Yes you should change it if it's an option.
I'm not "fond" of AGP but they do have some radeon 38xx cards that would be better than the one he has now.
I only say ATI because you can use HDMI and the audio passes so you don't need another cable.
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Yes you should change it if it's an option.
I'm not "fond" of AGP but they do have some radeon 38xx cards that would be better than the one he has now.
I only say ATI because you can use HDMI and the audio passes so you don't need another cable.
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Damn that is a fossil, it was the top of Gigabyte's food chain at the time, but that time is long past............
From experience with building HTPC machines from budget to silly I have to say a dual core processor that runs cool ( it does not have to have a high clock speed) and a good graphics card with HD codec decode (do not go for an onboard video solution) are important. This plus a couple of gigs of RAM will ensure smoothe playback even at high resolutions. Also a new graphics card will support bluray decode so you have that upgrade ability for your HTPC as bluray rom drives come down in price.
Next SATA drives obviously simply for the reason that they have far more storage space and are now far cheaper than their IDE equivalents.
Put all this in a nice HTPC enclosure with a remote control and your good to go.
Since I am not from the U.S. or Cananada in your case K, I can't be arsed comparing prices, but bang for your buck an Intel E8200 CPU on a decent Gigabyte M-ATX board with an NVidia 9500GT graphics card would be a nice budget combo which will do everything you need.
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Now you guys know Im a Nvidia man, but with the HTPC I still would go AMD because of the audio ovet the HDMI is easier
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check your facts first, this is why I specifically suggested the 9500GT several manufacturers release this card with DVI + HDMI outputs I installed one a week ago into an HTPC setup. NVidia cards offer HDMI out just the same as ATi, it depends on the manufacturer whether this is offered with their product.Originally Posted by Detale
Now you guys know Im a Nvidia man, but with the HTPC I still would go AMD because of the audio ovet the HDMI is easier
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Well that wasn't nice at all ArtLink to one?
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Hmmmm came out grumpier than I intendedWell that wasn't nice at all Art
MSI have released a 9500GT with HDMI:
http://www.itbankeurope.com/MSI+GF+9...DDR2+DVI+HDMI/
Sparkle are another one:
http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/vie...id=11506&cid=6
Galaxy and Palit are other suppliers but these were the first international rather than local links I found.
Actually I was browsing Palit's website while composing this post and although I have not dealt with it this card seems an excellent HTPC solution:
http://www.palit.biz/main/vgapro.php?id=1081
One thing to remember though if you are thinking of playing any games on the HTPC then a faster 3D card is recommended, the card links I am giving are to passively cooled HD codec cards optimised for HTPC usage.
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I don't want to change my PC at the moment so i need an HD AGP card as a quick fix, not a PCI-E one
I found a used one in this ads for 50$, an HIS HD 2600 Pro 512 Megs with HDMI output (with the DVI to HDMI adapter)
I'm supposed to have news about it tonight, that would be just fine
I also added a cheap PCI 5.1 sound card (paid 10$ online) and now 720p movies plays just fine on my system, no more out of synch audio
Finally, have a question for you. I just purchased a 1 TB External HD eSata and USB 2.0...Can i connect the eSata connexion to the internal Sata connectors? I purchased a eSata to Sata cable for that, so I'm assuming it works, but I don't want to fry my new HD or worse
Thx!
Last edited by KFlint; 03-03-2009 at 02:47 PM.
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Yes, you can.
The only difference between the two cable types is the configuration of the connector...the data lines are identical.
So go ahead, plug 'er in.
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Thx!
Last edited by KFlint; 03-03-2009 at 03:28 PM.
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just thought i'd give an update
I installed the HIS HD Radeon 2600 Pro 512 Megs in my P4 and I can play 720p files without a hiccup now.
1080p requires too much CPU resources for my poor P4, but we are really satisfied with the display of 720p files on our 50'' TV
I still have to change the fans to make it more quiet now...
Last edited by KFlint; 03-08-2009 at 01:17 AM.
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