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Processor/Chipset Vs Video Card
x5ga:
yes, coreavc is worth it. It made my netbook play 1080p videos. with ffdshow it even stuttered on 720p ones. And if you don't wanna pay for it, there are ways to get it without any money... the internet is a magical place :)
arknorth:
--- Quote from: x5ga on August 25, 2010, 12:36:05 AM ---And if you don't wanna pay for it, there are ways to get it without any money... the internet is a magical place :)
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:o
Ahem... ::)
We won't go there... ;D
A-N
sdedalus83:
--- Quote from: arknorth on August 24, 2010, 04:16:09 PM ---Now, for the sake of argument, we will stay within a paramiter of machine types - no one expects a 12 year old PIII systems to be able to drive HD vids, so we won't go there. But machines made from a year or two after the release of XP and OS10 (and yea, you folks with Lynux as well), just when the early Media Centers were hitting store shelves, should be able still to be upgraded to nearly usable status. For example - my clunker...
The processor is a P4 2.2GHz with 8KB (L1)/512KB L2 cache,
SECONDLY - IF you were to bare-bones from AN OLDER SYSTEM (IE: Don't just say get the latest and greatest money-burner chips and boards - some folks can't DO that, and there are many bargans to be had out there). what would your reccomendations for MINIMUM Processor, chipset and video cards be to run mid-ranged HD videos? (Mind you, this is also assuming they DO have a monitor that can handle HD as well.)
A-N
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To be honest, the last PIIIs sold would be better for HD playback than that P4. Your only real upgrade option would be something like an AGP HD3850, and that will cost about $50 without addressing the issue of your woefully inadequate processor.
My minimum recommendation would be an Athlon II X2, an AM3 785G board (the two can be had together for about $100), and 1GB of DDR3
~$120, will play anything, has a serviceable GPU with hardware video acceleration, a CPU with good overclocking potential, and can be upgraded to vastly superior processors and GPUs. Anything less doesn't save enough money to be worthwhile.
vuzedome:
DXVA is good and all, but a good CPU will do just fine, doesn't mean you can neglect installing a good display card.
sapsa:
I would go for:
1) buy cheap nvidia gfx that support cuda like 8800gt
2) install coreavs with mpc-hc
3) profit !?
my spec: e2180@3Ghz + 8800 + 2Gb Ram = Win with 1080p :)
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