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<blockquote data-quote="etheesdad" data-source="post: 498849" data-attributes="member: 84335">Depends on what processor you;re using and what you want to play. There's not a lot of discussion around about the 785G and MP because its so new, but there was a lot of talk about the 780g and its need for a fairly hefty processor in order to play 1080i. If you're not playing 1080i then maybe no need for the HD4550, however I dont really understand why you would buy a board with an inferior on-board chipset when you already have a good HTPC GPU? They are pci-e 1x, arent they? If so, then, Yes. (the short slot to the right of the blue pci-e 16x slot)Agree with above post - 4gb is overkill. Mp will run well in a gig or less. Two is plenty. No performance improvement from 2-4 on a dedicated HTPC.With TVserver recording one show in HD and a 1080 video playing simutaneously, I still have 1.24GB physical ram free on my machine with 2GB. Adding ram over 2gb wont yield any result running MP.I guess it depends what else you're doing with the machine tho <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="etheesdad, post: 498849, member: 84335"] Depends on what processor you;re using and what you want to play. There's not a lot of discussion around about the 785G and MP because its so new, but there was a lot of talk about the 780g and its need for a fairly hefty processor in order to play 1080i. If you're not playing 1080i then maybe no need for the HD4550, however I dont really understand why you would buy a board with an inferior on-board chipset when you already have a good HTPC GPU? They are pci-e 1x, arent they? If so, then, Yes. (the short slot to the right of the blue pci-e 16x slot) Agree with above post - 4gb is overkill. Mp will run well in a gig or less. Two is plenty. No performance improvement from 2-4 on a dedicated HTPC. With TVserver recording one show in HD and a 1080 video playing simutaneously, I still have 1.24GB physical ram free on my machine with 2GB. Adding ram over 2gb wont yield any result running MP. I guess it depends what else you're doing with the machine tho :) [/QUOTE]

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