    4x 1GB 1.8v DDR2-533

Case
    SilverStone LC17 (HTPC)
        + a 24-pin ATX v2.0 PSU

                god it's tall   http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/SilverstoneLC17HTPCCaseReview-jmke-9195.jpg

    Antec SLK3800B  (tower)

    iStarUSA Nitro Ax S-10000B    sort of a subdued full tower (though not really)

PSU
    FSP Group AX400-PN    ?  Looks quiet...
       
        make sure the PSU fits in the LC17


Cooling bits
    - need one or two fans for the front of the LC17


Video card
    eVGA GeForce 7600GT         $130
            could potentially get an X300SE, but the performance is really rather pretty low

    (BUY A DECENT DX10+HDCP card when they come out)

HDD
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010150014+103530105+1035507776+1035915133+1035407760&Subcategory=14&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=110

    I *could* use my current drive, but I really don't want to set things up twice...
            (my existing hard drives are pretty small...   80gb for windows and another 120gb for linux)