Building a Media Centre PC
Hi All;
Since I received a new laptop, I'm looking at turning my old Desktop into a media centre PC. I'm not looking at buying a whole brand new machine for the job, as I prefer to build my own.
I was wondering what sort of specs I would need for one, mainly what processor, RAM, TV Tuner Card and Graphics Card would be suitable.
My old computer is an Athlon 64 3200 processor (single core)
1 GB Dual Channel memory
200GB IDE HDD
Ge Force 5200 Graphics Card (AGP)
DVD-/+RW
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound card
Creative 7.1 Surround Sound Speakers.
Obviously the Sound Card, Speakers and DVD Drive won't need to be upgraded. The Graphics Card does need to be upgraded as it stuggles to run a 20" widescreen monitor, so it won't cope with HD output.
Any advice would be fantastic. Thanks.