A basic machine to run 1080p and 720p MKVs, MP4s etc (not blu ray discs)

[trydowave]

Hi. Desperately trying to get a crappy pc together to run movies and nothing else for my sisters bedroom. I have the following components lying around

p4 640 (3.2ghz) processor, 1gb memory,
amd athlon 64 3000+ (2.01ghz), 1gb memory,
Nvidia FX5600 128mb
Radeon 9200 256mb and 9250GE

might have some extra ram lying aorund and i got an Nvidia 8800GTX but not the psu tp power it.

I know this is a load of ol rubbish but can any of this stuff do 1080p playback?

Thanks

 

[atljsf]

the fx or the radeon will work for those types of files and resolutions

the problem is those cpus you mention the p4 is a single core, just as the athlon

you really need two faster cores for this task

if any pc can, try with the athlon first, add the 2 gbs of ram, put the 9200 and see how it goes, on what os?

remember to use vlc with the files, the rest will have to use the web browser, but this asks for a faster cpu, which you don't have

consider building a mini itx pc with a cheap pentium g4560, that will surely give you the results you ask, the single core cpus are not for this task really

 

[Chugalug_]

You'll want a faster setup than that, even for movies.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - B250I PRO Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.48 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($54.88 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone - ML05B HTPC Case ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 350W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $336.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-27 18:22 EDT-0400

 

[ikaz]

You ever think about just picking up an android media player ? You can pick up one for around $50-60 and should be able to play media files at 1080p some 4k.

 

[atljsf]

that is even a simpler idea that should work alot better and be alot more silent

 

[Chugalug_]

That's a possible solution, quality can be questionable in that price range though..