htpc advice

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Hi all,
I'm after a new htpc - I currently own an acer revo 3600.

I was thinking of three different options,

#1
Asrock e350 zacate
4gb ddr3 kingston value ram
30gb kingston ssd
mini itx case (what would be a good option? Antec isk-150?)
possibly ati 6450/ nvidia gt430
asus xonar dg

#2
intel e2140 (already own)
asrock g41m mobo
4gb ddr3 kingston value ram
30gb kingston ssd
microatx case (what would be a good option?)
ati 6450/ nvidia gt430
asus xonar dg

#3
amd llano 3650
llano mobo probably asrock
4gb ddr3 kingston value ram
30gb kingston ssd
microatx case

my requirements are:
1080p playback
3d 1080p playback
ability to handle 40-50gb blu ray files
xbmc (windows or linux)
low power consumption

Thanks.
 
Yeah, it can't cope with 50gb blu-ray files. It's a nice little machine, my initial reason for changing was that I wanted optical out, but then it turned into I may as well changed completely for better performance.
 
my only issue is, with mini-itx I can't use the xonar dg soundcard due to it not having pci slots available?

are there any micro atx cases you could recommend?

Needs to have dimensions of not over 36-37cm depth/ length
 
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