new htpc/gaming pc

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hi guys my familys old htpc is on its last legs so my dad is giving me £500 to put a new one together to go in the lounge. the system will be used mostly for streaming movies but it might get a bit of light gaming by my younger brother etc. the case dosnt have to be tiny (no itx
) as it is going behind the tv. it has to be fairly quite with a few fans as it will be in a cramped corner and dont want it over heating. this is what i put together will it be ok?


OcUK ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£107.99
(£89.99)

Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£95.99
(£79.99)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS)
£89.99
(£74.99)

Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BluRay ROM / DVDRW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (Retail)
£59.99
(£49.99)

MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION**
£46.99
(£39.16)

Cooler Master GX 450W '80 Plus' Power Supply
£29.99
(£24.99)

Fractal Design Core 1000 Midi Tower Case - Black
£28.99
(£24.16)

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/4GX)
£19.99
(£16.66)

Akasa AK-FN057 Apache Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM
£9.98
(£8.32)

Scythe Kama PWM 92mm Fan - 4-Pin PWM
£7.99
(£6.66)

Akasa AK-CB002 PWM Fan Splitter Cable
£3.59
(£2.99)

Sub Total : £417.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping :£17.85
VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT :£87.15
Total : £522.90

oh yeh it needs a bluray player as we have a large collection of bluray movies and my dad want to put the bluray player in his room

will the onboard sound be alright to play throught a 7.1 1000w cinema system? or should i buy a sound card to if so what card?
 
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I'd spend a little more and up the PSU to one of the basic Corsair, Antec or BeQuiet ones, as the CM GX series is very poor

If youre wanting to add extra cooling to the case, the rear 92mm will create a better flow than the side 120mm, as the air will be able to flow front to back more easily, i.e. dont bother with the 120mm fan for side
 
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