I have short listed the following build:
MB: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H - 4,500
Processor: Intel Pentium G2020 2.9 Ghz - 3,600
Cabinet: Cooler master K281 or K380 - ~4,000
RAM: Transcend 4 GB 1333MHz - 2,000
HDD: 1 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm - 4,000
SMPS: Corsair CX 420 - 3,200
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX - 5,000
Keyboard/Mouse - Logistech K220 Wireless - 1,200
LG Blu-ray drive - 6,000
Total : 33,500
Is this good or should I make changes?
Also, I may want to play 3D movies from Blu-ray drive. Will the on-board graphics suffice for playing 3d content?
Why would you go for an internal sound card when you have a top of the line AV receiver? If you are using an entry/mid-level AVR, then a pre-pro (sound card) might give better output. But AX-840 has a lot of power and offloading the processing part doesn't make a big difference, I think.
There is a significant difference when you play music because on-board audio is not able produce a very clean sound. So, even though my AVR is top of the line, music from pc will not sound so good without a sound card IMHO. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Can you please elaborate?