hello again.. so i came up with a shopping list based on this thread and item availability ..
what i want:
- OS is linux (researching on this now.. any inputs are appreciated)
- plays 1080p movies with HD Dolby/DTS (both from mkv's and using the blu-ray drive)
- connect to a receiver (harman kardon avr 1650) via 1 hdmi cable without a loss of audio/video
- connect this to some kind of central storage system where i store all my movies, music, pictures (not sure what to do here yet, any suggestions?)
questions:
- is this set up enough / too much?
- if i were to get a mobo with HDMI, is a GPU needed? which one yields better result?
- would this set up play 1080p with HD Dolby/DTS?
- can this set up plays music without any loss in quality?
- can this play 3D 1080p ?
components:
[CPU] Intel Core i3-2120 Dual-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 ($121.98)
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i3-2120-Dual...004KZDV8E/
[mobo] ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard ($69.99)
http://www.amazon.com/P8H61-M-LE-CSM-R2-...008NA1K0S/
[GPU] GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP ($55.99 - $10 MIR)
http://www.amazon.com/Express-ENGT430-1G...005LJWISW/
[case] SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX Media Center/HTPC Case ML03B ($52.99)
http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Alumin...004GGUAUE/
[PSU] Corsair CX Series CX430 430W ATX12V / EPS12V ($49.99)
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-CX500-Cros...B0092ML0MY
[SSD] Crucial 64 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s ($72.99)
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial%C2%A064-2-...004W2JKWG/
[RAM] Kingston Technology HyperX Blu 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM ($24.99)
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technolog...B003NWWM30
[Bluray] LG Electronics UH12LS29 ($44.99)
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-UH1...007HO548U/
Total is about $494
Any inputs/suggestions are appreciated.. thanks!