Im new if you havent noticed my postcount, or if you havent guesed it from the noob subject title
I tried the faq -read a few links, skimmed others, I looked through all the subject titles... couldnt find anyone with the same question as me
as much as I would love to have a high end htpc connected to some nice projector along with a fantastic sound system... Im stupid poor, I would like to say this will be something that I am going to enjoy and investing large sums of cash in the future, but as I said before Im broke and I would love to make a htpc from pc parts I have laying around/got from friends as a hand down
The main question I had coming into this forum was what would be the best low budget video card to get for my system.... but since then I have gotten so many more ideas and questions... not to seem demanding or anything but Ill just list them (so if anyone who is up to answering them doesnt have to seach through all this bad grammer and such just to find a question to answer
)
but I feel before I ask these questions I should say what Im trying to get out of the system Im trying to build:
I would like to have a pc connected to my tv, that can play audio cds, mp3s, dvds, high quality avi files(dvd rips) surf the net from the couch from a wireless keyboard/mouse Also thinking that it would be nice to have it act as a file server for the house (small network not all that demanding, mostly just me on my desktop and my brother on a seperate computer if and when hes home)
Questions:
-What would be the best low budget agp video card for video playback(not looking to play games or nothing, suprised that extreme tech said that a mx series gf4 can play back video better than a 4600)
-I saw something that was related to a via chipset and that any motherboard based on one would be no good.. is this true? if so what/how much of a difrence is it?
-256mb pc133(hope to god its 133 and not 100) do the job Im looking for it to do?
Anyone have any other sugestions that I may enjoy using this computer for?(nothing too expensive as of yet)
Im sure it woudl help if I where to post the specs of the proposed computer that I would like to use:
amd k62 500mghz
shuttle via board(unsure of model number atm, would look it up but the machine and the manual are both in a seperate room and I cant really roam through the house at this hour without waking someone up
)
256mb pc1xx (80% sure its 133)
generic compusa house brand 5.1 soundcard
creative 12x dvd
80gb wd 72k hdd
generic compusa brand lan card
any tips or anything for a noob? any and all info/pointers would be much apreciated
I tried the faq -read a few links, skimmed others, I looked through all the subject titles... couldnt find anyone with the same question as me
as much as I would love to have a high end htpc connected to some nice projector along with a fantastic sound system... Im stupid poor, I would like to say this will be something that I am going to enjoy and investing large sums of cash in the future, but as I said before Im broke and I would love to make a htpc from pc parts I have laying around/got from friends as a hand down
The main question I had coming into this forum was what would be the best low budget video card to get for my system.... but since then I have gotten so many more ideas and questions... not to seem demanding or anything but Ill just list them (so if anyone who is up to answering them doesnt have to seach through all this bad grammer and such just to find a question to answer
but I feel before I ask these questions I should say what Im trying to get out of the system Im trying to build:
I would like to have a pc connected to my tv, that can play audio cds, mp3s, dvds, high quality avi files(dvd rips) surf the net from the couch from a wireless keyboard/mouse Also thinking that it would be nice to have it act as a file server for the house (small network not all that demanding, mostly just me on my desktop and my brother on a seperate computer if and when hes home)
Questions:
-What would be the best low budget agp video card for video playback(not looking to play games or nothing, suprised that extreme tech said that a mx series gf4 can play back video better than a 4600)
-I saw something that was related to a via chipset and that any motherboard based on one would be no good.. is this true? if so what/how much of a difrence is it?
-256mb pc133(hope to god its 133 and not 100) do the job Im looking for it to do?
Anyone have any other sugestions that I may enjoy using this computer for?(nothing too expensive as of yet)
Im sure it woudl help if I where to post the specs of the proposed computer that I would like to use:
amd k62 500mghz
shuttle via board(unsure of model number atm, would look it up but the machine and the manual are both in a seperate room and I cant really roam through the house at this hour without waking someone up
256mb pc1xx (80% sure its 133)
generic compusa house brand 5.1 soundcard
creative 12x dvd
80gb wd 72k hdd
generic compusa brand lan card
any tips or anything for a noob? any and all info/pointers would be much apreciated