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by SpaceNerd
Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:57 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: AMD 780G: Best Ever Integrated Mainstream Chipset?
Replies: 140
Views: 108796

Are you sure XVideo really work? I've just installed Ubuntu 8.04a6 and Catalyst 8.3 on the same board as you have and xdpyinfo says I have xvideo. But xvinfo doesn't, and nor does mplayer or xine. Yes I'm sure. xvinfo tells me that I have an AVIVO device and mplayer plays all videos just fine. Ther...
by SpaceNerd
Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:36 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: AMD 780G: Best Ever Integrated Mainstream Chipset?
Replies: 140
Views: 108796

The only thing I'm missing (apart from this mysterious driver :wink:) is a graphics driver for Linux. Does anyone know if Catalyst 8.3 works? Yes, I do :wink: I just installed the Linux Catalyst 8.3 on Ubuntu 7.10. And I'm very pleased to see that both 3D and XVideo work! But the UVD engine is not ...
by SpaceNerd
Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:39 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: AMD 780G: Best Ever Integrated Mainstream Chipset?
Replies: 140
Views: 108796

Ever since I finished my installation I'm asking myself what this "unknown device" shown in the XP hardware manager could be. Is that what you referred to as the missing "Northbridge Filter Driver" problem? Did you get the driver? Where? And what does it do? After years of using Asus I gave Gigabyte...
by SpaceNerd
Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:09 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: HTPC CPU cooler recommendation: Antec NSK2480 desktop case
Replies: 19
Views: 20925

I just ordered the updated Fusion 430 case with 80plus psu (according to their HP, Antec only offers it in Europe atm). Amazon(.de) offered it for 85 EUR a few days ago and I just... couldn't... resist... :wink: I know it has the same internal layout as the NSK2480, so I'll stick with the standard-s...
by SpaceNerd
Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:53 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

@CountTyro: The multiplier is only greyed out, if you enable Cool 'n' Quiet. So it's either use C'n'Q with default multiplier or disable it and change the multiplier. I don't know why they implemented it this way though...
by SpaceNerd
Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:23 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

I'm currently using BIOS 1603 (although there's a new beta BIOS available), and it seems as if undervolting works much better again! I'm running my BE-2400 (stepping G2) at 11.5x210 / 1.05V with takeMS DDR2-800 RAM at 1.8V. I'm not sure if this is influenced by the new processor (previously I used a...
by SpaceNerd
Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:24 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: HTPC CPU cooler recommendation: Antec NSK2480 desktop case
Replies: 19
Views: 20925

Thanks again for the picture yamahaSHO, it really seems as if I have to use standard fans.
by SpaceNerd
Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:28 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: HTPC CPU cooler recommendation: Antec NSK2480 desktop case
Replies: 19
Views: 20925

I'd like to use my Arctic Fans with this setup (NSK2480 + Scythe Ninja Mini), but they are 38mm thick (usually 120mm fans are merely 25mm thick). Can you tell me how much space there is between the Ninja and the side of the case, yamahaSHO? This probably also depends on the mobo, but I think the lay...
by SpaceNerd
Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:14 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

My experience so far with the M2A-VM HDMI BIOS 1501 is that it requires slightly higher CPU voltages to run stably I can confirm that. With previous BIOS versions, I was able to run my BE-2350 at 10.5x215 / 1.05V stable. Now I'm using 10.5x200 / 1.20V. I tried decreasing it, but I always have to cl...
by SpaceNerd
Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:45 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

russp wrote:No flickering.
I don't have any flickering either, neither on XP nor on (K)Ubuntu. I use a 4400+ (65nm), 2x 1024MB takeMS RAM and Samsung 225BW at 1680x1050 via DVI. I use the latest BIOS mentioned above (1001).
by SpaceNerd
Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:13 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

Today I should receive the components for my new workstation. Among them is a M2A-VM HDMI, which I'm planning to use with my Samsung 225BW via DVI at the problematic resolution 1680x1050. I won't use Vista but XP and Kubuntu. I'll post my experiences here once I'm done... Damn! My order got delayed...
by SpaceNerd
Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:15 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
Replies: 137
Views: 157593

Today I should receive the components for my new workstation. Among them is a M2A-VM HDMI, which I'm planning to use with my Samsung 225BW via DVI at the problematic resolution 1680x1050. I won't use Vista but XP and Kubuntu. I'll post my experiences here once I'm done...