Tag Archives: GeForce 9300

Selecting Components for budget HTPC

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lu

Assuming we are building a HTPC mainly for playing A/V media, not playing games, the most important thing but often overlooked or not emphasized by most the review on motherboard or graphics card is the ability to support HD audio … Continue reading →

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ATI 5450 Graphics Card for HTPC

Posted on March 30, 2010 by lu

I assembled a HTPC using MSI 785GTM-E45 motherboard and AMD Athlon II X3 440 CPU. I choose this combo mainly because it was on sale but also because I thought the MSI motherboard supports HD audio formats through on board HDMI port. … Continue reading →

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HTPC or Media Player

Posted on March 26, 2010 by lu

I have been using PC with a USB tuner to record HDTV for some time. But my old RPTV Mitsubishi VS-60111 only has component or RGB video inputs for 1080i signal; it is tough to connect it to the PC. … Continue reading →

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A not so great experience of the XFX GeForce 9300 Motherboard

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lu

  I have been using an old ECS motherboard with AGP bus with Intel E4300 Core Duo processor.  It is an older board and therefore not only lacking HDMI connector, it does not even support HDTV resolutions and that make it … Continue reading →

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