Computer to Watch 1080p MKVs

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  1. chrome38

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    Hi im just wondering what speed CPU, graphics card, and how much ram i would need to watch 1080p MKV movies. Also something with HDMI out would be ideal as im gonna hook it up to my HDTV. And i dont really want to spend more than $500 so if this is at all possible let me know. Im willing to either build my own or buy one prebuilt if i can find it

    Thanks in advance for any help
     
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    mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128090
    cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103194
    ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034
    case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129034
    dvd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151153
    hdd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

    is this computer only for watching movies or do you want to use it as a tivo? if you wanted to do that you would need to add a tv tuner. also how much hard drive space do you need? the motherboard i listed has built in hdmi and a video card. it will be capable of playing 1080p movies with a dual core cpu. the case i listed should look good next to a tv and it has a nice psu included. it is an antec earthwatts with an 80% efficiency.
     
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    so the mobo has a built in graphix card but if i wanted to upgrade down the road is that still a possibility? i pretty much just want to watch any high def movies (possibily bluray down the road) with no problem. i also saw this CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103234 for only about $20 more because it bundles with the mobo. would all that be compatible with each other?

    thanks for the help i really appreciate it
     
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    you would still be able to upgrade to a bigger graphics card in the future, and if you used an ati card you could use hybrid crossfire and use the power of the integrated gpu. the cpu you listed would be compatible but you can easily overclock the one i listed to the same speed.
     
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    but then i could overclock the 5600+ to even more lol j/k i dont really know much about overclocking anyways, i just want to make sure it will last and wont burn out after a month. thanks man i really appreciate your help

    EDIT if i came into some extra money would a phenom work with that mobo?
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103251
     
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