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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 7731"><p>I have been lurking for about a week now. I am at a similar place with some very similar hardware - bigger hard drive though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>I have four PCs to work with ... well, 3 actually. I bought my wife a Dell Dimension 2400 refurb a year ago and it is "off limits" to everyone else in the family. She wants a PC that she sits down and it just works, so the kids and I leave it alone.</p><p></p><p>That gives me an old IBM Pentium II 550, an old eMachine Celeron 466, and a home built with an Athlon thunderbird. I am going to pull all the cases open, do an inventory of parts, and make a shopping list.</p><p></p><p>The one question I am still looking to answer: If I get a video card with both hardware encode *and* decode, can I use a lower CPU? If so, how much lower?</p><p></p><p>Also, what sites are good places to read and learn about building quiet PCs?</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 7731"] I have been lurking for about a week now. I am at a similar place with some very similar hardware - bigger hard drive though. :D I have four PCs to work with ... well, 3 actually. I bought my wife a Dell Dimension 2400 refurb a year ago and it is "off limits" to everyone else in the family. She wants a PC that she sits down and it just works, so the kids and I leave it alone. That gives me an old IBM Pentium II 550, an old eMachine Celeron 466, and a home built with an Athlon thunderbird. I am going to pull all the cases open, do an inventory of parts, and make a shopping list. The one question I am still looking to answer: If I get a video card with both hardware encode *and* decode, can I use a lower CPU? If so, how much lower? Also, what sites are good places to read and learn about building quiet PCs? Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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