Is this too slow?

HammerFeet · 2005-10-25, 15:34

I have a 1.2 Ghz AMD Duron with 1 Gig of RAM
80 GB Hard Drive & 64 MB Geforce 4 Video Card

Media Portal is Choppy...

I do have a P4 2.0 Ghz processor/Board... would that be enough? with teh 1 Gig of RAM & Video Card?

Callifo · 2005-10-25, 15:41

The P4, ram and HDD will be fast enough but if the GF4 is infact a GF4MX then you will probably still need a new video card.

HammerFeet · 2005-10-25, 15:49

Really? WHat do you suggest?

ATI? I have a RADEON 9200... Will that work?

Callifo · 2005-10-25, 15:50

Sure will.

HammerFeet · 2005-10-25, 15:56

What about the MX makes it a problem?

Callifo · 2005-10-25, 16:04

Its a DirectX 7 card.

The 9200 is a DX8.1 card, but this will only put a little extra strain on the cpu. The cpu bridging the DX7 to DX9 gap is much too much work.

HammerFeet · 2005-10-25, 16:10

But if it is a Geforce 4 NON MX card it should be fine... Right?

mzemina · 2005-10-25, 16:10

Video cards MUST be DirectX 9 compliant!

TheVideoViking · 2005-10-25, 16:24

Are you using the latest drivers? That could help a lot...

gxtracker · 2005-10-25, 16:25

The GeForce 4 NON MX is still a DirectX 8.1 series card. You will still notice a slowdown, but not nearly as bad as a DirectX 7 card.

Your 1.2 Ghz AMD Duron with 1 Gig of RAM is more than enough for Mediaportal; Mediaportal's power resides in the fact that is uses DirectX 9 functions to work, and anything lower than a DirectX 9 card is going to have to emulate functions on the CPU.

Get a cheap DirectX 9 card like an FX5200 or 6200 series card or better. A lot of people use these types of cards even though they may not be for gaming, they are great for simply using Mediaportal.

2005-10-25, 15:34	#1 (permalink)
HammerFeet Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is this too slow? I have a 1.2 Ghz AMD Duron with 1 Gig of RAM 80 GB Hard Drive & 64 MB Geforce 4 Video Card Media Portal is Choppy... I do have a P4 2.0 Ghz processor/Board... would that be enough? with teh 1 Gig of RAM & Video Card? __________________ Thanks, HammrFeet

2005-10-25, 15:49	#3 (permalink)
HammerFeet Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really? WHat do you suggest? ATI? I have a RADEON 9200... Will that work? __________________ Thanks, HammrFeet

2005-10-25, 15:56	#5 (permalink)
HammerFeet Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What about the MX makes it a problem? __________________ Thanks, HammrFeet

2005-10-25, 16:10	#7 (permalink)
HammerFeet Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	But if it is a Geforce 4 NON MX card it should be fine... Right? __________________ Thanks, HammrFeet

2005-10-25, 16:25	#10 (permalink)
gxtracker Retired Team Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 287 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	The GeForce 4 NON MX is still a DirectX 8.1 series card. You will still notice a slowdown, but not nearly as bad as a DirectX 7 card. Your 1.2 Ghz AMD Duron with 1 Gig of RAM is more than enough for Mediaportal; Mediaportal's power resides in the fact that is uses DirectX 9 functions to work, and anything lower than a DirectX 9 card is going to have to emulate functions on the CPU. Get a cheap DirectX 9 card like an FX5200 or 6200 series card or better. A lot of people use these types of cards even though they may not be for gaming, they are great for simply using Mediaportal. __________________ Steven "GXTracker" Wilton - Checkout my HTPC page -

2005-10-25, 15:41	#2 (permalink)
Callifo Retired Team Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 1,444 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	The P4, ram and HDD will be fast enough but if the GF4 is infact a GF4MX then you will probably still need a new video card.

2005-10-25, 15:50	#4 (permalink)
Callifo Retired Team Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 1,444 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	Sure will.

2005-10-25, 16:04	#6 (permalink)
Callifo Retired Team Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 1,444 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 1 Post Country: My System	Its a DirectX 7 card. The 9200 is a DX8.1 card, but this will only put a little extra strain on the cpu. The cpu bridging the DX7 to DX9 gap is much too much work.

2005-10-25, 16:10	#8 (permalink)
mzemina Retired Team Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ft Smith, AR Posts: 2,045 Thanks: 36 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Country:	Video cards MUST be DirectX 9 compliant!

2005-10-25, 16:24	#9 (permalink)
TheVideoViking Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Are you using the latest drivers? That could help a lot...

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