system I built ~6 years ago is choking on video so i need a new system. I haven't really kept up with hardware so I need to advice.
Approximate Purchase Date: next week or two
Budget Range: ~300 after factoring in rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (playing mp3s, surfing the tubes, playing hdvideo files and dvds/. not interested in gaming)
Parts Not Required: keyboard; mouse; speakers; OS;
PS: Corsair CX400W;
hard drive (have 3 sata 3.5 internals with plenty of space);
monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (newegg)
Country of Origin: (US)
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (cheaper, as long as of reasonable quality)
Overclocking: No.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: (my monitor is 1440x900 16bit color.) has analogue and DVI-D inputs. Possibly will be purchasing hdtv within the year so support for that output would be prefered.
Additional Comments:
-quiet prefered.
-plan on using ubuntu (because i'm a cheap bastard, not because i am really an enthusiast), so minimal compatibilty headaches prefered. have installed openSUSE to a laptop in the past. If i decide I want to do netflix streaming or tv downloaed, I woudl probably buy a roku box or ps3. maaaaybe win7.
-I have picked out nMEDIAPC HTPC 5000B as the case. let me know if i should reconsider.
-plan to use my dolby pro logic stereo receiver for the near future, so decent sound quality on mobo would be good to avoid sound card purchase for now.
Approximate Purchase Date: next week or two
Budget Range: ~300 after factoring in rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (playing mp3s, surfing the tubes, playing hdvideo files and dvds/. not interested in gaming)
Parts Not Required: keyboard; mouse; speakers; OS;
PS: Corsair CX400W;
hard drive (have 3 sata 3.5 internals with plenty of space);
monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (newegg)
Country of Origin: (US)
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (cheaper, as long as of reasonable quality)
Overclocking: No.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: (my monitor is 1440x900 16bit color.) has analogue and DVI-D inputs. Possibly will be purchasing hdtv within the year so support for that output would be prefered.
Additional Comments:
-quiet prefered.
-plan on using ubuntu (because i'm a cheap bastard, not because i am really an enthusiast), so minimal compatibilty headaches prefered. have installed openSUSE to a laptop in the past. If i decide I want to do netflix streaming or tv downloaed, I woudl probably buy a roku box or ps3. maaaaybe win7.
-I have picked out nMEDIAPC HTPC 5000B as the case. let me know if i should reconsider.
-plan to use my dolby pro logic stereo receiver for the near future, so decent sound quality on mobo would be good to avoid sound card purchase for now.
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