Ok, I'm gonna bite the bullet and upgrade my HTPC (this is why I don't like desktops). My current specs:
Windows XP
CPU: Intel P4 2.6Ghz
Motherboard: MSI PM8M-V
Chipset: VIA P4M800 Chipset
Memory: 1GB DDR400
Video Card: Geforce 7600GS AGP
Sound Card: RME-9632
Harddrive: 1TB Western Digital Black
DVD/CD Burner: Lite-On 20x DVD Burner
PSU: Enermax 400 Watts PSU
FrontEnd: MediaPortal
I mainly use it for music. It plays videos up to 720p just fine.
I want to be able to play 1080p MKV files. That's the only new thing I want. Don't care for playing blu-ray disks, PS3 takes care of that. It's just sometimes I download 1080p files to check out a movie, and I want to be able to play them without messing around with the PS3. Just download, and play.
What upgrades do I need to be able to do this?
Video card, cpu, ram, motherboard? Not really in a budget, but I just want to know what do I need to upgrade to be able to pull this off. Thanks in advance.
Windows XP
CPU: Intel P4 2.6Ghz
Motherboard: MSI PM8M-V
Chipset: VIA P4M800 Chipset
Memory: 1GB DDR400
Video Card: Geforce 7600GS AGP
Sound Card: RME-9632
Harddrive: 1TB Western Digital Black
DVD/CD Burner: Lite-On 20x DVD Burner
PSU: Enermax 400 Watts PSU
FrontEnd: MediaPortal
I mainly use it for music. It plays videos up to 720p just fine.
I want to be able to play 1080p MKV files. That's the only new thing I want. Don't care for playing blu-ray disks, PS3 takes care of that. It's just sometimes I download 1080p files to check out a movie, and I want to be able to play them without messing around with the PS3. Just download, and play.
What upgrades do I need to be able to do this?
Video card, cpu, ram, motherboard? Not really in a budget, but I just want to know what do I need to upgrade to be able to pull this off. Thanks in advance.
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