I would advocate putting the most money into the hard drive space and video card(s). Then allocate money for the processor and memory. And get a case that's going to be expandable enough to add additional drives as they come.
Expecting to get 10+ years out of a computer is a little, well, optimistic. I'd shoot more for a time horizon of 4 years, and invest at most $2000 rather than $3-4K. Things are rapidly changing for both computers and home theater, and so naturally their integration is still a rapidly moving target.
Just my 2 cents.
Michael
Expecting to get 10+ years out of a computer is a little, well, optimistic. I'd shoot more for a time horizon of 4 years, and invest at most $2000 rather than $3-4K. Things are rapidly changing for both computers and home theater, and so naturally their integration is still a rapidly moving target.
Just my 2 cents.
Michael