i went out and bought a intel board today that has the x4500HD. as i started to assemble the PC, i started to think. i have a raid capable nvidia based matx board already. i'm using it on my primary pc that's due for an upgrade anyways. i thought, i might have saved the money and used that board along with a 8400gs i have lying around.
what i want to know i guess, is if the 8400gs is good enough for a htpc build. there is going to be ZERO gaming on that system. i'm going to use it to watch DVDs/HDDVDs/blueray stuff. it'll also have the function of a DVR. finally, i'll end it's function as something that i'll use to watch internet content.
i was reading something on the box of the internal blueray/hddvd player i bought, and it said you needed a minimum 8800GT to watch blueray content with a smooth frame rate.
can someone let me know if i can get by using already owned components saving me close to $130?
what i want to know i guess, is if the 8400gs is good enough for a htpc build. there is going to be ZERO gaming on that system. i'm going to use it to watch DVDs/HDDVDs/blueray stuff. it'll also have the function of a DVR. finally, i'll end it's function as something that i'll use to watch internet content.
i was reading something on the box of the internal blueray/hddvd player i bought, and it said you needed a minimum 8800GT to watch blueray content with a smooth frame rate.
can someone let me know if i can get by using already owned components saving me close to $130?