I now have two HTPCs properly setup
PC1 (For main HTPC viewing connected to a Samsung 40" LCD)
Processor: E4400 Core 2 Duo Intel
running at 2.7 GHz stock fan, default voltages
Motherboard: MSI P965 NeoF V2
Ram: 2GB DDR2 PC800 Transcend
Video: 512MB DDR3 256bit X1950 Pro GeCube
Storage:
4 pcs 500GB NL.2 Seagate (Nearline Enterprise class) SATA2 Storage: 1 pc 80GB IDE for boot.
Storage: 1 pc LG DVDrw
Power: Antec 500W
Monitor 2: AOC 17" LCD (can be tilted 90 degrees - great for reading online comic books)
OS: Windows XP
Codec: K-lite
Player: Media Player Classic, Power DVD 6
PC2 (For downloads and previews connected to an LG 19" LCD)
Processor: E6300 Core 2 Duo Intel
Motherboard: Asus
Video: ATI X700 128MB
Ram: 1GB DDR2
Storage: 1 pc 250GB SATA Western Digital
Storage: 1 pc 80GB IDE for boot.
Storage: 1 pc Asus DVDrom
Power: Enermax 465W
Monitor: LG 19" LCD widescreen
OS: Windows Vista
Codec: K-lite
Player: Media Player Classic
PC3 (doesn't really count but what the heck)
Notebook: L5800 Asus Pentium4-2.7GHz, 512MB, 40GB Storage, DVD-CDrw, sVideo
OS: Windows XP
Codec: K-lite
Player: Media Player Classic, Power DVD 6
Router: Acer with Firewall
DSL: PLDT 995 (getting 100KBps = 800kbps download)
Mobile Storage: 1pc 80GB Samsung IDE
TOTAL storage: 2530GB == 2.53 TB!!!