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<blockquote data-quote="drealit" data-source="post: 419810" data-attributes="member: 70031"><p>I am a huge fan/supporter of discrete video cards now.</p><p></p><p>GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard ($50-55)</p><p><em>My most favorite mATX board of all time... plenty of features, very energy efficient, cool, modern, and CHEAP.</em></p><p>HD 4670 ($50-80)</p><p><em>I'd tell you to get an HD 4650 instead but they are very shaky cards and some of them (depending on the manufacturer/model) don't work correctly. Aka features you should have access to are greyed out... don't waste your time/money with these cards is now my motto.</em></p><p></p><p>The reason I say do this combo is because I've been running a similar rig the past few months like this... and I have to say it's probably the best multimedia related performance you can get without spending a hell of a lot of money on a better processor and then doing all the software configuration. I'm not just talking about HD 1080p playback etc. either... I'm also referring to SD playback which you think wouldn't be too hard to accomplish but you'd be surprised how tricky/intense interlacing can be with mpeg2 material. This will definitely top the 780G's performance and will even surpass the 9400 in SD playback performance (for much cheaper if you play your cards right). They all play close to the same in terms of HD.</p><p></p><p>I just snagged a 740g motherboard for $51 last week (Mwave) and an MSI HD 4670 for $55 (Zipzoomfly - a cool and quiet one too!)... that's only $106 for better performance than the Gigabyte E7AUM-DS2H listed above.</p><p></p><p>The only problem with using discrete cards... you can't use a low profile case... unless you get a low profile card. But like I said the HD 4650's aren't trust worth enough so I can't recommend their low profile cards... and the HD 4670's don't come in low profile form :/.</p><p></p><p>You'll get smooth 1080p playback in both 60hz and 24p (the MediaPortal bug should be fixed soon regarding 24p) and also have full 7.1 LPCM Audio over HDMI. Throw in a cheap processor and some ram and you're good to go!</p><p></p><p>Edit: Here's a thread I made a while back at the avsforum's when I was basically asking the same exact question: <a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1116159" target="_blank">http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1116159</a> . There's links out to review sites etc. one specifically compares all the current chipsets and reviews in terms of video playback and powerconsumption. An excellent source too... completely swayed my opinion towards these HD 4670 cards!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drealit, post: 419810, member: 70031"] I am a huge fan/supporter of discrete video cards now. GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard ($50-55) [I]My most favorite mATX board of all time... plenty of features, very energy efficient, cool, modern, and CHEAP.[/I] HD 4670 ($50-80) [I]I'd tell you to get an HD 4650 instead but they are very shaky cards and some of them (depending on the manufacturer/model) don't work correctly. Aka features you should have access to are greyed out... don't waste your time/money with these cards is now my motto.[/I] The reason I say do this combo is because I've been running a similar rig the past few months like this... and I have to say it's probably the best multimedia related performance you can get without spending a hell of a lot of money on a better processor and then doing all the software configuration. I'm not just talking about HD 1080p playback etc. either... I'm also referring to SD playback which you think wouldn't be too hard to accomplish but you'd be surprised how tricky/intense interlacing can be with mpeg2 material. This will definitely top the 780G's performance and will even surpass the 9400 in SD playback performance (for much cheaper if you play your cards right). They all play close to the same in terms of HD. I just snagged a 740g motherboard for $51 last week (Mwave) and an MSI HD 4670 for $55 (Zipzoomfly - a cool and quiet one too!)... that's only $106 for better performance than the Gigabyte E7AUM-DS2H listed above. The only problem with using discrete cards... you can't use a low profile case... unless you get a low profile card. But like I said the HD 4650's aren't trust worth enough so I can't recommend their low profile cards... and the HD 4670's don't come in low profile form :/. You'll get smooth 1080p playback in both 60hz and 24p (the MediaPortal bug should be fixed soon regarding 24p) and also have full 7.1 LPCM Audio over HDMI. Throw in a cheap processor and some ram and you're good to go! Edit: Here's a thread I made a while back at the avsforum's when I was basically asking the same exact question: [url]http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1116159[/url] . There's links out to review sites etc. one specifically compares all the current chipsets and reviews in terms of video playback and powerconsumption. An excellent source too... completely swayed my opinion towards these HD 4670 cards! [/QUOTE]
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