Recent content by ArtcoInc

  1. A

    I shouldn't order hardware late at night ...

    Guess not ... Malcolm
  2. A

    I shouldn't order hardware late at night ...

    Any other suggestions or ideas? Malcolm
  3. A

    I shouldn't order hardware late at night ...

    I've saw this (actually, the ATI version), but it says that it only works with a limited number of video cards, and I could not confirm that it would work with the one I bought. Is there somewhere where I can confirm that it will work with my card? Thanks! Malcolm
  4. A

    I shouldn't order hardware late at night ...

    I realize that this isn't the ideal base, but I'm building this using a HP DC7100 SFF machine. It has a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 CPU, and the Intel 915G chipset. Thanks! Malcolm
  5. A

    I shouldn't order hardware late at night ...

    I'm building a HTPC, and my video card requirements are: * PCI X-16 * Low Profile * HDCP ready * low power consumption (and preferably low heat and low noise) My current TV does not have a HDMI input, so a TV-Out port on the card is also important. I reviewed a lot of cards, and late...
  6. A

    Polishing a turd, pt. 2

    Yea, I'm beginning to think so too .... Thanks Malcolm
  7. A

    Polishing a turd, pt. 2

    The motherboard has the 915G chipset, which, as far as I can tell, only supports the Pentium 4 with Hyperthread CPU. Intel does make faster P4 w/HT CPUs ... Malcolm
  8. A

    Polishing a turd, pt. 2

    Thanks Malcolm
  9. A

    Polishing a turd, pt. 2

    The specs I see for the 4550 cards state that one need a 270-300 watt PS. Malcolm
  10. A

    Polishing a turd, pt. 2

    Noobie here, so be gentle :) I've already searched the forum, but haven't found this specific question: Trying to build a HTPC using a HP DC7100 Evo SFF with a 2.8 GHz P4. I want to use it for watching DVDs & BluRay, and capturing and watching DTV (using a tuner card). It has 2 PCI, 1 PCIe...
See more
Back
Top