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<blockquote data-quote="GadgetMan" data-source="post: 144094" data-attributes="member: 48865">Hi there hermy.I've just recently finished my first HTPC, and just putting some finer touches (specs below)Windows Version: Windows XP Professional SP2CPU Type: AMD AM2 Dual Core 4600+HDD: Western Digital 160gb SATAII, Seagate Barracuda 80gb 7200rpm IDEMemory: 1gb DDRII 667 KingstonMotherboard: GA-M55plus-S3G (GB)Motherboard Chipset: NVS 210s/nForce 430Video Card: POV nVidia 7600GSPower Supply: Usicase 400w super silent PSURemote: MCE RemoteTV: TEAC EU-3280S 76cm widescreenTV - HTPC Connection: TVOUT to RCAMy trial HTPC (an old PC) wasn't quite fast enough, but forked out for a new 5200 AGP card.My new HTPC I got a Point Of View 7600GS, which so far so good. HD plays fine with my AMD Dual Core 4600+ (probably comparable to your single processor 3200+).Timeshifting is jerky (when on) at times, but when catching up it seems ok.My motherboard has onboard sound, but I want optical output to my amp to make the most of 6+ channel sound. I'm waiting for my delivery.Hopefully will work ok.The picture (just the desktop of XP) is very blurry on my 32&quot; widescreen crt TV. I was hoping it would get better, but only marginally after updated drivers. Playback of TV and DVD is a little blurry/choppy also but I put this down to finding the right codec for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GadgetMan, post: 144094, member: 48865"] Hi there hermy. I've just recently finished my first HTPC, and just putting some finer touches (specs below) [b]Windows Version: [/b] Windows XP Professional SP2 [b]CPU Type: [/b] AMD AM2 Dual Core 4600+ [b]HDD: [/b] Western Digital 160gb SATAII, Seagate Barracuda 80gb 7200rpm IDE [b]Memory: [/b] 1gb DDRII 667 Kingston [b]Motherboard: [/b] GA-M55plus-S3G (GB) [b]Motherboard Chipset: [/b] NVS 210s/nForce 430 [b]Video Card: [/b] POV nVidia 7600GS [b]Power Supply: [/b] Usicase 400w super silent PSU [b]Remote: [/b] MCE Remote [b]TV: [/b] TEAC EU-3280S 76cm widescreen [b]TV - HTPC Connection: [/b] TVOUT to RCA My trial HTPC (an old PC) wasn't quite fast enough, but forked out for a new 5200 AGP card. My new HTPC I got a Point Of View 7600GS, which so far so good. HD plays fine with my AMD Dual Core 4600+ (probably comparable to your single processor 3200+). Timeshifting is jerky (when on) at times, but when catching up it seems ok. My motherboard has onboard sound, but I want optical output to my amp to make the most of 6+ channel sound. I'm waiting for my delivery. Hopefully will work ok. The picture (just the desktop of XP) is very blurry on my 32" widescreen crt TV. I was hoping it would get better, but only marginally after updated drivers. Playback of TV and DVD is a little blurry/choppy also but I put this down to finding the right codec for me. [/QUOTE]

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