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Advice on getting PC running XBMC - digiboy - 2010-12-06 Hi, I have an old Tranquil T2 mini-itx based media PC that has had a dead PSU for a couple of years or so. Decided to try today to resurect it and make an XBMC PC - my main objective is to replace my old XBOX with this PC to allow me to have improved VGA quality rather than the composite from the XBOX but also to have SKYPE on my TV. I plugged in a strandard 300w ATX PSU and it all powered up OK Tried the LIVE XBMC CD but hardware not supported Tried a WIN7 install with XBMC but get the white screen on video playback with the latest build. Looked through the forums and it looks like the intel 845 integrated graphics isn't up to the job. So decided to add a PCI card and replace the power supply however I'm concerned that the DC-DC power supplies won't be able to cope with the power requirements. The spec is as follows... SYSTEM BOARD : LV-675 CPU: P4M 2.0Ghz MEMORY : 1x stick 1Gb RAM DVD - UJ845B HDD – Samsung SP4514N It will also need to power the following USB devices MS Webcam Linksys Skype phone receiver Microsoft Media Centre Receiver The Power solution that fits my system is as follows... picoPSU-120 12V DC-DC ATX power supply 110W 12v Adapter I ordered this power supply but then looked into a graphics card 8400GS It then began to concern me that the power supply wouldn't be able to handle the extra power for the card... So I have now cancelled this order... Can anyone advise if this power supply will work with this extra demand of the graphics card? If not any advice on the following. 1) A solution for the integrated graphics that will run XBMC with an OS that I can also run Skype (I tried an old build XBMC wouldn't run) cost- replace PSU (around £130) benefit - tidy system 2) I just buy a standard 300W 20 pin ATX power supply and hang this off the back and add a PCI graphics card cost- standard PSU & PCI graphics (around £60) benefit - cheaper drawback - Untidy PSU hanging out the back of PC 3) I bin the lot and buy a (must be QUIET! and ) PC - any suggestions? benefit - it'll just work! drawback - cost Any advice really appreciated. Thanks Lawrence. - digiboy - 2010-12-06 Update - the TV I have is a Sony KDL46W2000 which needs 1360 x 768 60Hz D-Sub input..... digiboy Wrote:Hi, - CrystalP - 2010-12-06 You may not need a discrete graphics card if the CPU is strong enough (ofc depends on what you're trying to play). Get the Dharma rc2, it fixes the white screen and has a 'software renderer' option that you should try if your GPU doesn't have enough shader power. - digiboy - 2010-12-06 CrystalP Wrote:You may not need a discrete graphics card if the CPU is strong enough (ofc depends on what you're trying to play). Thanks for reply... I just tried that and failed.... ;-( see other thread... - CrystalP - 2010-12-07 The log in the other thread is not a debug log and doesn't contain much. If jmarshall's suggestion doesn't work, you'll need to upload a debug log on pastebin.com and post a link. |