Hi All,
Currently I am using my friends PC to connect to TV to watch movies with XBMC. I have not done many experiments with setting and stuff as I did not had much time and was watching movies only on week ends. But now i have to return the PC and i was planning to upgrade my old PC to HTPC and the frequency of watching moving also is increased.
couple of years ago i posted a thread and got some idea but did not change my system as i got one from my friend.
My current setup:
Motherboard - ASUS M2NPVM
Processor - AMD Athlon 64X2 3800 2.00GHz
Ram - Dynet DDR2 1 GB
Power Supply - 450 watts
Harddisk - 1TB Seagate
Current HT system:
LG TV 42"
Onkyo HTS 5100
LG DVD Player DV388
Connections needed:
PC to TV - HDMI for video
PC to Onkyo - Optical for HD Audio
What i need to know is:
1. What type of Graphics Card is supported for my mother board which has HDMI and Optical.
2. which Horizontal Micro ATX Cabinet to use (should run cool and quiet)
3. Will add Dynet 2GB DDR2 Ram so total of 3GB of ram will this be enough ?
by adding a good graphics card will it be good HTPC that can play High definition movies ??
Total Budget - 10K - 12K
need your valuable suggestions.
Regards,
Vikram
Currently I am using my friends PC to connect to TV to watch movies with XBMC. I have not done many experiments with setting and stuff as I did not had much time and was watching movies only on week ends. But now i have to return the PC and i was planning to upgrade my old PC to HTPC and the frequency of watching moving also is increased.
couple of years ago i posted a thread and got some idea but did not change my system as i got one from my friend.
My current setup:
Motherboard - ASUS M2NPVM
Processor - AMD Athlon 64X2 3800 2.00GHz
Ram - Dynet DDR2 1 GB
Power Supply - 450 watts
Harddisk - 1TB Seagate
Current HT system:
LG TV 42"
Onkyo HTS 5100
LG DVD Player DV388
Connections needed:
PC to TV - HDMI for video
PC to Onkyo - Optical for HD Audio
What i need to know is:
1. What type of Graphics Card is supported for my mother board which has HDMI and Optical.
2. which Horizontal Micro ATX Cabinet to use (should run cool and quiet)
3. Will add Dynet 2GB DDR2 Ram so total of 3GB of ram will this be enough ?
by adding a good graphics card will it be good HTPC that can play High definition movies ??
Total Budget - 10K - 12K
need your valuable suggestions.
Regards,
Vikram
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