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<blockquote data-quote="TheClaus" data-source="post: 415018" data-attributes="member: 84528"><p>I am looking to gut my old HTPC and upgrade it and was wondering if anyone can see any problems with the following hardware. I looking for my new HTPC to do the following.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use of HDMI instead of VGA for connection to TV</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ability to play 720p content</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ability to play DivX/XviD content</li> </ul><p>Here is what I am thinking of getting. I went to newegg for most of my equipment.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144117" target="_blank">APEVIA ATXB1KL-BK/420 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 420W power supply for AMD/Intel Power Supply - Retail</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135075" target="_blank">ECS BLACK SERIES A780GM-A AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103669" target="_blank">AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2 Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4400IAA5DU - OEM</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103041" target="_blank">COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-P912-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231085" target="_blank">G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR - Retail</a></li> </ul><p></p><p>I am taking from my old HTPC a 160gb PATA HDD and a DVD ROM PATA drive. All my media is stored on on a 1.5TB NAS running FreeNAS.</p><p></p><p>I am not too concerned about the case looking like a DVD Player. For me functionality is what I want more than style. My HTPC now is an <a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316720&lang=en&cc=us" target="_blank">Compaq D530</a></p><p></p><p>While it does an okay job I am pushing it over its limits. Playing 720p content via CoreAVC is taxing the CPU as you can hear the fan wind way up.</p><p></p><p>Any advice would be great.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>Claus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheClaus, post: 415018, member: 84528"] I am looking to gut my old HTPC and upgrade it and was wondering if anyone can see any problems with the following hardware. I looking for my new HTPC to do the following. [LIST] [*]Use of HDMI instead of VGA for connection to TV [*]Ability to play 720p content [*]Ability to play DivX/XviD content [/LIST] Here is what I am thinking of getting. I went to newegg for most of my equipment. [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144117"]APEVIA ATXB1KL-BK/420 Black/ Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 420W power supply for AMD/Intel Power Supply - Retail[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135075"]ECS BLACK SERIES A780GM-A AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103669"]AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Brisbane 2.3GHz Socket AM2 Dual-Core Processor Model ADO4400IAA5DU - OEM[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103041"]COOLER MASTER RR-CCH-P912-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail[/URL] [*][URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231085"]G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU1-1GBNR - Retail[/URL] [/LIST] I am taking from my old HTPC a 160gb PATA HDD and a DVD ROM PATA drive. All my media is stored on on a 1.5TB NAS running FreeNAS. I am not too concerned about the case looking like a DVD Player. For me functionality is what I want more than style. My HTPC now is an [URL="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316720&lang=en&cc=us"]Compaq D530[/URL] While it does an okay job I am pushing it over its limits. Playing 720p content via CoreAVC is taxing the CPU as you can hear the fan wind way up. Any advice would be great. Thanks Claus [/QUOTE]
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