I decided to whip up this site for a basic eplanation on how to setup a HTPC.  I may go a little more in depth later on but this should get most people started.  That being said this guide only has exact setup instructions for someone with a Nvidia video card and an Audigy sound card.  Others can use this guide for comparison to there own hardwares configuration setup.  Later I might add setup instructions for a few games like Doom 3.

Go to the HTPC setup page for step by step instructions.