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<blockquote data-quote="globaldonkey" data-source="post: 700308" data-attributes="member: 49844"><p>The HD 4200 on the 785G is really borderline for HTPC. You may find difficulties with Live HDTV or other interlaced content, as the de-interlacing requirement will stretch this GPU. You can probably get it working ok with the right codec choices. There would be plenty of people on here who have got them going ok - even the 780G with the older HD3200, but as I recall, that needed to be paired with a Phenom for adequate performance. Not sure if this would be the case with the 785G. If it all goes pear shaped, you can always easily drop in a dedicated GPU.</p><p></p><p>I'm starting to think 5400rpm drives are a good choice for HTPC as in theory they should generate less noise and heat and consume less power, and you don't need a super fast drive for playing media. You may want to consider a separate SSD for the boot drive for awesome boot speeds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="globaldonkey, post: 700308, member: 49844"] The HD 4200 on the 785G is really borderline for HTPC. You may find difficulties with Live HDTV or other interlaced content, as the de-interlacing requirement will stretch this GPU. You can probably get it working ok with the right codec choices. There would be plenty of people on here who have got them going ok - even the 780G with the older HD3200, but as I recall, that needed to be paired with a Phenom for adequate performance. Not sure if this would be the case with the 785G. If it all goes pear shaped, you can always easily drop in a dedicated GPU. I'm starting to think 5400rpm drives are a good choice for HTPC as in theory they should generate less noise and heat and consume less power, and you don't need a super fast drive for playing media. You may want to consider a separate SSD for the boot drive for awesome boot speeds. [/QUOTE]
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