- Jul 17, 2002
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Current Rig: (home build)
AMD T-bird 1.33ghz (w sk6 and low volted panaflo 80mm)
512 ddr memory
AMD760 chipset
ASUS k7 Master
ATI Radeon 64ddr VIVO
Hitachi 7k250 120gb
IBM 60gxp 40gb
Plextor 16/10/40x
Toshiba 16x DVD
Viewsonic pf790
Klipsch 2.1 w/ Audigy 5.1
I don't game at all...I use exclusively windows based applications, but at the same time i output video to my 32" LCD tv; tv, videos, dvd, etc. Right now my radeon vivo is doing the trick, but I modded the gpu cooling to run fanless (my comp is dead silent) and i think it's starting to die. Which is fine, it's served me well over the last 5 years+ (besides, it's about time for an upgrade). I would like a card I can send signal at one res, and keep monitor at another. Cost is a factor, but considering im not looking for a gaming card, this should not be an issue.
Edit: *New suggestion*
For $850 canadian
New Comp
2.2GHz AMD Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+ for TRUE multi-tasking (up to 1066MHz System Bus, L2 Cache = 512KB+512KB)
1.0GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB); expandable to 4GB
16x DVD+/-R/RW LightScribe Double Layer Drive (primary)
16x DVD-ROM drive (secondary)
Integrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Graphics with 128MB shared video memory
Integrated 10/100Base-T network interface
TV Tuner (NTSC) with personal video recorder (PVR) FM Tuner (antenna included). PVR with high performance hardware encoder featuring instant replay and up to 175 hours of video archiving. Compatible with cable, digital cable, satellite TV and antenna
HP Media Center remote control with IR (infrared) receiver included
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, English
I figure this is a good way to upgrade cheap and not dick around with the setup of the HTPC. I will be installing my soundcard and my hitachi hard drive.
What do you guys think?
AMD T-bird 1.33ghz (w sk6 and low volted panaflo 80mm)
512 ddr memory
AMD760 chipset
ASUS k7 Master
ATI Radeon 64ddr VIVO
Hitachi 7k250 120gb
IBM 60gxp 40gb
Plextor 16/10/40x
Toshiba 16x DVD
Viewsonic pf790
Klipsch 2.1 w/ Audigy 5.1
I don't game at all...I use exclusively windows based applications, but at the same time i output video to my 32" LCD tv; tv, videos, dvd, etc. Right now my radeon vivo is doing the trick, but I modded the gpu cooling to run fanless (my comp is dead silent) and i think it's starting to die. Which is fine, it's served me well over the last 5 years+ (besides, it's about time for an upgrade). I would like a card I can send signal at one res, and keep monitor at another. Cost is a factor, but considering im not looking for a gaming card, this should not be an issue.
Edit: *New suggestion*
For $850 canadian
New Comp
2.2GHz AMD Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+ for TRUE multi-tasking (up to 1066MHz System Bus, L2 Cache = 512KB+512KB)
1.0GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB); expandable to 4GB
16x DVD+/-R/RW LightScribe Double Layer Drive (primary)
16x DVD-ROM drive (secondary)
Integrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Graphics with 128MB shared video memory
Integrated 10/100Base-T network interface
TV Tuner (NTSC) with personal video recorder (PVR) FM Tuner (antenna included). PVR with high performance hardware encoder featuring instant replay and up to 175 hours of video archiving. Compatible with cable, digital cable, satellite TV and antenna
HP Media Center remote control with IR (infrared) receiver included
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, English
I figure this is a good way to upgrade cheap and not dick around with the setup of the HTPC. I will be installing my soundcard and my hitachi hard drive.
What do you guys think?
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