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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefBrody" data-source="post: 209529" data-attributes="member: 54508">Interesting developements...&nbsp; when I was testing I was running the PC here at work on a 1280x1024 LCD, so was forced to output @ 1280x720.&nbsp; Playback of the MKV was a bit dodgy but mostly ok, the QT H264 files were flawless.However!&nbsp; Setup back at home outputting at 1920x1080 (used both 1080p and 1080i) and cpu usage went through the roof on both, stuttertastic.&nbsp; Lower res to 720p...&nbsp; QT fine, MKV back to mostly fine.One factor I hadnt considered was that I was using a TEEENY PSU...&nbsp; 250w one I used from my previous SFF case (now using Thermaltake Bach) - I suppose it might be possible that the psu was being overtaxed..However... I suspect I may have a fix.. tho a somewhat excessive one...My girlfriends sister is looking for a PC....&nbsp; So I've decided to donate most of the innards of my current HTPC (P4 Prescott 3ghz, ECS RS400-a motherboard) - build them a decent PC, getting them to cover some of the costs of the following:Take the Core2Duo E6850 (3ghz) out of my main PC, buy a cheap compatible motherboard with SPDIF onboard (saving me having to continue to use the less than compliant Trust soundcard), buying a decent PSU, and a QuadCore for the main PC <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Overall result of this is that my otherhalf's sister and hubby get a decent PC (&quot;all we want to do is surf, play music and stuff&quot;) mepo gets an uber overhaul (in the process becoming quite the gaming monster too) and my upstairs main PC gets QuadCore goodness (2.4ghz which I plan to overclock to 3ghz and beyond.. muhahahaha)....all in all its been an expensive week...&nbsp; but then whats the point of having HD without a PC capable of playing it?..in the future I'd like to look towards a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD solution too.<img src="http://www.ellecorsets.co.uk/htpc2007x400.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ChiefBrody, post: 209529, member: 54508"] Interesting developements... when I was testing I was running the PC here at work on a 1280x1024 LCD, so was forced to output @ 1280x720. Playback of the MKV was a bit dodgy but mostly ok, the QT H264 files were flawless. However! Setup back at home outputting at 1920x1080 (used both 1080p and 1080i) and cpu usage went through the roof on both, stuttertastic. Lower res to 720p... QT fine, MKV back to mostly fine. One factor I hadnt considered was that I was using a TEEENY PSU... 250w one I used from my previous SFF case (now using Thermaltake Bach) - I suppose it might be possible that the psu was being overtaxed.. However... I suspect I may have a fix.. tho a somewhat excessive one... My girlfriends sister is looking for a PC.... So I've decided to donate most of the innards of my current HTPC (P4 Prescott 3ghz, ECS RS400-a motherboard) - build them a decent PC, getting them to cover some of the costs of the following: Take the Core2Duo E6850 (3ghz) out of my main PC, buy a cheap compatible motherboard with SPDIF onboard (saving me having to continue to use the less than compliant Trust soundcard), buying a decent PSU, and a QuadCore for the main PC :D Overall result of this is that my otherhalf's sister and hubby get a decent PC ("all we want to do is surf, play music and stuff") mepo gets an uber overhaul (in the process becoming quite the gaming monster too) and my upstairs main PC gets QuadCore goodness (2.4ghz which I plan to overclock to 3ghz and beyond.. muhahahaha) ....all in all its been an expensive week... but then whats the point of having HD without a PC capable of playing it? ..in the future I'd like to look towards a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD solution too. [IMG]http://www.ellecorsets.co.uk/htpc2007x400.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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