[hcowan]

Hi,

If I have "GeForce 8400GS 512 MB DDR3 PCI" video card, what sort of specs / computer would I need to properly run XBMC?

I know that the 8400GS will do the processing for displaying 1080p content, but what about the GUI and menu navigation?

I am assuming that having a graphics accelerated video card won't help much in the interface department?

Is it better to have more RAM or multiple processors / cores?

For example, would a Pentium 4 (single core) with 4GBs of RAM be enough to smoothly run XBMC?

If not, would you increase RAM, or upgrade the processor?

Thanks,

HC

[eskro]

multiple processors / cores

[hcowan]

Thanks for the reply. I don't actually have the graphics card yet, but I noticed that I can get the same card but with only 256MB RAM for a lot less.

I would imagine for gaming the extra RAM would make a difference, but for simply running XBMC and playing 1080p content, would the extra RAM make much of a difference?

Thanks...........