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Staren · 05-29-2005, 10:27 AM

If you have a solid PSU to begin with on that set-up one of the 20 to 24 pin adapters would probobly do the trick, but you want a good brand name supply and at least 400watts to make sure it can handle the power needs.

As far as the on-board video on the Radeon XPRESS goes, from what I've heard it's quite good for these sort of needs. A lot of guys I know in the HTPC / home built DVR community love them. If you have a gig of RAM in the system and you arn't a videophile it should be fine. You can always upgrade later.

05-29-2005, 10:27 AM	#13
Staren Member (11 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,616	If you have a solid PSU to begin with on that set-up one of the 20 to 24 pin adapters would probobly do the trick, but you want a good brand name supply and at least 400watts to make sure it can handle the power needs. As far as the on-board video on the Radeon XPRESS goes, from what I've heard it's quite good for these sort of needs. A lot of guys I know in the HTPC / home built DVR community love them. If you have a gig of RAM in the system and you arn't a videophile it should be fine. You can always upgrade later. __________________ Laptop HP DM4t / i5-560M / 14.1 WXGA Widescreen / 1GB Radeon Mobility 6370 / 4GB RAM / 320 GB 7200rpm HD / DVD-RW / 802.11n & BT wireless First Build Abit IC7-G Max II Motherboard / 2.8C 800mhz P4 / 1024 DDR 3200 (2x 512 in Duel Channel) / Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 / Samsung 120 GB SATA HD / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / NEC DVD-RW