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Please let the QC be OK for this monitor...

I'd say the Audio Technica's for FPS gaming. Very precise sound stage

B. Silence

Wonder if we will get a low profile version. My HTPC wouldn't mind some HEVC loving.

So pretty much get the fastest clock ram you can afford or is there a sweet spot for skylake?

I was reading that Windows Update has an even newer version for win10. Can anyone confirm this?

The Gaming 5 and 7 have 2 Nics, one Intel and one Killer.

I've been eyeing the GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Not sure if its your thing/concern but I've always wondered if it can play 10bit h264 files.

Geforce GT640 has been rock solid for me in my HTPC.

Seasonic PSUs are the only power supplies that have consistently performed well for me in all my builds. Whenever I try a different brand, I always end up going back to Seasonic.

Recently just picked up the corsair k70 with brown switches. I love how it feels.

Here's hoping Asus has learned a thing or 2 in QC'ing there monitors.

+1 for the Oppo, if you can afford it ;)

any opinions on the mionix naos 7000?

Are the thumb buttons stiff like some of the reviews say?

If you need strictly headset, the Kingston HyperX Clouds are fantastic. I have the first model and love it. They just came out with the new version that has the virtual surround.

http://uturnaudio.com/

Samsung UNHU8550 is fantastic.

Yamaha, Pioneer, and Denon are good places to start. Figure out a budget and start from there. About Onkyo, personally I've never had issues but I've talked to many people who've had massive issues with there Onkyo receivers.

Apparently they have a super wide sound stage and sound very good for the price.

That onkyo is a good receiver and will go a long way. As for speakers, if you are looking for floorstanding speakers that aren't expensive the Pioneer SP-FS52-LR are very good. They sell them at brick and mortar stores so you can demo them if needed. One thing you may want to check is the...

http://www.universalmediaserver.com/about/ You can turn off transcoding.

Agreed you can skip the GPU. I have the same CPU and mobo in my HTPC using OPENELEC and the i3 is overkill for what I'm using it for.

If you are just using it for playback, an AM3 build would be enough especially on a budget. Either i3 or AM3 builds you will not need the low profile card cause the built in GPUs will handle decoding the video just fine. Only reason I'd consider an i3 build is for decoding h264 10bit files...

SVS or HSU

With those requirements its best to get a receiver and 5.1 speakers. A midrange Pioneer or Yamaha receiver and maybe the Monoprice 5.1 system would suffice.

Definitely check out Schiit. If you can swing it, a Schiit Valhalla are great with Beyerdynamic headphones.

My fiio e17 sounds good with my denon d7000s doesnt have the punch of a full sized amp but still keeps the awesome dynamics that the d7000s have

1. I would go with power efficient drives. With HTPCs you want a quiet drive. 2. I don't have any experience with tuners yet. I'm in the same boat as you. From what I've read, it comes down to which OS you are going to use. Since I'm using OpenELEC I'm limited on tuners I can use. 3. 4gigs...

The case is a Silverstone Steel ML04B and the motherboard I'm using just an old gigabyte p55m-ud4 micro ATX I had sitting in a box.

Had some extra parts laying around so got a slim case and ssd. i7 750, 4gigs RAM, GT640, and 64gig SSD running OpenELEC. I'm using my iPAD as the remote.

Brighthouse pay for 60/5mbps get about 68/5.8mbps

Hugs his S60. Please dont die anytime soon.

Does BF4 really need more then 8gigs of RAM? http://www.hardwarepal.com/battlefield-4-cpu-gpu-benchmarks/13/ Seems like beta wonkiness to me.

ODST Helmets would make more sense.

Just got mine from Amazon (must be new stock). Colors are very nice coming from a U2410. My backlight bleed is very minimal and no stuck or dead pixels. My eyes have to adjust to the AG coating. They aren't use to seeing a smooth picture that isn't "dirty". I'm trying to pick the right trace...

Amazon has them in stock again.

The next logical step http://www.astrogaming.com/a50-wireless-system

You can give Zoom Player a try.