2011-01-30, 21:20
Putting togeather a new HTPC and wanted your guys advice if the onboard video chip ATI Radeon HD 4250 would be powerful enough to play 1080p videos?
These were the parts I was planning on buying
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131659
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811121115
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103899
or
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103903
The second cpu is a lot cheper but is only dual core and uses 65w where the 1st CPU is a quad core and only uses 45w but costs a lot more.
This HTPC will only be used for playing movies and music using XBMC software and win 7 64 bit. Long as it plays the 1080p movies smoothly i'll be happy
Any suggestons much appreciated, thanks..
These were the parts I was planning on buying
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131659
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811121115
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103899
or
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819103903
The second cpu is a lot cheper but is only dual core and uses 65w where the 1st CPU is a quad core and only uses 45w but costs a lot more.
This HTPC will only be used for playing movies and music using XBMC software and win 7 64 bit. Long as it plays the 1080p movies smoothly i'll be happy
Any suggestons much appreciated, thanks..