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Is this enough for 720p - virgahyatt - 2010-09-15
Looking at picking up an older computer for cheap. Just want to make sure it's enough for XBMC. Just need 720p. Here are the basic specs:
Pentium 4 Processor 2.8 GHz with HT
RAM 1024 MB or 1 GB ddr2
- ghostelement - 2010-09-15
Any idea what the graphics card is? onboard?
- virgahyatt - 2010-09-15
yeah some onboard intel something. I will probably pick up a cheap pci card for it. Just need VGA anyhow.
- PatrickVogeli - 2010-09-15
how much can you spend??
- Geeba - 2010-09-15
Does it have a PCI-E interface? if so a £30 nVidia GT210 will play everything......
- virgahyatt - 2010-09-15
No, it just has a PCI-E x1 and PCI. So not so sure about it now.
- Geeba - 2010-09-15
virgahyatt Wrote:No, it just has a PCI-E x1 and PCI. So not so sure about it now.
Hmmm I'm sure I read somewhere you can buy an ION GPU on a PCI-E x1 card... I'll have another look....
- dan1son - 2010-09-15
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500164&cm_re=ion_card-_-14-500-164-_-Product
There's also a couple of PCI bus 8400 based cards that should support whatever you need too.
- bigdog66 - 2010-09-15
I was going to turn my P-4 2.8 PC into an XBMC box ....this is the card I was going to use
It should run fine and It should do 1080P but I just chose to do something else
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500164
- osli - 2010-09-15
Isn't the Broadcomm crystal HD card PCIe x1? XBMC supports that card... wonder if that is an option in combination with onboard intel craphics?
- Geeba - 2010-09-15
That card is fine - I had that exact one in P4 machine and 1080 was no problem with a Live install.. that was before DXVA for windows was running so you should be good across all platforms now...
- virgahyatt - 2010-09-16
Cool thanks guys. Getting the rig for $75 with win xp. So hopefully will work for a really cheap htpc for the guest bedroom
- poofyhairguy - 2010-09-16
Perfect timing, as the XBMC Live Dharma Beta 2 will hit the servers soon I think....