[kRAyZZed]

Hi all,

My PC that I was running XBMC on recently died (well the HDD with my media AND the HDD with my OS on it are both goners )

So I ordered a new 30gig SSD drive for Windows 7 and a 2TB WD Green Drive for my media.

Basically I am going to do a completely fresh install and just wanted to check if there was any pre-reqs that I need to install to get optimised playback - such as codecs? Or is everything XBMC needs included with it.

As far as I gather from reading the wiki, a fresh install, with all my drivers upto date should be ok? I want to ensure I have DXVA2 enabled to playback my HD content.

I plan on running:
Windows 7 64 bit
XBMC latest stable
couch potato
sickbeard
sabnzbd+

HW will be:
CPU/Mobo - Amd Athlon X2 4600+ / M2N4-sli
RAM - 4gig DDR2
GPU: Ati Radeon 5450 512MB DDR3 low profile
OS Drive - OCZ Vertex Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
Media Drive - Western Digital Caviar Green Power 2TB 64MB Cache Hard Disk Drive SATAII

Thanks all

[rocketpants]

That all looks good to me. The GPU supports DXVA

You don't need any extra codecs as they are in XBMC but make sure your drivers are up to date.

[RogueMuppet]

Ok this will be my first try at setting up XBMC, I have my main system for only a few weeks. AMD 6core 8 gig, and soon to get a stand alone system or NAS to do this properly.
I'm looking at HP Proliant microserver there is a fella that makes Home Theater PCs with them, From what Ive read they it should do all I need.
Only need it to send to 1 TV a Samsung UA40C7000WF do I need an App running on the TV to get XBMC working ?
Looking to use a Harmony Remote anything special about its setup ?

So looking at the OP. I have never setup couch potato, sickbeard or sabnzbd+.
Is there other back ground software needed ?

So If someone could ether list all that I need or point me at the right pages, I would be thankful.

[PatK]

RogueMuppet: Welcome to the forums... it's probably not polite to ask another question, kinda like hijacking the thread, but I see it has some relevance, but you would cast a wider net if you posted stand alone.

You might want to voice your questions over at http://forum.xbmc.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=112 I'm sure the pros will help you out.

[RogueMuppet]

Thanks. PatK
yep this is a purity old post.