Media pc - core duo spec?

[dern]

What core duo processor do I need in order to play 720p HD films? Would an E4300 be up to the task?

It'll be coupled with a Asus GeForce EN7600GS Silent HTD 256MB DDR2 graphics card (fanless) if that has any bearing and the pc will have 1Gb of ddr2.

Thanks,

Mark

[wolves_wanderer]

Any core 2 duo processor will be able to handle any HD resolution film. I have an athlon 3700+ which is considerably slower and can play 1080p with no problems.

Edit to say: What operating system are you thinking of using? You'll be fine with 1gb if you are using XP media centre but if you want to use Vista you would be better off with 2gb RAM, and memory is fairly cheap at the moment.

Edited by wolves_wanderer on Tuesday 29th May 12:50

[dern]

wolves_wanderer said:

Any core 2 duo processor will be able to handle any HD resolution film. I have an athlon 3700+ which is considerably slower and can play 1080p with no problems.

Cool, thanks.

wolves_wanderer said:

Edit to say: What operating system are you thinking of using? You'll be fine with 1gb if you are using XP media centre but if you want to use Vista you would be better off with 2gb RAM, and memory is fairly cheap at the moment.

Either vista business or xp pro probably running media portal rather than xp media center.

Thanks,

Mark