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<blockquote data-quote="snowy2008" data-source="post: 304071" data-attributes="member: 82251">Hi all,I had some PC bit's lying around and thought it would be a good idea to throw them together to build a HTPC to replace my Xbox running XBMC.I don't want blu-ray or a tv tuner.&nbsp; I just want the machine to play my large collection of Divx &amp; Xvid files over my network and the odd DVD.I also want to be able to play 720p and 1080p encoded Divx and WMV files.The system is currently as follows :Thermaltake Tenor caseASRock P4 Combo MB1 Gb RAMPentium 4 3.06 Ghz CPUMCE RemoteNvidia 5700FX 256Mb graphics cardIt plays 720 and 1080 perfectly.The graphics card is fan cooled and quite noisy - I am thinking of swapping it out for a passively cooled graphics card that I have lying around.&nbsp; My question is,&nbsp; will I lose much performance in doing so?The graphics card I am thinking of replacing the 256Mb 5700FX with is an Nivida 6200 128Mb card.Any ideas please folks?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snowy2008, post: 304071, member: 82251"] Hi all, I had some PC bit's lying around and thought it would be a good idea to throw them together to build a HTPC to replace my Xbox running XBMC. I don't want blu-ray or a tv tuner. I just want the machine to play my large collection of Divx & Xvid files over my network and the odd DVD. I also want to be able to play 720p and 1080p encoded Divx and WMV files. The system is currently as follows : Thermaltake Tenor case ASRock P4 Combo MB 1 Gb RAM Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz CPU MCE Remote Nvidia 5700FX 256Mb graphics card It plays 720 and 1080 perfectly. The graphics card is fan cooled and quite noisy - I am thinking of swapping it out for a passively cooled graphics card that I have lying around. My question is, will I lose much performance in doing so? The graphics card I am thinking of replacing the 256Mb 5700FX with is an Nivida 6200 128Mb card. Any ideas please folks? [/QUOTE]

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