Top of the line computer

[krzieg]

So I'm tired of using my laptop to surf the net & download stuff; plus I want to set up an entertainment room. I bought a 52' inch LCD tv last year and use it to watch dvds and play xbox360. I wanna mimic my friends set up and he's basically got the same thing....smaller tv, xbox360, phat sound system and a desktop hooked up.

I wanna purchase a desktop, on which i was download Blu-ray movies and watch them directly on my lcd. and burn copy or rip dvds. plus i can use it for gaming as well (the computer that is)


so the desktop im looking at is gonna set me back about $1500 plus tax.....

and its specifics are:............
[Am i over doing it for just a media center??? do i need all these components??? I'm not too keen on computers...someone help me out .......let me know where i can cut cost....i dont wana spend that much loot on a computer.    Blu-ray player with the desktop is a must....i shoulda bought ps3 instead of xbox360 but w/e my desktop can have the blu-ray.] please help

    Brand    HP
    Series    Pavilion Elite
    Model    E9180F(NP267AA#ABA)
    Recommended Usage    Media Center / HTPC
    Processor    Intel Core i7 920(2.66GHz)
    Processor Main Features    64 bit Quad-Core Processor
    Memory    9GB DDR3 1066
    Hard Drive    1TB 7200RPM SATA
    Optical Drive 1    Blu-ray Disc player
    Optical Drive 2    SuperMulti DVD Burner
    Graphics    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 graphics card with 1GB GDDR3 dedicated graphics memory
    Audio    Sound card - Integrated
    Ethernet    10/100/1000 Base-T network interface
    Wireless Card    Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n
    Keyboard    HP USB keyboard
    Mouse    HP USB optical mouse
    Operating System    Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
    Motherboard
    Chipset    Intel X58
    CPU
    CPU Type    Intel Core i7
    Installed Qty    1
    CPU Speed    920(2.66GHz)
    L2 Cache Per CPU    4 x 256KB
    L3 Cache Per CPU    8MB
    CPU Socket Type    LGA 1366
    CPU Main Features    64 bit Quad-Core Processor
    Graphics
    GPU/VPU Type    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
    Graphics Interface    PCI Express x16
    Memory
    Memory Capacity    9GB DDR3
    Memory Speed    DDR3 1066
    Form Factor    DIMM 240-pin
    Memory Spec    2GB x 3 & 1GB x 3
    Memory Slots (Available/Total)    0/6
    Maximum Memory Supported    24GB
    Hard Drive
    HDD Capacity    1TB
    HDD Interface    SATA
    HDD RPM    7200rpm
    Optical Drive
    Optical Drive Type    BD-ROM
    Optical Drive Spec    Blu-ray player Read: 4x max BD-ROM, 8x max DVD-ROM, 32x max CD-ROM
    Optical Drive 2
    Optical Drive 2 Type    DVD Super Multi
    Optical Drive 2 Spec    SuperMulti DVD Burner Write: 16x max DVD±R, 12x max DVD±R DL, 8x max DVD+RW, 6x max DVD-RW, 12x max DVD-RAM, 40x max CD-R, 32x max CD-RW
    Read: 16x max DVD-ROM, 40x CD-ROM
    Audio
    Audio Chipset    Integrated
    Communications
    LAN Chipset    Integrated
    LAN Speed    10/100/1000Mbps
    WLAN    802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN
    Front Panel Ports
    Front IEEE 1394    1
    Front Audio Ports    2
    Card Reader    Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader: supports SmartMedia, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, IBM Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+
    Back Panel Ports
    Video Ports    2 DVI
    Rear USB    4
    Rear IEEE 1394    1
    eSATA    2
    RJ45    1 port
    Rear Audio Ports    6 ports
    S/P DIF    Optical S/PDIF output
    Expansion
    PCI Slots (Available/Total)    (1/1) PCI Express x4
    (0/1) PCI Express x1
    (1/2) PCI Express x16
    Mouse
    Mouse Type    USB Mouse
    Keyboard
    Keyboard Type    USB Keyboard
    Physical Spec
    Dimensions    16.85" x 15.79" x 7.05"
    Weight    13 lbs.
    Manufacturer Warranty
    Parts    1 year limited
    Labor    1 year limited