2009-10-07, 18:17
Hey Guys,
I'm a former xBMC with xBOX user and switched about 2 years ago to NMT. As much as I like NMT, I miss xBMC very much so I decided to come back and build a new system with either Linux and xBMC or xBMC Live. I currently have all my videos, music, pictures etc in my office on my workstation. So I basically stream everything from there using network shares. Since I stream, I'm not going to be adding a HDD, rather I'll probably install Linux or Live on a USB Key or onto a small SSD. Here are the components I'm looking to purchase.
ASUS AT3N7A-I MINI-ITX Intel Atom N330 NVIDIA Ion DDR2 GBLAN HDMI Audio BT Motherboard
$174.99 CAD
OR
ASUS AT3GC-I MINI-ITX 954GC Intel Atom 330 DDR2 1PCI Video Sound GBLAN Motherboard
$106.03 CAD
Corsair PC2-5300 2X1GB DDR2-667 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
$47.99 CAD
Apex MI-008 MINI-ITX Case Glossy Black 1X5.25 1X3.5 1X3.5INT Sfx 250W Front Audio USB
$59.06 CAD
Total $284.04 CAD
Will xBMC work well on this system or should I change some of the components. Keep in mind that I'm looking to have good performance at the lowest possible cost. Thanks.
I'm a former xBMC with xBOX user and switched about 2 years ago to NMT. As much as I like NMT, I miss xBMC very much so I decided to come back and build a new system with either Linux and xBMC or xBMC Live. I currently have all my videos, music, pictures etc in my office on my workstation. So I basically stream everything from there using network shares. Since I stream, I'm not going to be adding a HDD, rather I'll probably install Linux or Live on a USB Key or onto a small SSD. Here are the components I'm looking to purchase.
ASUS AT3N7A-I MINI-ITX Intel Atom N330 NVIDIA Ion DDR2 GBLAN HDMI Audio BT Motherboard
$174.99 CAD
OR
ASUS AT3GC-I MINI-ITX 954GC Intel Atom 330 DDR2 1PCI Video Sound GBLAN Motherboard
$106.03 CAD
Corsair PC2-5300 2X1GB DDR2-667 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit
$47.99 CAD
Apex MI-008 MINI-ITX Case Glossy Black 1X5.25 1X3.5 1X3.5INT Sfx 250W Front Audio USB
$59.06 CAD
Total $284.04 CAD
Will xBMC work well on this system or should I change some of the components. Keep in mind that I'm looking to have good performance at the lowest possible cost. Thanks.