I just bought the MSI K9AGM2-FIH 690g motherboard with a Brisbane X2 3600+ to run an HD-DVD HTPC. The 3600+ isn't enough to run HD-DVDs at stock so I was planning on a modest overclock from 1.9GHz to about 2.2GHz. I know the 690g mobo's aren't considered very good for overclocking, but I...
I'm looking for a low profile, fanless AGP card for my HTPC. It needs to be able output at least 1080i (I'd prefer 1080p for future-proofing) and have a DVI port. It will NEVER play games, so gaming performance is a non-factor. It would be nice if it came with a low-profile bracket, but I can...
Crazy idea of the day:
Why has no one ever thought of making a GPU socket for motherboards? Unify the video and system memory or provide separate memory slots for video and system memory. Let the user decide which GPU and how much/which kind of memory they want.
I'm thinking about making an HTPC from some parts I've got sitting around here:
MSI nForce2 IGP motherboard (forget model #)
2x256MB PC2700 RAM
80GB Western Digital HD
I'm going to add a TV tuner, most likely the Hauppauge PVR-150. The usage will be watching/recording analog cable...
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