What kind of 1080p? 3ghz what? Core2duo (like a 6850 etc?). If you want containered mkv, and say youtube 1080 (flash) you probably want to grab at least an ati 5450.. You can get them fanless.
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:33:14 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [H] Good enough to play only HTPC? Folks, I have this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128396 which has hdmi out and Intel GMA X4500 on-board graphics. I want to build a simple HTPC that just plays 1080p video over a network, plays youtube 1080p, etc....no transcoding on this as I have other machines which do this fine. Just playback, surfing. Either WMC or XBMC. Any comment on which of those is better? I have a 3.0 GHz Dual Core processor in this mobo right now (it's in WHS box, which I'm not really using much). Will this do the job? I want it super quiet and will buy a case which makes it look right in my home theater. I could add a graphics card to this box if needed, but I'd rather keep it simple. I'm hoping to do this on the cheap with stuff I already have (except the case). I don't need any optical in this box. Thanks.
