PC Setup Questions
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:57 pm
Howdy! Bout time stereoscopic viewing has gotten to this point! Now it's time for the hardware!
I picked up a brand spankin new 3D-Ready Mitsu 60" DLP for Christmas (cuz I was a good boy) for $800... that's right, $800 at Best Buy! I wanted to save for the 73" but I could not pass up that price! I also decided I could finally justify the price for a PS3 so I picked up a 120G model as well. Anyway, I need to build up my PC to complete the package. It's hard to know what would be best for me. I have an HTPC that I built a year ago for architectural 3D drafting. Here are my current specs:
Windows XP SP3
AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply
PNY Quadro FX 570 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Workstation Video Card
Now, I will need a 2nd video card and Nvidia's 3D Vision emitter kit so I will also need Windows 7 to work with that. Any recommendations on a video card that will fit an ATX style HTPC? And how does the emitter kit connect to the PC - HDMI, USB? I'm not sure how to hook up the PS3 to the PC either, any comments? I think everything else I have in my PC will work fine for me but please let me know if you disagree...
Thanks for any help you can provide!
I picked up a brand spankin new 3D-Ready Mitsu 60" DLP for Christmas (cuz I was a good boy) for $800... that's right, $800 at Best Buy! I wanted to save for the 73" but I could not pass up that price! I also decided I could finally justify the price for a PS3 so I picked up a 120G model as well. Anyway, I need to build up my PC to complete the package. It's hard to know what would be best for me. I have an HTPC that I built a year ago for architectural 3D drafting. Here are my current specs:
Windows XP SP3
AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processor
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Power Supply
PNY Quadro FX 570 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Workstation Video Card
Now, I will need a 2nd video card and Nvidia's 3D Vision emitter kit so I will also need Windows 7 to work with that. Any recommendations on a video card that will fit an ATX style HTPC? And how does the emitter kit connect to the PC - HDMI, USB? I'm not sure how to hook up the PS3 to the PC either, any comments? I think everything else I have in my PC will work fine for me but please let me know if you disagree...
Thanks for any help you can provide!