M4tt_Envoy
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Looking at building a budget Media PC with the intention being to stream Music and films to the TV
is this processor and motherboard combo any good?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/204443
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Steve
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you definately need a Cyberdine t-800 model 101 CPU
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M4tt_Envoy
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can you recommend a decent CPU/MB for under £100 or £150 if it has built in Graphics Card with HDMI output
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Steve
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Was it the Skynet front side bus you were after, or the Connor chipset?
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M4tt_Envoy
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was going to installed Windows 7 with a free media front end if thats what you mean?!?
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Daveskater
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I wouldn't personally use built in graphics on a media PC mate, get a motherboard with a PCI-e socket and get a half decent graphics card as well. Quite a lot of graphics cards have HDMI output on them.
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Steve
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Nah sounds like you need to upgrade to T-1000 chipset software so it can communicate with older style t-800 graphics.
Deffo need skynet software IMO
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FPMSL Steve 
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Nah sounds like you need to upgrade to T-1000 chipset software so it can communicate with older style t-800 graphics.
Deffo need skynet software IMO
Matt - i would personally look at the Zotac boards, there a little bit more but the dual atom ION boards will easily do 1080p over HDMI/DVI.
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oceansoul
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At this thread.
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Brett
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Rob_Quads
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
I wouldn't personally use built in graphics on a media PC mate, get a motherboard with a PCI-e socket and get a half decent graphics card as well. Quite a lot of graphics cards have HDMI output on them.
Disagree with this myself. Get the right motherboard and inbuild graphics will do all you need. An Atom 330 with ION chip will play back full 1080p bluray without even getting warm.
The graphics card is key not the processor for a HTPC.
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csweatherston
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^^ you say get a mobo with onboard gfx, then follow up with the gfx card is the key???
Seriously.
however the original board/cpu combo posted will be fine for a htpc.
For a few quid more you could get a better chip though:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227669
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
^^ you say get a mobo with onboard gfx, then follow up with the gfx card is the key???
Seriously.
however the original board/cpu combo posted will be fine for a htpc.
For a few quid more you could get a better chip though:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/227669
Rob was emphasising the fact that the Graphics Card/GPU is more important that the processor. Although this only true if you can offload the video processing to the GPU, which ION boards will happily do (as me and Rob have both pointed out).
Plus the D510 is a bit OTT! You're better off going for the 330 (which will still handle 1080p) and using the £50 saved for another component (HD, DVD/BD drive, TV Tuner etc).
[Edited on 11-10-2010 by Dom]
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Rob_Quads
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As Dom said - My Statements go together. Graphics is the Key over CPU but onboard graphics doesn't have to be counted out as decent ones will be more than enough.
Myself and a number of friends have got an Acer Revo, awesome little machine for under £200 and it will play everything you throw at it without any problems. Its based on the 330 + Ion.
The ION is the key to it all working. the 330 with crap onboard won't get you anywhere
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