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3.1 or 2.1 Home Theater setup for desktop

So I am trying to setup my own hifi 3.1 setup (left,right,center,sub) and I was wondering how I should go about this. I have been trying to absorb as much knowledge as I can in doing this endeavor on my own, but I am left with so many questions and I would love to hear from others on their recommendations.

Now for the build I am running off a near $1000 budget and wouldn't mind it being cheaper than $500, but can work up to $1000. From what I have been reading, I think I would like to incorporate a tube amp instead of SS if possible, but it's not a requirement. I want the center speakers and the left and right speakers to hopefully not be too big as it needs to fit on a standard sized desk. Not that it needs to be stated, but high quality listening experience when at the desk is what I am aiming for. It'd be for everything (Music/TV/Gaming/Youtube Videos) I would love to hear everyone's suggestions.  
Also the center channel can be optional if that helps.
thatcdac

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thatcdac OP
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I should mention that it's meant to be on a desktop, but the speakers don't need to be desktop speakers, rather I expected to go the way of bookshelf speakers. I just want that sub for good low end sound, also I know a decent amount of setups tend to use the sub as a sort of crossover/filter (still not sure on the correct terminology) as it picks what freq's stay and which go out to the left and right channels.
thatcdac OP
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If you really want a center channel, probably the easiest way to do this is get one of the higher end multi-channel sound cards, such as one of these:

I'd prefer to avoid any internal components on my computer as their very well might be issues with space/open slots as well as compatibility with Linux as I go between using linux and windows.
thatcdac OP
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To add to this. Seeing as 1000 isn't necessarily enough to build a whole system. Any recommendations on a start to building a whole high-end system. Maybe like a DAC, amp, and two bookshelf speakers with a path to get a sub later or DAC w/ amp and speakers with a path to later get a better amp and sub? This is all new to me, got a lot to learn so any help is appreciated.
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