Posts by PC Junkyard

  • Minimum hardware required for re-purposed PCs

    Hi all,

    I'm new to LibreELEC & Kodi.... and Linux come to that! I have a garage full of old PC hardware and I am looking to re-purpose 2 or 3 machines as HTPCs to feed 4k content over HDMI to some latest generation TVs. Where I cannot re-purpose a machine for 4k content I will settle for a 1080p spec.

    I am going to use second-hand components where I can but I realise that I will probably have to purchase latest gen graphics cards to support 4k.

    My question is..... what minimum PC spec should I be looking to construct to support 4k content and 2k content? I am also an Nvidia kind of guy so which card would you go for as a minimum to support a 2K or 4K machine?

    Many thanks