Hi Everyone!!
I've been lurking around this site for about 2 years and figured that it's about time I made a post. I need some quick advice and I know you guys are the ones to ask. This past weekend I hooked my HP Pavillion Media Center PC up to our 42' lcd Sharp Aquos and stumbled upon the conveniance of using Windows Media Center 7. The wife loved it as well. So now I am about to buy a specific pre-built HTPC from someone (I don't feel confident doing it myself) over the net and I wanted to check with you if the specs will meet my needs. The usage will be for:
Playing Movie files that I have downloaded or ripped to my HardDrive
Playing Music
Preferable but not necessary - playing games like Mass Effect 2 and Modern Warfare 2.
Here are the system specs I am looking at:
Motherboard Name- Gigabyte-GA-MA785GM-US2H
Mother board -QuadCore AMD Phenom 9750, 2400 MHz (12x200)
4 gb DDR2-800 SDRAM
Onboard Video Chipset - ATI Radeon HD 4200 (512 MB)
Onboard Audio Chipset - Realtek ALC889A HD Audio Controller (8 Channels)
1 TB Western Digital Hard Drive
Windows 7 64 Bit
Form Factor Micro ATX
Lite Bluray Drive/DVD Rom - This does not matter much to me since I already have a Sony BDP-350
2 Fan with speed controller
Antec 380 Earth Watt (80+) Power Supply
This would be using an HDMI cable connect to the receiver of my 5.1 Surround Sound HD Audio . Would this perform the way I need it to? All input is welcome. They told me it would do what I want but I prefer getting a second unbiased opinion from the experts. The caveat is I need to know today. Thanks everyone!!!
I've been lurking around this site for about 2 years and figured that it's about time I made a post. I need some quick advice and I know you guys are the ones to ask. This past weekend I hooked my HP Pavillion Media Center PC up to our 42' lcd Sharp Aquos and stumbled upon the conveniance of using Windows Media Center 7. The wife loved it as well. So now I am about to buy a specific pre-built HTPC from someone (I don't feel confident doing it myself) over the net and I wanted to check with you if the specs will meet my needs. The usage will be for:
Playing Movie files that I have downloaded or ripped to my HardDrive
Playing Music
Preferable but not necessary - playing games like Mass Effect 2 and Modern Warfare 2.
Here are the system specs I am looking at:
Motherboard Name- Gigabyte-GA-MA785GM-US2H
Mother board -QuadCore AMD Phenom 9750, 2400 MHz (12x200)
4 gb DDR2-800 SDRAM
Onboard Video Chipset - ATI Radeon HD 4200 (512 MB)
Onboard Audio Chipset - Realtek ALC889A HD Audio Controller (8 Channels)
1 TB Western Digital Hard Drive
Windows 7 64 Bit
Form Factor Micro ATX
Lite Bluray Drive/DVD Rom - This does not matter much to me since I already have a Sony BDP-350
2 Fan with speed controller
Antec 380 Earth Watt (80+) Power Supply
This would be using an HDMI cable connect to the receiver of my 5.1 Surround Sound HD Audio . Would this perform the way I need it to? All input is welcome. They told me it would do what I want but I prefer getting a second unbiased opinion from the experts. The caveat is I need to know today. Thanks everyone!!!