<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>OK<br><br></div>I've had a myth system now for about 7-8 years and as I've said on the list before my family couldn't go back to normal TV.<br><br>
</div>The system has a central media server with a fairly big library and then a separate TV server that feeds the assorted freeview/Sky feeds to the assorted laptops/tablets/HTPC systems dotted around the house.<br><br></div>
Recently, I had a request from my youngest to provide him a system, on which he could play Oblivion the game with all it's enhancements and in super duper up to date graphics mode. This presented a bit of a dilemma as I prefer not to have base systems with Windows but in this instance took the view that to get the graphics performance I'd really have to run it native.<br>
<br></div>So using what I have spare I put together a Mini ITX system using a 3 year old mobo and a built him a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 system. After installing all the bits he wanted he had his all signing and dancing dedicated Oblivion box.<br>
<br></div>He's not allowed an amp or speakers in his bedroom to keep down the excessive out of hours noise that would result, so he uses a Nokia Bluetooth Headset for his audio fix (it also doubles up as a phone headset so keeps his mum happy as well).<br>
<br></div>After doing the build I thought I'd install vmware and see what the quality was like if I ran Myth in a VM session and after installing it, Fed18 Mate and Myth I have to say you really can now run graphics intensive (although not 3d intensive) stuff in a VM without too many problems.<br>
<br></div>So he's ended up with a myth system, built on Fed18x64, running in a VM, on a Windows 7 Ultx64 system, with a bluetooth headset working without any issues at all. Probably the weirdest build I've done in some ways but he's happy and frankly full screen you'd never know the VM session wasn't native.<br>
<br></div>While I appreciate this isn't exactly out there for weird setups I thought some people might find it useful if they need to do non mainstream builds......<br><br></div>Have a good weekend all.<br><br></div>Tony<br>
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