CharmPeddler
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Hi guys, I have received an HP Pavilion P6130Y. and am thinking of turning it into an HTPC / general use computer with LED TV for monitor. I just bought a 46" Samsung Smart TV that I will hook it up to. The wife and I both have laptops so we will not actually be using it all that often.
I received it after diagnosing it as having a bad MoBo (sometimes it will not post and other is will, and screen flickers when it does), not 100% sure on that diagnosis.
SO I need to find a replacement MoBo and ask if "you" think I should stop using the built in Video Card and replace it with an "XFX GeForce 8500GT 500M 512MB DDR2 TV DVI PCI-E" that i have laying around.
LINKS:
HP.com spec list
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01748306&cc=ad&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_usen_c-001_title_r0001#N267
1. Current MoBo: The M2N78-LA (Violet) motherboard
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01635734#N94
2. ASUS F1A75-M PRO R2.0 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131871
3. ASRock A785GM-LE AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157274&Tpk=m2n78-la
Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-100-007
I was thinking about using an extra sound card, but the pc has built in S/PDIF (orange RCA) and i'm able to just plug that directly into my TV.
So, are #'s 1 and 2 even compatible? Would you recommend getting the higher priced one, knowing that it will be used for HTPC and "light" Photoshop use by the wife to draw and manipulate drawings?
Any other recommendations or thoughts?
Thanks to all!
I received it after diagnosing it as having a bad MoBo (sometimes it will not post and other is will, and screen flickers when it does), not 100% sure on that diagnosis.
SO I need to find a replacement MoBo and ask if "you" think I should stop using the built in Video Card and replace it with an "XFX GeForce 8500GT 500M 512MB DDR2 TV DVI PCI-E" that i have laying around.
LINKS:
HP.com spec list
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01748306&cc=ad&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_usen_c-001_title_r0001#N267
1. Current MoBo: The M2N78-LA (Violet) motherboard
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01635734#N94
2. ASUS F1A75-M PRO R2.0 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131871
3. ASRock A785GM-LE AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157274&Tpk=m2n78-la
Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-100-007
I was thinking about using an extra sound card, but the pc has built in S/PDIF (orange RCA) and i'm able to just plug that directly into my TV.
So, are #'s 1 and 2 even compatible? Would you recommend getting the higher priced one, knowing that it will be used for HTPC and "light" Photoshop use by the wife to draw and manipulate drawings?
Any other recommendations or thoughts?
Thanks to all!
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