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    ITX: anyone know much?

    Guys. And girls.

    A little help please. If you check out my sig, you'll see my HTPC, which is running vista, and connected by home plug network to my server, from whence I stream all my DVD backups and AVI files, running Media Browser in Media Centre on the HTPC. It works well.

    However, the case it big. And now I've discovered the wonder of ITX systems, which have teeny tiny cases. So I might put together an ITX HTPC set up.

    HOWEVER, would an ITX setup be able to cope with VIDEO_TS type contents, being 1tb VOBS, coming through on the network? I don't think transmission speeds over the network would be a problem, but I'm just wondering if the ITX could cope. Again, given that there are S775 ITX boards, I can't see a problem.

    Basically, I realise that unless I go for a low end, built in Atom processor one, it SHOULDN'T be an issue, and even then probably not, but I wanna make sure. And I suppose my current HTPC is a bit overpowered for what it actually does.

    Oh, and what about the inbuilt graphics on ITX? I'd better look that up...
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    Re: ITX: anyone know much?

    If you can get a compatible AMD based mini ITX based motherboard then the following 45w AMD quad core could be an alternative to an Intel based system:

    http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...5e-review.html

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    Re: ITX: anyone know much?

    Well, the ASRock ION is able to handle Bluray playback, so it should be able to handle DVD content coming in over your network. Even lightweight gaming shouldn't be a problem.
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    Re: ITX: anyone know much?

    Yeah, I just found a review for the Ion, which looked pretty tasty, though I was more excited about the socket one they tested it against...
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    Re: ITX: anyone know much?

    I built a zotac 9300itx a while back, it would eat that type of load without breaking a sweat.
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