Video Card research is giving me a headache
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:28 pm
I've tried to figure out which card is best for me just by reading, but my brain is going to explode - so now I'm asking for help. I can't really find any information similar to what I'm trying to accomplish. I used to know this stuff, but not in a few years. I got a new Sony V-Series TV and moving from 720 to 1080p has made my HTPC stutter, and I only want a single HDMI cable (which is in the wall) to carry the video and audio. Obviously I have a pretty low end CPU, but all I need to do is run Media Center.
- CPU is an AMD 3800+
- 2 GB RAM
- HTPC is the usage - it sits in a living room, so it has to be super-quiet (ASUS 7300GT passive card in use right now)
- No gaming at all, nada
- Windows Media Center is running all the time
- 720p/1080p MKV movies and TV, 1080i OTA HDTV (Hauppage 150MCE)
- must be either passively cooled, or super quiet (the only fans right now are my PSU and CPU, and you can hardly hear them)
- must have audio over HDMI (LPCM will do, since I'm only using the speakers on the TV)
- since we're in the age of being green, low power consumption would be nice
Any recommendations?
- CPU is an AMD 3800+
- 2 GB RAM
- HTPC is the usage - it sits in a living room, so it has to be super-quiet (ASUS 7300GT passive card in use right now)
- No gaming at all, nada
- Windows Media Center is running all the time
- 720p/1080p MKV movies and TV, 1080i OTA HDTV (Hauppage 150MCE)
- must be either passively cooled, or super quiet (the only fans right now are my PSU and CPU, and you can hardly hear them)
- must have audio over HDMI (LPCM will do, since I'm only using the speakers on the TV)
- since we're in the age of being green, low power consumption would be nice
Any recommendations?