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<blockquote data-quote="etheesdad" data-source="post: 361229" data-attributes="member: 84335">I just upgraded from a p4 2.4 ghz 1gb ram 9200se gpu because the machine wasnt able to play blu ray / 1080pI opted for an x2 5200, 2gb, HD4550 (passive), and its excellent.Seems the popular cpu atm is 4850e, and this is definitely a worthwhile contender for htpc - cheap, powerful, low energy consumption and easy to cool (heat tolerance over 70 degrees)On the GPU front, A number of people are going down the 780g (integrated graphics) route, but there are some very mixed responses as to how good it is with MP and 1080isee this thread:<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/user-experience-amd-780g-mediaportal-43361/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/user-experience-amd-780g-mediaportal-43361/</a>- a good way to save money but not without its quirksI think perhaps you're looking at minimum cpu/mobo and ram, and (optionally) adding a discrete video card. This means you retain case, psu, wifi card, sound card, hard drive&lt;s&gt; from existing buildmore information on GPU's here<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/guide-hardware-selection-4014/index3.html#post343888" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/guide-hardware-selection-4014/index3.html#post343888</a>There's a lot of good build information in the HTPC Projects thread.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="etheesdad, post: 361229, member: 84335"] I just upgraded from a p4 2.4 ghz 1gb ram 9200se gpu because the machine wasnt able to play blu ray / 1080p I opted for an x2 5200, 2gb, HD4550 (passive), and its excellent. Seems the popular cpu atm is 4850e, and this is definitely a worthwhile contender for htpc - cheap, powerful, low energy consumption and easy to cool (heat tolerance over 70 degrees) On the GPU front, A number of people are going down the 780g (integrated graphics) route, but there are some very mixed responses as to how good it is with MP and 1080i see this thread: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/user-experience-amd-780g-mediaportal-43361/[/url] - a good way to save money but not without its quirks I think perhaps you're looking at minimum cpu/mobo and ram, and (optionally) adding a discrete video card. This means you retain case, psu, wifi card, sound card, hard drive<s> from existing build more information on GPU's here [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/hardware-selection-help-62/guide-hardware-selection-4014/index3.html#post343888[/url] There's a lot of good build information in the HTPC Projects thread. [/QUOTE]

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