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This will be my first HTPC build and I want to run XBMC Aeon Nox on the OpenElec OS on it.
So its pure mediacenter.
I have a 2.6Ghz P4 CPU here at home so I would like to use that one.
So it would something like this:
S478 mobo with pci-e
P4 2.6Ghz
HD 6450
1 or 2 GB RAM
Will this be enough to handle 1080p playback and perhaps full bluray rips?
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phil65
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P4 and a HD6450... did they have pci-express back then?
i´d suggest to replace the cpu with something newer. less noise, less power consumption. p4s are awful in that aspect.
doesn´t need to be an i5/i7, a core 2 duo or perhaps an i3 would be more than enough for your needs.
and my vote goes to an nvidia GT520/420 too. absolutely enough for everything.
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2012-03-18, 19:38
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-18, 21:21 by Tycho91.)
So an E6300 with a GT 520/420 would be a lot better?
A GT 520 costs quite a lot more and I'll have to buy a new cpu too
Isnt there another OS that I can use so I'll be able to use a 6450?
Or is the audio output the only problem with a 6450?
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Sadly I'm from Europe, so I can't order anything from newegg.
I can get a passive 6450 in Belgium for 29euro, but the cheapest passive GT 520 costs 47 euro
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eskro
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keep Nvidia GPU if u plan on using OpenELEC version of XBMC
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Wel, I found a new one second handed (used for testing if a pc still worked) and I'll be able to buy it for 20-25euro.
How does the GT 520 handle 1080p playback or even full bluray rips?
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So an E6300 + GT 520 is enough to use OpenElec, use XBMC with every Skin fluidly, and play 1080P
