2011-03-24, 05:09
Hi,
I recently ordered myself all the components for HTPC. They are pretty much same as eskro mentioned in
[Micro-ATX] i3-540 2x3.06Ghz + GT210 ($314) : http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=720...stcount=11
However, the gt210 graphics card had some part missing, so I ended up setting up my htpc without it (for now). I am about to return/replace the gt210 card.
My question is : Do I really need it? I saw the motherboard, and it says that I can play 1080 movies on it with intel i3. And I am actually able to do that (I think! Haven't done enough testing). My aim is to play 1080p movies from hard disk. No streaming. Flash yes. Linux yes.
The motherboard doesn't have socket for hdmi cable.
So, do I really need the graphics card?
Thanks again to everyone for being awesomely helpful
I recently ordered myself all the components for HTPC. They are pretty much same as eskro mentioned in
[Micro-ATX] i3-540 2x3.06Ghz + GT210 ($314) : http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=720...stcount=11
However, the gt210 graphics card had some part missing, so I ended up setting up my htpc without it (for now). I am about to return/replace the gt210 card.
My question is : Do I really need it? I saw the motherboard, and it says that I can play 1080 movies on it with intel i3. And I am actually able to do that (I think! Haven't done enough testing). My aim is to play 1080p movies from hard disk. No streaming. Flash yes. Linux yes.
The motherboard doesn't have socket for hdmi cable.
So, do I really need the graphics card?
Thanks again to everyone for being awesomely helpful