dhruvrock2000 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hey Guys ! So i am gonna upgrade this 6 year old PC i have to use as an HTPC. Its only got a PCI slot and support for DDR1 RAM. It is running a 1.8GHz P4 (socket 478) processor. My Plans for upgrades include : 1. Add 1GB Ram for total of 1.5GB 2. Add 9400GT PCI Card for Video Acceleration 3. I'm also lookin to upgrade the processor and am getting a phenomenal deal on a 2.4 GHz proc. But on spending a bit more i can get a 3.0 GHz P4 My problem is that i have just a 190Watts PSU so i dont think thats enough power for the 3.0 GHz proc, also already my proc idles around 70deg C due to the Hot weather conditions in India so i dont want the proc to heat up extremely high. Keep in mind that i'll basically be using this for HD Video playback , ie files downloaded off the net. Using CoreAVC , i can offload the video processing to the 9400 and there should not be much of a problem due to the processor, but i will be greatful for any advice. Please reply ASAP ! Thanks ! Dhruv PS: There will basically be almost no gaming on this PC.... ALSO : Will a 8400GS PCI Card be able to offload all the data processing to run Full HD videos by using CoreAVC ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhi90 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 my sincere advice is to get a completely new HTPC.....would be cheap refer to our relevant post in the PC section. even by youre improvements i think even 720p would suffer....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chupchap Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hey Guys !So i am gonna upgrade this 6 year old PC i have to use as an HTPC. Its only got a PCI slot and support for DDR1 RAM. It is running a 1.8GHz P4 (socket 478) processor. My Plans for upgrades include : 1. Add 1GB Ram for total of 1.5GB 2. Add 9400GT PCI Card for Video Acceleration 3. I'm also lookin to upgrade the processor and am getting a phenomenal deal on a 2.4 GHz proc. But on spending a bit more i can get a 3.0 GHz P4 My problem is that i have just a 190Watts PSU so i dont think thats enough power for the 3.0 GHz proc, also already my proc idles around 70deg C due to the Hot weather conditions in India so i dont want the proc to heat up extremely high. Keep in mind that i'll basically be using this for HD Video playback , ie files downloaded off the net. Using CoreAVC , i can offload the video processing to the 9400 and there should not be much of a problem due to the processor, but i will be greatful for any advice. Please reply ASAP ! Thanks ! Dhruv PS: There will basically be almost no gaming on this PC.... ALSO : Will a 8400GS PCI Card be able to offload all the data processing to run Full HD videos by using CoreAVC ??? You got a pretty old motherboard why don't you get a new one+dual core will come to 7-8K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoobyPlz Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hi dude Socket 478 CPU's are no longer available.. U can get only USED 478 CPU's.. BTW the Intel CPU's that are available are 775 LGA.. And I don't think its a good idea to upgrade the current pc coz its really old and adding a PCI GPU will not do wonders since the access speed of PCI is very slow compared to AGP which is slow compared to PCI-E.. So I suggest you to save some more money and upgrade the entire machine.. Waiting for some more time will be worth it.. With Regards HCG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrovert Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 My advice is u can upgrade the whole machine, btw Computer hardware has become very cheap nowadays if u buy the Entry Level stuff in each series. Put more Focus on the Processor,RAM & Graphic Card you buy if you jus wanna play HD movies on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhruvrock2000 Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Am getting a PS3 , so i'll just use that for gaming and HD playback and use a PCI card to drive my Full HD Display ..... comments ....>>>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrovert Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 i didnt get Your Question, are u askin for a PCI graphic card for your PC, i mean your current PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhruvrock2000 Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 yes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhruvrock2000 Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 yes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrovert Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 U can get a Entry level Graphic Card Like Nvidia 9500GT or 8400GS or ATI Radeon HD 4650 whichever possible for ur budget as u said u are not gonna play more games on PC u can go with these cards, and put more emphasis on the Processor and RAM, when Upgrading ur system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chupchap Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 yes..... What's your budget for the entire upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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