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<blockquote data-quote="computer" data-source="post: 28429" data-attributes="member: 17128">Hi,I've been trialling MediaPortal on my desktop and I'm happy enough to buy a PC just to run this for my TV.However I'm on a reasonably tight budget of as little as possible (thinking maybe Â£120 to spend).For this I'm looking to get a new motherboard with this kind of stuff:- AGP slot and some PCI slots- Supports standard DDR ram. I have 384Mb of DDR not sure what spec it is that's made up of 1x 256 and 1x 128 sticks.- Has onboard 5.1 surround sound preferable with minijacks out and a SPDIF optical out for future use.- Supports a Socket A 'AXDA1700DUT3C' AMD processor which I have lying around (ebuyer order code 29002).- Preferably several USBs, onboard LAN and possibly modem slot for caller id use.- Serial and parallel if possible for LCD and some circuitry I want to hook up to a serial port.I'm also looking for a good graphics card. I'm thinking of a Radeon 9550 or something which are priced about Â£40 and seem decent with 256mb ram (what I'm running on my main PC at the moment).Finally, a suggestion for a good case. Doesn't need to be a specailist HTPC 'stealthy' case. Just a decent desktop case with enough room that's quiet and cheap (not wanting to spend more than Â£50).I already have the RAM, DVDROM, Harddrive, Nova-T tuner, PSU etc.Any suggestions on what to buy thats MP compatible?Thanks,computer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="computer, post: 28429, member: 17128"] Hi, I've been trialling MediaPortal on my desktop and I'm happy enough to buy a PC just to run this for my TV. However I'm on a reasonably tight budget of as little as possible (thinking maybe Â£120 to spend). For this I'm looking to get a new motherboard with this kind of stuff: - AGP slot and some PCI slots - Supports standard DDR ram. I have 384Mb of DDR not sure what spec it is that's made up of 1x 256 and 1x 128 sticks. - Has onboard 5.1 surround sound preferable with minijacks out and a SPDIF optical out for future use. - Supports a Socket A 'AXDA1700DUT3C' AMD processor which I have lying around (ebuyer order code 29002). - Preferably several USBs, onboard LAN and possibly modem slot for caller id use. - Serial and parallel if possible for LCD and some circuitry I want to hook up to a serial port. I'm also looking for a good graphics card. I'm thinking of a Radeon 9550 or something which are priced about Â£40 and seem decent with 256mb ram (what I'm running on my main PC at the moment). Finally, a suggestion for a good case. Doesn't need to be a specailist HTPC 'stealthy' case. Just a decent desktop case with enough room that's quiet and cheap (not wanting to spend more than Â£50). I already have the RAM, DVDROM, Harddrive, Nova-T tuner, PSU etc. Any suggestions on what to buy thats MP compatible? Thanks, computer [/QUOTE]

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