I recently just built a new (1st) gaming pc and am now wanting to convert my old pc (bought new in 2008) into a media server, so to speak. I really want to use it for storing my music and video collection and to be played through my home entertainment center only (av receiver/tv). I know I will need to update the hard drive to accommodate all of my media and leave room for additional storage. Should i put in a SSD for OS or should I just up the storage capacity with HDD? My streaming needs will be met through roku for netfilx/hulu so I'm not worried steaming through the pc. I will probably do some lite interweb browsing as well but nothing serious. I was just wondering if anyone out there had additional ideas/thoughts on how to best do this of if I should upgrade any parts other than the hard drive. I would like to watch the videos from my collection in 1080p (via hdmi) as well. Not worried about 4K resolution. Below are the specs from Dell for the original computer :
-Intel #174; Pentium #174; dual-core processor E2200 (1MB L2, 2.2GHz, 800FSB)
-2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs
-Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
-250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
-Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Service Pack 1
-Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
-56K PCI Data Fax Modem
-16X DVD+/-RW Drive
-Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
-Intel #174; Pentium #174; dual-core processor E2200 (1MB L2, 2.2GHz, 800FSB)
-2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs
-Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
-250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
-Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Service Pack 1
-Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
-56K PCI Data Fax Modem
-16X DVD+/-RW Drive
-Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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