2011-11-03, 04:52
HI All,
I have an older (few years old now) that i want to build into a cheap HTPC.
It is a eMachines EL1600 with an Atom 230 processor, 1Gb Ram. I have an SSD i can use for the HD rather than the mechanical one in there.
I went out and got a GT210 graphics card for it not realising it only had a PCI slot in it. Its been a while and now cant return the graphics card so am after a replacement.
I plan on using XBMC live or OpenElec on it
I have done a little bit of research on it and still not to sure on choosing hardware. Can anyone tell me if either of these two cards are fine for use.
I guess this machine will fit into group 3. I have a few BD rippped to my server but my receiver wont decode DTS audio. Or am i wasting my time with this PC to start with?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814133364
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-8400GS-8400-...136wt_1185
Thanks in advance for ya help
I have an older (few years old now) that i want to build into a cheap HTPC.
It is a eMachines EL1600 with an Atom 230 processor, 1Gb Ram. I have an SSD i can use for the HD rather than the mechanical one in there.
I went out and got a GT210 graphics card for it not realising it only had a PCI slot in it. Its been a while and now cant return the graphics card so am after a replacement.
I plan on using XBMC live or OpenElec on it
I have done a little bit of research on it and still not to sure on choosing hardware. Can anyone tell me if either of these two cards are fine for use.
I guess this machine will fit into group 3. I have a few BD rippped to my server but my receiver wont decode DTS audio. Or am i wasting my time with this PC to start with?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814133364
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-8400GS-8400-...136wt_1185
Thanks in advance for ya help