[AmitUK1978]

Right,

I have changed my order to

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3 Classic, PC3-10666 (1333), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, 1.50V

PSU, Be Quiet BN134, 82% Eff', 80 PLUS, Quiet Fan, mATX v3.2, SFX power

Shuriken BIG 120mm fan Low Profile 3 Heat Pipe HTPC Ready S754/939/AM2/AM2+/AM3/1366/1156/7

Sony AD-7690H Slot 8xDVD±R, 6xDVD+DL, 6xDVD-DL, DVD+RW x8, -RWx6, x5 RAM, Notebook, SATA, black

Intel Core i3 2120, S1155, Sdy Bridge, 3.3GHz, 5GT/s, HD2000 IGP 850Mhz, 3MB Cache, Core R 33x, 65W, Retail

Asus P8H61-M PRO, Intel H61, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, PCIe 2.0 (x16), VGA On Board, Micro ATX -Changed mobo to eskros recommendation

64GB Crucial RealSSD M4, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s, MLC-Flash, Read 500MB/s, Write 95MB/s *New Version* -Changed ssd to driver 944recommendation

dropped gfx in favour of on board gfx

Any comments before I order?

[AmitUK1978]

Build looks good. I would recommend throwing in a Blu-ray player instead of the DVDR so you have the flexibility of playing both DVDs and Blu-ray discs for a few bucks more only. -
Samsung SH B123L - http://www.ebuyer.com/242243-samsung-sh-...b123l-bsbp

I only have space for a slot loader and dont own any br discs so not worried about that.

I can add it later if I really need it

[Kirky99]

dropped gfx in favour of on board gfx

I don't keep up with Intel, but I think there's a problem with the onboard graphics. Someone else will jump in with specifics I'm sure.

[Jetster]

Here is some bench marks on Intel's i3 i5 i7 integrated graphics

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-s...-tested/11

[AmitUK1978]

This machine wont be used for gaming, purely media playback.

The only reason I would want a standalone GFX card is if there were 1080p mkv playback issues with the onboard gfx, or I would be missing functionality such as bitstreaming of audio

[Kirky99]

This machine wont be used for gaming, purely media playback.

The only reason I would want a standalone GFX card is if there were 1080p mkv playback issues with the onboard gfx, or I would be missing functionality such as bitstreaming of audio

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1264277

Again, I don't keep up with Intel, I haven't a clue as to the status of this, but I don't think it's been addressed (or if it can be).

Pretty much everything in my movie library would be impacted by this though.

[AmitUK1978]

I think with the 24fps issue, I will just suck it and see.

If it bothers me, I will add another gfx card later

[Jetster]

All I can say is I'm running a i3 and the Blue Ray play is stunning. Not an issue here

[wsume99]

Same here, I just replaced my e-350 with a Pentium G620 and I don't have any issues playing 1080p mkvs. I had the same thought as AmitUK1978 - I'll just give it a try and if I notice anything then I'll get a gfx card. I don't understand why more people don't come to this same conclusion instead of being scared away by people on this forum.

Note - you'll need to use a nightly build if you want to use dxva acceleration with Sandy Bridge graphics.