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<blockquote data-quote="jdiffend" data-source="post: 8719" data-attributes="member: 10910">The problem here is that some people want to use an old machine (i.e. no cost) to run Media Portal.I have an old 550MHz K6-2 machine (100MHz FSB?) and it's not enough to playback video and sound with media player on a Radeon 7000 (probably on AGP 2X).&nbsp; And that's WITHOUT Media Portal running.&nbsp; It also takes forever to rip and encode MP3's and DAYS to rip and convert DVD with Auto Gordian Knot.My 1.33GHz Athlon with 266MHz FSB is pleanty fast for Media Portal.&nbsp; I've played video on it with a Radeon 7000 (AGP 4X?) and it worked just fine.&nbsp; I currently use a Radeon 9600se (AGP 8X) and it's noticably faster, plays DirectX9 games correctly and still doesn't require a fan (no noise) to cool the card.You can find Sempron CPUs (2200+) around $46 (same as a Duron 1.8GHz), socket A motherboards under $45 (some older ones are even in the 20's) and the Saphire Radeon 9600se cards start at around $45 with TV out.&nbsp; I just built my parents a new computer with a Soyo SY P4RC350 mobo (integrated ATi grapics), retail Intel 2.4GHz Celeron D with fan, 512MB RAM, a quiet Antec case with 300 watt power supply, etc... for $220.Geeze... spend a weekend or two cleaning snow from people's driveways, mowing lawns, laying sod or something and build a decent machine instead of badgering the developers because your machine is too slow!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jdiffend, post: 8719, member: 10910"] The problem here is that some people want to use an old machine (i.e. no cost) to run Media Portal. I have an old 550MHz K6-2 machine (100MHz FSB?) and it's not enough to playback video and sound with media player on a Radeon 7000 (probably on AGP 2X). And that's WITHOUT Media Portal running. It also takes forever to rip and encode MP3's and DAYS to rip and convert DVD with Auto Gordian Knot. My 1.33GHz Athlon with 266MHz FSB is pleanty fast for Media Portal. I've played video on it with a Radeon 7000 (AGP 4X?) and it worked just fine. I currently use a Radeon 9600se (AGP 8X) and it's noticably faster, plays DirectX9 games correctly and still doesn't require a fan (no noise) to cool the card. You can find Sempron CPUs (2200+) around $46 (same as a Duron 1.8GHz), socket A motherboards under $45 (some older ones are even in the 20's) and the Saphire Radeon 9600se cards start at around $45 with TV out. I just built my parents a new computer with a Soyo SY P4RC350 mobo (integrated ATi grapics), retail Intel 2.4GHz Celeron D with fan, 512MB RAM, a quiet Antec case with 300 watt power supply, etc... for $220. Geeze... spend a weekend or two cleaning snow from people's driveways, mowing lawns, laying sod or something and build a decent machine instead of badgering the developers because your machine is too slow! [/QUOTE]

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