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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 9593"><p>I've been attempting to build an HTPC for a little while now. At first, due to hardware limitations, I had to make do with a very low-end system that would only be used for playing music and viewing image slideshows.</p><p></p><p>The specs were as follows:</p><p></p><p>AMD K6-2 CPU @ 400MHz</p><p>Asus P5A motherboard</p><p>128MB RAM (possibly more)</p><p>ATI Rage 128 AGP graphics card</p><p>Random (Creative SB?) ISA sound card</p><p>Windows 98 SE</p><p></p><p>I was going to run myHTPC on it, before it became Meedio and turned into payware.</p><p></p><p>I ran into some stability problems with Windows 98 and put the project aside for a while to focus on some other things. During this time, I upgraded my desktop machine's CPU, which meant I had a spare 1GHz Athlon collecting dust. Recently, I purchased a used Socket A motherboard and set to work on my HTPC project once again.</p><p></p><p>The new specs:</p><p></p><p>AMD Athlon CPU @ 1000MHz</p><p>Gigabyte motherboard</p><p>384MB RAM</p><p>ATI Rage 128 graphics card</p><p>Same random sound card</p><p>Windows XP Home SP2</p><p>MediaPortal! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>As expected, WinXP is much, much more stable than Win98 was. And, instead of myHTPC, I'm running MediaPortal!</p><p></p><p>I was a bit concerned about my hardware specs being below the recommended level, but MediaPortal is running fairly well. I can tell that the Rage 128 card is slowing it down a bit, but it isn't really to the point of being bothersome. Seeing as I won't be doing any TV capture (or much movie/video output at all), I think the hardware is going to hold up.</p><p></p><p>If I had cash to burn, I'd get a much better graphics card. But alas, I much work with what I have <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'll see if I can post some pictures of the system sometime soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 9593"] I've been attempting to build an HTPC for a little while now. At first, due to hardware limitations, I had to make do with a very low-end system that would only be used for playing music and viewing image slideshows. The specs were as follows: AMD K6-2 CPU @ 400MHz Asus P5A motherboard 128MB RAM (possibly more) ATI Rage 128 AGP graphics card Random (Creative SB?) ISA sound card Windows 98 SE I was going to run myHTPC on it, before it became Meedio and turned into payware. I ran into some stability problems with Windows 98 and put the project aside for a while to focus on some other things. During this time, I upgraded my desktop machine's CPU, which meant I had a spare 1GHz Athlon collecting dust. Recently, I purchased a used Socket A motherboard and set to work on my HTPC project once again. The new specs: AMD Athlon CPU @ 1000MHz Gigabyte motherboard 384MB RAM ATI Rage 128 graphics card Same random sound card Windows XP Home SP2 MediaPortal! :D As expected, WinXP is much, much more stable than Win98 was. And, instead of myHTPC, I'm running MediaPortal! I was a bit concerned about my hardware specs being below the recommended level, but MediaPortal is running fairly well. I can tell that the Rage 128 card is slowing it down a bit, but it isn't really to the point of being bothersome. Seeing as I won't be doing any TV capture (or much movie/video output at all), I think the hardware is going to hold up. If I had cash to burn, I'd get a much better graphics card. But alas, I much work with what I have :) I'll see if I can post some pictures of the system sometime soon. [/QUOTE]
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