Will this do the trick?

Tycho91 · 2012-03-18 12:21

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?

bluray · 2012-03-18 17:50

(2012-03-18 12:21)Tycho91 Wrote: HD 6450

AMD HD6450 might be very tough to setup for OpenElec. You might have easier time with Nvidia GT520, and it should be able to playback everything in your list...

phil65 · 2012-03-18 17:59

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.

Tycho91 · 2012-03-18 19:38

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?

bluray · 2012-03-18 21:59

(2012-03-18 19:38)Tycho91 Wrote: Isnt there another OS that I can use so I'll be able to use a 6450?

It work very well in my Windows 7 HTPC....it can playback everything I threw at it including bitstreaming DTS-HD/TrueHD too..

Tycho91 · 2012-03-18 22:02

(2012-03-18 21:59)bluray Wrote:
(2012-03-18 19:38)Tycho91 Wrote: Isnt there another OS that I can use so I'll be able to use a 6450?
It work very well in my Windows 7 HTPC....it can playback everything I threw at it including bitstreaming DTS-HD/TrueHD too..

Yeah, but I dont want windows 7. Its XBMC only so I'm going to use OpenElec, and they say that hd 6450 has problems with openelec

bluray · 2012-03-18 22:31

(2012-03-18 22:02)Tycho91 Wrote:
(2012-03-18 21:59)bluray Wrote:
(2012-03-18 19:38)Tycho91 Wrote: Isnt there another OS that I can use so I'll be able to use a 6450?
It work very well in my Windows 7 HTPC....it can playback everything I threw at it including bitstreaming DTS-HD/TrueHD too..

Yeah, but I dont want windows 7. Its XBMC only so I'm going to use OpenElec, and they say that hd 6450 has problems with openelec

That is why I suggested GT520 over HD6450 for OpenElec....

It's very similar price as HD6450.....Galaxy 52GGS4HX2HXZ GeForce GT 520 or ASUS GT520-1GD3-CSM GeForce GT 520....

Tycho91 · 2012-03-18 22:39

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

eskro · 2012-03-18 22:43

keep Nvidia GPU if u plan on using OpenELEC version of XBMC

bluray · 2012-03-18 22:44

(2012-03-18 22:39)Tycho91 Wrote: 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

Sorry, I cannot help you with the price there

Tycho91 Member Posts: 66 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-18 12:21 Post: #1 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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bluray Posting Freak Posts: 7,575 Joined: May 2011 Reputation: 139	2012-03-18 17:50 Post: #2 (2012-03-18 12:21)Tycho91 Wrote: HD 6450 AMD HD6450 might be very tough to setup for OpenElec. You might have easier time with Nvidia GT520, and it should be able to playback everything in your list... >Alienware X51- do it all HTPC >Simplify XBMC configurations >HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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Tycho91 Member Posts: 66 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-18 19:38 Post: #4 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? (This post was last modified: 2012-03-18 21:21 by Tycho91.)
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Tycho91 Member Posts: 66 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-18 22:39 Post: #8 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 Posting Freak Posts: 8,235 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2012-03-18 22:43 Post: #9 keep Nvidia GPU if u plan on using OpenELEC version of XBMC My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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