Re: hardware recommendations for new MCE pc

Thanks for your fast reply. I do want to do HD, I have a whole home theathre
system at my house with full dolby digital, dts surround sound. Also doing
hi def, the only thing I lack is a MCE pc. Do you think it is really
necessary to get a 64 bit proc? Or is dual core fine. Since AMD is a little
cheaper I will probably go with it. Do you have any other recommendations?
Thanks, I really want to build this thing right from the beginning.



"Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u6ecyfboFHA.3068@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I can answer the Intel/AMD question...it doesn't matter. I have one MCE
> running Athlon-64 3000, one running a 2.4Ghz Celeron, and one laptop using
> a
> Pentium M 1.5Ghz. Of course, the faster the better, especially if you plan
> to do HD or run multiple tuners. The Athlon-64 would give you an upward
> migration path to Vista 64-bit version. If you really want to get to
> state-of-the-art, consider a motherboard that would support the dual-core
> CPUs.
>
> Dana Cline - MVP
>
> "Brandon Baker" <mrmoneymatters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OSvBSVboFHA.708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I know there is a list of hardware that works with MCE and that is not
> what
>> I want. I am going to build one from scratch, all new parts. I would like
>> your recommendations.
>>
>> Does it matter wether I run AMD or Intel?
>> What nice living room cases do you like, how about the one from
> Thermaltake?
>> What processor, Intel or AMD, and which one?
>> What motherboard, if Intel or AMD? I am going to hook this up to a home
>> theatre receiver that has optical input so I would like to have optical
>> output on my mobo. It would work that way correct?
>>
>> I appreciate your help.
>>
>> --
>> Brandon Baker
>> A+, Net+, MCSA, MCSE
>>
>>
>
>


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