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daves123
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:03 pm Post subject: Processor upgrade for 1080p |
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I've decided to res-erect my htpc, and want to bring it up to speed for 1080p. I switched from xp mce to vista. I don't want to change my motherboard, and figured the cpu upgrade would do it, just not sure which one to go with. I want to be able to play both Hd dvd & blu ray.
Here are my specs:
Motherboard - M2NPV-VM
Processor - Amd am2 x2 4400+
Ram - Ocz DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz dual channel 4gb
Video Card - Ati hd2400 pr 256mb
I realize I also might have to upgrade my video card, but would like to do this as cheaply as possible.
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greg_mitch
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I think the ATI2400 has HW acceleration. Have you tried playing a 1080p video file from BR or HDDVD? Usually the choppiness is a driver/software issue.
I would think that system can do 1080p.
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daves123
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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It does have hw acceleration, but hd dvd playback was a little choppy. I was reading up on cpu's and they said the general rule is +3ghz x2 for 1080p on an amd. My current cpu is 2.2ghz. I can't seem to find a amd x2 3.0ghz socket am2. I've seen a 2.7ghz that was in my price range, but I don't want to buy it and find out i'm no better off.
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macgyver655
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daves123
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you. That's what i'm looking for.
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greg_mitch
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I can tell you for a fact that you don't need 3ghz unless you are specifically referring to AMD processors.
I have an Intel E4500 (2.2ghz) with a 2400 xt that does 1080p from bluray and 1080p MKV files from BR's and HD DVD.
What software and drivers are you using?
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Zebu Fellenz
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I don't think you need 3Ghz. X2, I use a 4800+ clocked to 2.6Ghz per core and it works fine for HD-DVD and Blu-ray, and this is with a Geforce 7950GT video card that I don't believe has H/A.
It was a little choppy at stock 2.4Ghz.
I am looking at swapping it out for a Phenom quad core, but that would be for the encoding I do, not playback.
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bbfarmht
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akajester
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I did both a dual core and quad core amd. I believe the quad core was a 9600. Both were $99 or less and worked great. I saw no difference in performance. running 1080p video with no dxva was 50% cpu and with dxva it was 10% cpu or less. Video card was an ati 3450 @ $30 from newegg.
Oh, and the 2400 will do dxva, although I believe you may need to run a regestry hack to get it to work properly. The 3000 series and higher works without the hack.
here's a link with more info;
http://home.comcast.net/~exdeus/ati-hd2x00/
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daves123
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Thanks for the input. I'm gonna try out the registry tweaks. I think i'll be safe and upgrade to the 6000+ 3.10ghz processor.
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Elaine Benes
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| daves123 wrote: | | Thanks for the input. I'm gonna try out the registry tweaks. I think i'll be safe and upgrade to the 6000+ 3.10ghz processor. |
I've used the 6000+ Black Edition cpu, and it was the fastest AMD cpu I've ever had, worked really well IMHO. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I replaced it with a Phenom, and for every day stuff, I think I preferred the 6000+ Black Edition...
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akajester
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| Elaine Benes wrote: | | daves123 wrote: | | Thanks for the input. I'm gonna try out the registry tweaks. I think i'll be safe and upgrade to the 6000+ 3.10ghz processor. |
I've used the 6000+ Black Edition cpu, and it was the fastest AMD cpu I've ever had, worked really well IMHO. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I replaced it with a Phenom, and for every day stuff, I think I preferred the 6000+ Black Edition... |
I had that same processor and could swear it was faster than the quadcore phenom I'm running now. either are good though.
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