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IM building a new htpc
Would this board be good for 1080 mkv

BIOSTAR Hi-Fi H61S3 Ver. 7.x LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard , http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...13-138-374

I have
G530
400w psu
8gigs 1600 ram
500 GB 7200 drive
Htpc casecase
It will feed off of a 4tb raid 1 nas
Tia
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intel G530/BIostar th67+/Cx430/2x4gb ripjaws x 1600/N mediapc 1000B case/N media lcd/Asus gt520/60gb adata ssd.os/2tb spinpoint 5400 rpm. Media/Hp dvd rw
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#2
The board has not really much to do with playing 1080p. You need a good cpu/gpu. As far as I read the Intel G530 can play 1080p, I recommend to get a better cpu though.
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#3
TIM running g530 in my other htpc it works great I picked this one up for $30 I want to stay under $200 on this build
Thanks just didn't know about h61
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intel G530/BIostar th67+/Cx430/2x4gb ripjaws x 1600/N mediapc 1000B case/N media lcd/Asus gt520/60gb adata ssd.os/2tb spinpoint 5400 rpm. Media/Hp dvd rw
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