I have an older (4.5 years) Dell Inspiron 530 that I'm thinking of converting to an htpc. I almost never use it, because I've since gotten a laptop, and who wants to be tethered to a desk if they don't have to be. It has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at 2.4GHz and 3GB RAM and runs Vista. How involved would upgrades be? I was going to get a Roku box for streaming, but since I have this PC just sitting there, why not use it?
The first thing I was thinking of doing was upgrading the video card with this one: ASUS GeForce 210 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card, EN210 SILENT/DI/1GD3/V2(LP)
Is this a good card? I'm not a gamer at all, and would be using it for stuff like streaming Netflix. Also, how hard is it to install a new video card? I've never done anything more complicated than replacing RAM in my netbook.
Thanks for any help/insight.
The first thing I was thinking of doing was upgrading the video card with this one: ASUS GeForce 210 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Video Card, EN210 SILENT/DI/1GD3/V2(LP)
Is this a good card? I'm not a gamer at all, and would be using it for stuff like streaming Netflix. Also, how hard is it to install a new video card? I've never done anything more complicated than replacing RAM in my netbook.
Thanks for any help/insight.