Need help on a simple itx build for blu ray back up and dvr capability

ADiPace12

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Hey everyone! Im a newbie when it comes to tech so if im asking stupid questions please bear with me.

My dad was asking me if something like this was possible so i started to part out a machine that would be able to do what he wanted and hook up to the tv.
We have a ton of blu-rays and want to back them up to a pc as well as have the capability to move blu-rays onto our tablet for traveling purposes. We also want to turn it into a personal DVR because our current DVR sucks.

Heres the build so far:
1. Cooler Master Elite 130 - Mini-ITX Computer Case with Mesh Front Panel and Water Cooling Support

2. ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard

3. CORSAIR CXM series CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

4. AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz (4.4GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AMD Radeon HD 8670D

5. G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

6. Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, Blue - OEM

7. LG Black Blu-ray Burner SATA WH16NS40 - OEM

My first question is will the processor i chose be able to handle reading and writing blu rays well?

My second question is will the processor's on board graphics be able to play movies in HD blu ray format on our tv and support a video capture card without an actual graphics card?

My third question is does anyone know of a reasonable 1080p video capture card I should purchase for this?
 
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Most any CPU should do fine with blu-ray playback and the integrated graphics are enough to have smooth playback. You might want to check on CPU benchmarks for ripping Blu-Ray, I have a hunch Intel might be the better option here.

One thing to note, you need a retail Blu-Ray writer because those versions come with the necessary software to actually play Blu-Rays.

I went for a low power Intel build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.49 @ Staples)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x...

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Most any CPU should do fine with blu-ray playback and the integrated graphics are enough to have smooth playback. You might want to check on CPU benchmarks for ripping Blu-Ray, I have a hunch Intel might be the better option here.

One thing to note, you need a retail Blu-Ray writer because those versions come with the necessary software to actually play Blu-Rays.

I went for a low power Intel build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.49 @ Staples)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.97 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.17 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone ML04B HTPC Case ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($47.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($82.79 @ NCIX US)
Total: $719.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-03 07:42 EST-0500)

This gives you 4 threads for ripping, at a third of the TDP. A bigger storage drive because Blu-Rays will fill that 1TB drive up in no time. I also added an SSD for your OS and apps, this will greatly increase your performance and in my opinion is a must in computers these days.

For a capture card, this is the kind of thing you need: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100049

However it only does 1080i, you may need to hunt around for something that can do 1080P.
 
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