I am thinking of updating an XP small form factor PC for strictly music. Like David, I would like to know what would be the best way to go. I'm going Windows 7 for the OS. I have J River already on my Laptop. I'll go with as much RAM as I can fit in there and I expect I will be able to install a TB of storage without much ado. But what about perhaps a SPDIF output? Is there such a thing?
What else would you install if you could do build your own for this purpose?