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So, here is my HTPC, in all of its expensive glory:

Item	Size	Comments
LIAN LI Black Aluminum PC-C37B	Micro ATX	Media Center / HTPC Case
AMD Athlon X2 4850e CPU	2.5 GHz	2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor
CORSAIR XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5C	4GB	240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H	micro ATX	AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
SeaSonic M12II SS-430GM	430W	ATX12V 2.2 /EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS	640 Gb	7200 RPM SATA 3.0 Gb/s 3.5" internal hard drive
LG DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20	22X
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250		Dual TV Tuner/Encoder 1229 PCI-Express x1 Interface
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 64-bit for System Builders DVD

With all the discounts and mail in rebates, this total system came to approximately $750.00. The most expensive components were the case ($170), the tuner ($113) and Windows ($130). The least expensive was the DVD burner ($25).

I want to take a moment to give a plug to the newegg.com website. A lot of the research for this project was accomplished on this site, reading their through specifications of the products. I might have saved some money by shopping around, but as helpful as their site was, I would have felt guilty going some where else. (You, of course, are encouraged to shop where ever you like.)