5 May 2006 at 20:55 #1 squiffy squiffy Suspended Joined 17 Mar 2006 Posts 9,055 Does the IC near the SATA ports get hot? Is the Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Cooler (SY-007-ZA) needed and does it fit? What's the onboard graphics like? Suitable for HTPC use 1:1 pixel mapping, mpeg 2/4 acceleration?
Does the IC near the SATA ports get hot? Is the Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Cooler (SY-007-ZA) needed and does it fit? What's the onboard graphics like? Suitable for HTPC use 1:1 pixel mapping, mpeg 2/4 acceleration?
5 May 2006 at 21:01 #2 Indy500 Indy500 Soldato Joined 7 Mar 2005 Posts 17,481 squiffy said: What's the onboard graphics like? Suitable for HTPC use 1:1 pixel mapping, mpeg 2/4 acceleration? Click to expand... Well, I've used the Geforce 6100 IGP, which is inferior to the 6150 on the A8N-VM, and it was fine (CPU usage ~60% on 1080i with a lowly Sempron)
squiffy said: What's the onboard graphics like? Suitable for HTPC use 1:1 pixel mapping, mpeg 2/4 acceleration? Click to expand... Well, I've used the Geforce 6100 IGP, which is inferior to the 6150 on the A8N-VM, and it was fine (CPU usage ~60% on 1080i with a lowly Sempron)
