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<blockquote data-quote="cwaite" data-source="post: 302019" data-attributes="member: 71233">Hi I've been running mediaportal for a while now and have just bought a WinTV Nova-S2 HD/PCI Satellite High Definition Tuner, I now know that running TV server is putting a strain on my old system, also I have started trying to play High Definition content on the media centre but the picture can be very jerky at times, therefore, I have decided to replace the entire system.Before, I spend out my hard earned cash I just wanted to run this specification past you guys, the media centre will be used for watching satellite tv including High Definition broadcasts, recording TV, watching Blu Ray DVD's (when I get a blu ray player), playing High Definition MKV files, streaming radio from the Internet.I will be running Windows XP Pro SP3 as my OS.Below are the components I am thinking of ordering:Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 690V Socket AM2 Onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9GHz Energy Efficient Socket AM2 1MB L2 Cache (2x512KB) Retail Boxed ProcessorGraphics CardMSI 8600GT 256MB GDDR2 DVI HDMI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card RAM:Crucial 2GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module (CT25664AA800)Hard DriveWestern Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEMSatellite TV Card (already have this)WinTV Nova-S2 HD/PCI Satellite High Definition Tuner DVB-S2 and DVB-S cardPlease could you let me know if you think this specification will be enough to meet my needs.Thanks in advanceChris</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwaite, post: 302019, member: 71233"] Hi I've been running mediaportal for a while now and have just bought a WinTV Nova-S2 HD/PCI Satellite High Definition Tuner, I now know that running TV server is putting a strain on my old system, also I have started trying to play High Definition content on the media centre but the picture can be very jerky at times, therefore, I have decided to replace the entire system. Before, I spend out my hard earned cash I just wanted to run this specification past you guys, the media centre will be used for watching satellite tv including High Definition broadcasts, recording TV, watching Blu Ray DVD's (when I get a blu ray player), playing High Definition MKV files, streaming radio from the Internet. I will be running Windows XP Pro SP3 as my OS. Below are the components I am thinking of ordering: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 690V Socket AM2 Onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9GHz Energy Efficient Socket AM2 1MB L2 Cache (2x512KB) Retail Boxed Processor Graphics Card MSI 8600GT 256MB GDDR2 DVI HDMI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card RAM: Crucial 2GB, 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module (CT25664AA800) Hard Drive Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM Satellite TV Card (already have this) WinTV Nova-S2 HD/PCI Satellite High Definition Tuner DVB-S2 and DVB-S card Please could you let me know if you think this specification will be enough to meet my needs. Thanks in advance Chris [/QUOTE]

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