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Looking at picking up an older computer for cheap. Just want to make sure it's enough for XBMC. Just need 720p. Here are the basic specs:
Pentium 4 Processor 2.8 GHz with HT
RAM 1024 MB or 1 GB ddr2

Any idea what the graphics card is? onboard?

yeah some onboard intel something. I will probably pick up a cheap pci card for it. Just need VGA anyhow.

how much can you spend??

Does it have a PCI-E interface? if so a £30 nVidia GT210 will play everything......

No, it just has a PCI-E x1 and PCI. So not so sure about it now.

virgahyatt Wrote:No, it just has a PCI-E x1 and PCI. So not so sure about it now.

Hmmm I'm sure I read somewhere you can buy an ION GPU on a PCI-E x1 card... I'll have another look....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

There's also a couple of PCI bus 8400 based cards that should support whatever you need too.

I was going to turn my P-4 2.8 PC into an XBMC box ....this is the card I was going to use
It should run fine and It should do 1080P but I just chose to do something else

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814500164

Isn't the Broadcomm crystal HD card PCIe x1? XBMC supports that card... wonder if that is an option in combination with onboard intel craphics?

That card is fine - I had that exact one in P4 machine and 1080 was no problem with a Live install.. that was before DXVA for windows was running so you should be good across all platforms now...

Cool thanks guys. Getting the rig for $75 with win xp. So hopefully will work for a really cheap htpc for the guest bedroom

Perfect timing, as the XBMC Live Dharma Beta 2 will hit the servers soon I think....