Here is a list to help you or I hope it helps. I don't think the Opteron is listed though.
CPU (Processor)
System Memory (RAM)
1 GB is ok but
2+ gigs is recommended
By RAM we mean to be able to use DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) at the very minimum.
How do I know my optical drive is compatible for Blu-Ray?
Below is a small set of drives that continues to grow. More drives will hit the market soon enough
BenQ BW1000
LG GBW-H10N
Sony BWU-100A
Panasonic SW-5582
Samsung SH-BO22
Lite-On LX-2B1S
Plextor BD writer PXB900a
Pioneer BDR-202
Pioneer BDC-S02
What graphics card do I need to play Blu-ray Disc titles on my computer?
It is recommended that you have one of the graphics cards with the following graphics processor unit (GPU) installed on your computer in order to play Blu-ray Disc:
- Intel 965G, G33 graphics
- nVidia (minumum requirements): GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2, GeForce 8400 series,
- nVidia (recommended requirements) : GeForce 8500 series, GeForce 8600 series, GeForce 8800 series
- ATI (minumum requirements): ATI Radeon X1600 series, X1800 series,
X1900 series
- ATI (recommended requirements): ATI Radeon HD 2400, 2600, 2900,
3400, 3600, 3800 series
Also if you want true HD quality you'll need a card and a monitor capable to, so I have provided a pic of a card that contains the HDMI connection on it as a example and you'll need a following monitor to be able to use that connection too without degrading to a no HDCP monitor. Notice the word HDMI This is what you want. Also a card and Monitor must be able to put out a 1920×1080 pixels or higher, this is a 1080p quality picture as well as long as you use a HDMI connection or a DVI connection
( no VGA's as VGA's are analog ).
I highly suggest to stay completely away from integrated graphics!
Video Card
Monitor connection Notice the HDMI again
Graphic Card Memory:
We recommend having at least 256 MB of video memory to ensure the smooth playback of Blu-ray Disc titles 512 or above of course is better.
Video RAM
256 MB graphics card memory or above
Note: If you want to use digital output during Blu-ray Disc playback
(through DVI or HDMI connection), make sure the graphics card is HDCP
(High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compatible. If your graphics card is not HDCP-compliant but with a DVI connector, you can use a DVI-to-VGA converter (or cable) to output the video in analog format. To determine whether your graphics card is HDCP-compliant, please visit the hardware manufacturer's Web site.
Display Devices
- HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compliant display (DVI, HDMI connections) for digital output
- TV (composite, component, S-Video) or computer monitor (VGA) for analog output
Sound Card
(minumum requirements) A high-quality 5.1 surround, on board sound may pull more resources from the CPU and RAM compared to the PCI connection sounds cards.
(recommended requirements) A high-quality 7.1 surround optical out would be best.
To get the best out of the sound on Blu-Ray you'll want and optical out connection, coaxial may work but not sure. The better the card the better the TrueHD sound.
Operating Systems
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed or Vista
Software to play on the PC
PowerDVD BD version. Note: An easy way to determine whether your version of PowerDVD supports Blu-ray Disc is to look for the Blu-ray Disc logo on the main screen of PowerDVD. If you don't see either of those logos, it is likely your version of PowerDVD doesn't support Blu-ray Disc title playback.
CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra Purchase.
Or
ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre™
ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre™ (VidaBox edition) [SOFT-ARCSOFT-HDBD] : $99.99 : Media Center & Home Theater PC / HTPC Systems - VidaBox - Home Entertainment Made Simple
Side Notes
Even though the minimum specs can play back there can or will be playback issues.
With XP there isn't much to really offer in assistance to add more to it as the more installed applications require that you use more RAM etc.... Same applies with Blu-Ray DVD's too. So XP users need two things
1) More RAM around 4 gigs and
2) the UDF File System which I have no idea where to get that.
With Vista this means that you will need more RAM. If you bought a PC with vista installed most likely there isn't enough RAM there just enough to run the OS alone. This is normal for PC manufacturers.