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is this a good candidate for HTPC


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OK, I am such a nice guy, lol, that as a seller I don't want to sell my parts to one of my friends unless he can use it in its HTPC.

 

What I am looking for is your opinions whether my parts would be a good fit for him.

 

Asus A8n-SLI deluxe

Venice 3200 - AC Freezer 64 pro

Patriot 2x1024mb ddr

Built by ATI X1900XT (512mb)

160gb Hitachi Deskstar (Sata II)

NEC 3540A 16x DVD Writer

NZXT Performance Power (PP) 500w

 

The sole purpose of his PC is to get plugged into his home theater so that he can watch downloaded content on his HDTV.

 

i am 100% sure that X1900XT needs an accelero x2, vf-700, etc. to reduce the fan sound.

 

Let me know what you think and please feel free to recommend new parts and a case!

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I'd say almost all of the parts would be fine, but that vid card is overkill for the proposed usage. jelly's suggestion would make more sense for what the guy wants.

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That looks like it would be fine...

 

Just for home theater it doesnt take a huge dual core pc...or a huge video card...Only time you need that stuff is when you want to game on it...

 

I hooked an old Socket A rig with a FX5200 to the TV and it worked the same as the AM2 box....

 

Only difference was if I wanted to convert video the newer rig was much faster...only difference

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