I'm trying to build a media center with the old computer parts that I have, but I still need a decent CPU, and I don't know if my video card is good enough. The goal is to get it to play movies, music, pictures, and downloaded TV shows, and I have no plans to put in a TV tuner card or use HDTV any time soon.
Before that though, is everything else up to par?
RAM: 512+128MB PC2100 DDR
Graphics: GeForce 2 32MB (could be 64mb) MX400 w/ TV Out (DirectX 7 - I see the guide suggests DX9, but that's out of my budget)
PSU: 350W
Mobo: ASUS P4S533-X (socket 478)
Back to the CPU, I was eying this. (Cheapest one I could find , with the next one costing twice as much)
It matches the socket, but beyond that, I don't know if theres anything else to check for compatibility to the ASUS P4S533-X and RAM. 2 things on that I see which I don't know will hurt performance are that it's a Celeron, and that it lacks HT support.
So can I get away with having a poor-man's media portal and only spending an additional $40 on it for that CPU (can anyone tell me if it's 100% compatible and fast enough to run MP), or do I have to step up on the CPU and/or Video?
Before that though, is everything else up to par?
RAM: 512+128MB PC2100 DDR
Graphics: GeForce 2 32MB (could be 64mb) MX400 w/ TV Out (DirectX 7 - I see the guide suggests DX9, but that's out of my budget)
PSU: 350W
Mobo: ASUS P4S533-X (socket 478)
Back to the CPU, I was eying this. (Cheapest one I could find , with the next one costing twice as much)
It matches the socket, but beyond that, I don't know if theres anything else to check for compatibility to the ASUS P4S533-X and RAM. 2 things on that I see which I don't know will hurt performance are that it's a Celeron, and that it lacks HT support.
So can I get away with having a poor-man's media portal and only spending an additional $40 on it for that CPU (can anyone tell me if it's 100% compatible and fast enough to run MP), or do I have to step up on the CPU and/or Video?