Spec me a PC to run HD

digitalwolf · 16 Sep 2009 at 11:52

Hi guys,

I have recently upgraded my TV so now I want to be able to watch movies from my PC on it (use it as a monitor).

720p would be ok but 1080p would be better in terms of what I want watch.

What kind of rig would I need for this?

I have an age old 32bit AMD Barton so it's nowhere near upto the task.

Thanks.

digitalwolf · 16 Sep 2009 at 12:09

I want to utillise what ever I can from the old rig which i'm guessing is only the ATX tower.

I'm not really fussed about Blu ray at this present time.

I'm only looking at spending £250, would this cover it?

digitalwolf · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:43

Woow this appears to be quite complex.

It seems x264 will be what I want to play.

Is it more GPU/Ram intensive than CPU intensive, HD play back?

digitalwolf · 16 Sep 2009 at 13:52

What's the minimum spec I would need to run x264 movies?