Critique my build 1/21/12

[brbdc]

I’ve only spent about a week looking at hardware and parts for an HTPC but I was wondering if someone would critique my build. This is for a win7 64 os with mediabrowser or xmbc interface.

I want to output 1080p video directly to the tv and 5.1 sound to a receiver.

 

Sandy Bridge i3-2105 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051YS85O/

Gigabyte GA-z68MA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128495

G.Skill 4GB (2x2gb) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

Antech 380W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033

Lite-On BluRay and DVD player http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106325

MicroATX with BlueRay slot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163166&cm_re=silverstone_micro_atx-_-11-163-166-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4169658&SID=6b8q0n3io2dz

Rii Touch http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I4SSCQ/

2gig WD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245

win7 64 bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

 

My questions are will this support hdcp from the bluRay to the TV? Will this be strong enough to run without stutter?

Does anyone recommend chanegs to components especially input devices?

[Aaron Ledger]

Yes. The system will definitely be powerful enough to fulfill your requirements. If that’s all you will be doing, you could even step down to a SNB Pentium to save a few bucks.

You will probably get a variety of opinions on input devices because there are different needs and use cases that everyone has as well as personal preference. There’s no one single “right” input device.

[babgvant]

Will the hard drive be used just for storing movies to playback on this HTPC? If not (recording TV or multiple clients), I’d probably swap it out for a 7200RPM drive with more cache.

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