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Zebu Fellenz
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: What more will this need for HD-DVD Blu-ray |
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Hi Guys,
I'm looking at getting another PC for the theater, one that will be closer to being ready for next-gen HD formats.
The PC I'm looking at has a the following
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 mother board
GEforce 6200 graphics card
Western Digital SATA2 320GB hard drive
Netgear WG311T
Athena power 400 watt power supply
CD/DVD RW drive
HDA Mistique 7.1 sound card
2.4GHz dual core Athlon x64
2 512MB sticks of kingston Hyperx ram
Athena Power 4U rackmount case
I'm assuming I will need a HD-DVD, Blu-ray drive  , But what else will I need to get acceptable HD playback. I'm thinking a better video card but I'm not sure what?
Any and all advice is appreciated
Thanks,
Erik
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Chuchuf
Joined: 11 Mar 2006
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Is the 6200 on board graphics??
If not I have doubts it will work.
The 8500, 8600 or 8800 would be better choices.
The rest looks OK.
Terry
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Zebu Fellenz
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Thanks Terry,
The 6200 is a PCI-E card, and yes I was thinking of upgrading it. Any reccomendations for the best (read cheapest card that preforms well) video card to replace it with. Would I gain any real advantage by upping the RAM to 2gb.
Thanks,
Erik
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jask
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
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Location: kamloops BC
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Mark_A_W
Joined: 15 Mar 2006
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Location: Sunny Melbourne Australia
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The PC will be better with 2GB ram, but 1GB will do.
My Opteron 165 at 2.4 Ghz (same chip as X2 4400+) has laughed at every HD-DVD so far.
I also think you need a better video card.
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