Card for 1080 playback.

[Runningkid]

Hi,

Recently I've tried to play videos at 19020x1080 (not through a blu ray disc) and it looks like my system is too slow to run it smoothly. CPU is a s939 3700+ on stock with a 7800gt. I was wonder if those newer cards like the ATI HD3xxx series will be able to take some of the load of my cpu. Also I am still on XP, will that be a problem?

thanks in advance,

RK

 

[555BUK]

A cheape Geforce 8400GS plays 1080p fine in my HTPC. Any 8x00, 9x00, 38x0 or 4x00 card should be fine.

 

[TALON1973]

your knackered mate .. i have the same processor ...from *** ive read u need a dual core minimum .. ive hook up my external 360 hd-dvd drive up abit of a jerkfest tbh , althoug i was using a 7300gt lol .. will have my new 8800gt tmoz and will see *** happens .... but i'm almost certain its cpu dependant

 

[Runningkid]

I guess what I am really trying to ask is if Hardware decoding going to work on XP and also if I need any special software/codecs to get it working.

thanks.

 

[TALON1973]

power dvd 7 or higher is your best option . but like i said your cpu needs to be dual core.

if yiour on a very tight budget try this mobo :-

Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. But much much more than that, it is the base to the perfect all-round entertainment machine. HDMI, Hybrid Crossfire technology and High Quality 8 Channel audio mean that whether playing games, movies, music or just browsing the internet this board will not be left wanting.

- AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Processors / AMD Phenom™FX / AMD Phenom™ processor / Athlon64 FX / Athlon64 X2/Athlon64 / Sempron processors
- AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology
- AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
- AMD Live!™ Ready
- Chipset AMD 780G/SB700
- System Bus 2000/1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
- Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU
- 4 x 240-pin DIMM DDR2 1066/800/667/533 ECC,Non-ECC Dual Channel memory architecture
- 1 x PCIe x16
- 1 x PCIe x1
- 2 x PCI
- VGA Integrated ATI RV610-based Direct x10.1 graphics Maximum shared memory of 256 MB
- Supports HDMI™ Technology with HDCP compliant with max. resolution 1920 x 1080p
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 2560x1600 (@ 60Hz dual-link)
- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 (@85Hz)
- Dual VGA output support:
- RGB & DVI/HDMI
- Hybrid CrossFireX Support
- 1 xUltraDMA 133/100
- 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,10
- LAN PCIe Gigabit LAN
- Audio ALC883 High Definition Audio 8 -Channel CODEC
- USB 12 USB 2.0 ports (8 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel)
- SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
- FSB tuning from 200MHz to 300MHz at 1MHz increment
- Adjustable CPU Voltage at 0.025V increment
- Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
- ASUS MyLogo 2
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS Q-Fan

£43.99
£51.69 inc VAT

and add a dual core cpu ...not sure if u might need to change ram.

the mobo will be good enough for hd ..