Hello all,
I've got a current HTPC box with the following:
Motherboard: GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4850e
Memory: 2GB DDR2 800
So here's the deal. I just got a Blu-Ray drive and I put it in this morning and the playback is stuttered. I wasn't real surprised at this. It looks like the CPU is the choking point on full screen playback.
Playback is on Windows 7 x86 with Media Center. I have an old 20GB IDE running the OS and then a 640GB SATA for data. I have a solid tuner (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600) and case (Antec NSK2480 w/ 380W PSU) that I think I can reuse. Besides the Blu-Ray playback, I stream up to 1080p video from another computer (which works fine).
So I'm wondering what the best route is to upgrade the HTPC. I'd like to re-use as much as possible, and at this point I'm thinking that I'll need to plug in a new motherboard, CPU, and memory to keep things playing nicely. Is all of that necessary? What are the best options? Would I need a new PSU?
Thanks!
I've got a current HTPC box with the following:
Motherboard: GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4850e
Memory: 2GB DDR2 800
So here's the deal. I just got a Blu-Ray drive and I put it in this morning and the playback is stuttered. I wasn't real surprised at this. It looks like the CPU is the choking point on full screen playback.
Playback is on Windows 7 x86 with Media Center. I have an old 20GB IDE running the OS and then a 640GB SATA for data. I have a solid tuner (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600) and case (Antec NSK2480 w/ 380W PSU) that I think I can reuse. Besides the Blu-Ray playback, I stream up to 1080p video from another computer (which works fine).
So I'm wondering what the best route is to upgrade the HTPC. I'd like to re-use as much as possible, and at this point I'm thinking that I'll need to plug in a new motherboard, CPU, and memory to keep things playing nicely. Is all of that necessary? What are the best options? Would I need a new PSU?
Thanks!