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Hello everyone
I have a pretty simple and straight forward question witch i dearly hope someone can help me with. Im about to build a new HTPC, and my main priority is HD video and most of all HD audio bitstreaming like DTS-HD MA and Dolby-TrueHD. What i want to know is what specs am i looking for when i choose motherboard and CPU, to meet these requirements??? What i have been able to find so far is:
CPU: Intel Core i3 2105
Mobo: Intel Desktop Board DH67CF
I want to be able to bitstream the sound, so it goes COMPLETELY untouched to my AVR. HD video playback is pretty much unavoidable these days 
Thanks
I think you'll be fine with that set-up. I'm running a Core i3 2100T an a DH67GD motherboard and while I haven't bothered making sure everything can bitstream audio, the HD works great, and bitstreaming the audio should work if I configure it.
You might find some useful information in this guide: http://www.missingremote.com/guide/bitstreaming-hdmi-hd-audio-formats-yo...
It doesn't have the latest generation of GPUs listed, but they should all be capable of bitstreaming audio.