Thread: Best config for a media center?
so i'm thinking building custom system server/media center. want play hd videos lcd out flinching. (i tried old tower of mine , keep crashing). , want simple samba/ftp transfer laptops. nothing extreme on server part focus video. anyway ive never built syestem ground , im kinda overwhelmed , have no clue start. thought cpu/mother board ideal or mayb should start @ graphics card? thinking maybe i5 or core 2 dou. wanna stay around $500. have optical drives , stuff need cpu, board, ram , gonna try use old case. can point me in right direction here config be? , if im high thinking i'm gonna stay under $500 haha. thanks! hardware: cpu: amd athlon x2 250 mobo: gigabyte 890gpt-ud3h atx ram: 4gb kingston value ram kit gpu: onboard (this should work) sound: onboard psu: antec earthwatts 550 can use ubuntu 64-bit , use mediatomb shuffle files across. system has grunt play 1080p .mkv's. other bit...