I currently have an old hp 8330 "media center" computer that never was much of a media center. Well, I came back from vacation and the thing wouldn't start up. I was told that it was most likely the MB. I need a computer for my work so I just went out and bought a new hp for my day to day.
Now my question, can I use the AMD 9500 CPU, 8 G ram, and 2x320G HDs as a start on a HTPC? Im looking at replacing the MB with a used GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H or GA-MA78GM-S2H. Both these boards seem to have the specs to do the job and both seem to be well reviewed. I want to use a BluRay drive to play movies etc so thats part of my current plan. I'm not a gamer at all don't even own a game. Looking to really incorporate into this into my HiFi/Video system. Any thoughts?
BTW, this is all for fun as I have never done this before but would like to learn, gotta start somewhere right.
Now my question, can I use the AMD 9500 CPU, 8 G ram, and 2x320G HDs as a start on a HTPC? Im looking at replacing the MB with a used GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H or GA-MA78GM-S2H. Both these boards seem to have the specs to do the job and both seem to be well reviewed. I want to use a BluRay drive to play movies etc so thats part of my current plan. I'm not a gamer at all don't even own a game. Looking to really incorporate into this into my HiFi/Video system. Any thoughts?
BTW, this is all for fun as I have never done this before but would like to learn, gotta start somewhere right.