Enough for Meida Center

[sanaxe1]

I have a shuttle pc and im going to be putting Vista on it and use it as a media centre for regular Movies and HD 720p ( most likely DIVX ones )


My specs are :

P4 2.66ghz
1GB Ram
80GB Hdd
geforce 420


Will this be able to handle HD content? Cheers

EDIT - If no would buying a new Graphics card make much difference ?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

You'll want more RAM to cover Vista's overhead. I reckon the CPU'd be able to handle 720P without much of a fuss.

 

[m_cozzy]

TBH I wouldnt be using vista for that. XP & mediaportal http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ is a very good combination.
But... if you absolutely want to use vista, then as said, more ram will be required.

 

[tsj]

I use a Pentium D at 4hz and it struggles with some movies.