HTPC: My E5300 home theater computer

Some years ago I started my own HTPC project and I built my first system.

Recently I upgraded my HTPC sitting in my living room. For the upgrade of the motherboard, cpu, memory, wlan and video card I payed around € 215. I re-used the hard-disk, power supply and the case. I installed Windows 7 as operating system. Windows 7 runs smoother and better after I upgraded the new hardware components.

Asus P5KPL-AM

• Intel® Core™2 Quad Ready
• Intel® 45nm CPU Ready
• FSB 1600(O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz
• Intel® G31/ICH7
• Dual channel DDR2 1066(O.C.)/800/667
• EZ Flash2 & CrashFree BIOS3
• 8 Channel High Definition Audio

Intel® Pentium® Processor for Desktop E5300

• CPU Speed 2.6Ghz 45 nm
• Busspeed 800Mhz
• L2 Cache Size 2MB
• Thermal Design Power 65W

LinkSys WMP54G

• Operates in the 2.4GHz frequency spectrum with throughput of up to 54 Mbps
• Complies with IEEE 802.11g draft standards, and backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b products
• Supports up to 128-bit WEP encryption and WPA security
• 32-bit PCI Interface
• Compatible with Windows 98SE, Millennium, 2000, XP and Windows 7

Asus En9400GT

1Gb Grooving in the Incredible HD Entertainment with Gigantic 1G!

• Gigantic 1G
• VGA, DVI and native HDMI output support
• Pure Video HD Technology
• DirectX10 & Shader Model 4.0

2Gb DDR2 Ram

• 800-D2N5-K2

Samsung HD501LJ 500Gb disk

• Capacity 500 GB
• Interface: SATA 3.0 Gbps- Buffer DRAM Size: 16 MB
• 7200 rpm
• Read/Write 10.6W power consumption

I was satisfied with the result and spending like two hours of upgrading the system. I don't know exactly but my HTPC is now around €750 worth of components.