[sonofdan]

I'm looking at building my first HTPC system running xbmc to play HD movies, and I would also like to be able to run emulators like Dolphin and play the odd pc game. I would like to be using Windows 7 in my build. Could you tell me if my build is sufficient or if you have any other recommendations.

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813128451

D Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103921

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231277

HIS H467QR1GH Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814161315

APEVIA Black / Green SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-GN/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811144233

INTERNAL IR RECEIVER WITH MCE REMOTE CONTROL(RC6)
http://www.hd-plex.com/remote.control.html

2.4G iPazzPort Mini Portable Wireless Keyboard Touchpad
http://www.amazon.com/iPazzPort-Portable...673&sr=8-1

Total build cost =$410

I currently own the Ipazzport keyboard and like it. It has a backlight, touchpad (you do have to increase the mouse speed, moves slowly when first installed).

I would like the IR receiver to hook up to my Harmony One and this receiver allows for s5 startup and shutdown.

[poofyhairguy]

Four Things:

1. I can say from experience that GPU is too weak for the Dolphin emulator. I would consider this the minimum on the AMD side:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814131330

Minimum for Nvidia:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814187116

2. Otherwise the hardware looks good EXCEPT

3. If you plan to use a Harmony, don't tempt fate. Get a IR receiver it likes (aka the one in my sig). If not get ready for annoying lag.

4. What SSD are you gonna use for the OS drive?

[sonofdan]

I currently have a 500gb hard drive 7200rpm that I was using plan to get a larger one eventually just not at the time.

The main thing with the IR receiver is I want it to start from a complete shutdown mode.

[poofyhairguy]

The main thing with the IR receiver is I want it to start from a complete shutdown mode.

I say double check the return policy and give it a shot. If it works let us know, if not return it.

[eskro]

The main thing with the IR receiver is I want it to start from a complete shutdown mode.

yeah tell us, i know my Petite Remote that came with my ANTEC case can!!