mini pc specs

[chris_spinks11]

hi

im considering a Mini PC with the following specs,

Inwin Mini-ITX BP655 Case + 200W PSU
AMD ATHLON II X2 260 (3.20GHz/2MB CACHE/AM3)
ASUS® M4A88T-I DELUXE: 880G Chipset, 2x DDR3, 2 x USB 3.0, 6 x USB 2.0
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6450 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW

i want to use it as a Media centre (unfortunately my TV cabinet doesnt have the space for one of your HTPC cases) would this be able to run full HD 1080p MKV movie files on a 46" HD TV?

also would this spec be able to play blu ray movies stutter free without dropping frames ? (i had this problem on a previous build ). and what would the noise be like on this spec ?
or would i be better off with an Intel based mini PC of similar spec ? realistically i would like a mini PC that runs quietly and is able to run HD content stutter free.

im looking forward to your suggestions.

Chris

 

[Corfate]

Well, with AMD in my opinion you get more bang for your buck, and i have that processor in my system, and it's great If money had permitted me, i would have gone for the X4, but the X2 is great

Also, you might be better off getting a Caviar Black as your HDD as it'll boot faster

I don't see any reason why it would stutter, the specs look fine to me

 

[chris_spinks11]

great stuff thank you for the feed back, i went with that HDD to keep the power down since the psu is only 200.

just waiting for pay day then i think i 'll be making a purchase !!!

 

[Corfate]

great stuff thank you for the feed back, i went with that HDD to keep the power down since the psu is only 200.

just waiting for pay day then i think i 'll be making a purchase !!!

You're welcome