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I am thinking about upgrading my current HTPC to make it Blu ray/HD-DVD capable in the near future. I have parts to build either an intel or AMD based machines. Here are hardware parts:
Intel machine:
AMD machine:
Video card:
Sound card (optional):
Please recommend which CPU/motherboard combo I should choose to upgrade my current HTPC. Will I sacrifice any potential capability if I stick to the hardware that is available to me (i.e. not buy the core 2 duo). Should I consider adding more memory, expanding beyond 1 GB? How much more? Additionally, what video card I should buy (if any) so that I can make this machine capable of blu ray/HD-DVD which I intend to buy in the near future.
Many thanks.
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Intel machine:
- P4 D930, dual core - overclocked to 3.4 GHz
- Asus P5WD2 premium motherboard with 955x chipset
- Corsair DDR2 2x512 PC 5400 memory
AMD machine:
- Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (5% overclock)
- ABIT KN8 939, Nforce 4 chipset
- Kingston PC3200, 1 GB dual channel memory
Video card:
- Gigabyte Radeon X1300 PCIe
Sound card (optional):
- Via Envy 24PT, 7.1 channel sound
Please recommend which CPU/motherboard combo I should choose to upgrade my current HTPC. Will I sacrifice any potential capability if I stick to the hardware that is available to me (i.e. not buy the core 2 duo). Should I consider adding more memory, expanding beyond 1 GB? How much more? Additionally, what video card I should buy (if any) so that I can make this machine capable of blu ray/HD-DVD which I intend to buy in the near future.
Many thanks.
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