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Hi All,

Know there is tons of these threads but I've had a search on Google and the forum and can't find anyone who has tried using one of these very slimline boxes for XBMC.

I'm able to get one of these for about GBP35 (55USD) and they look very small and I'm told they're very quiet - hence the name I guess!

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/3/0/9/4...6421_o.jpg

Specs are as follows:

Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0 GHz (x2)
4 Gb of RAM (DDR2 6400)
160GB HDD
DVD-RW / CD-RW
6 X USB Ports
Ethernet Ready
Some form of onboard graphics - not sure though?

But they do have a PCI-E slot which I'm thinking I could put my nVidia card which currently powers my dead XBMC box which I'm looking to replace so I know the card is fine for 1080 playback. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with these boxes as they seem a cheaper alternative to the Dell Optiplex boxes which I've heard bad things about.

These boxes are plentiful as tons of schools had them and have then got rid of as they upgraded.

Okay... just found the manual online (http://www.rm.com/_RMVirtual/Media/Downl...ISR-VM.pdf) and appears the graphics are the GMA965.

Thanks for all your help!

Must log In to view pdf

Really. It let me fine and I've signed up to the site as just found it on google. Let me find a better link.

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http://www.rm.com/Support/GeneralDownloa...ferrer=rss

Hmmm, it wouldn't be the most energy-efficient system out there, and not the prettiest, but for the price it's not half bad.
You would (as you suggested) need to add a GPU.

Totally snag one. That's an excellent deal.

(2014-03-30, 22:42)BuhSnarf Wrote: [ -> ]Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0 GHz (x2)

T5800 is a decent CPU. If you add this "SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6450 1GB" and install Frodo 12.3, it should be able to handle all Blu-ray movies playback....

Nvidia based PCI-Express card for that would be your best choice for hardware video decoding on either Linux or Windows.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Pure...HD.29_GPUs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Pure...ature_Sets

Just aim to get a Nvidia with latest generation of PureVideo HD and Feature Set version that your budget will afford.

Thanks guys. Already have a fairly decent pci-e nvidia card that is in my now dead athlon based home built loud as hell box that should do the trick!

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Going to put Linux on as think it'll give best performance as box does nothing else therefore won't need the overhead of win xp or 7 on top.