media portal using lots of cpu (1 Viewer)

[cornelius76]

I am using the newest version of media portal, on a amd x2 4400+ cpu with 2gb of ddr2 800 6400 ram. When I start to watch tv the cpu usage is around 10% after a few channel changes it jumps to 90% and won't go back down, I end up having to restart it. I am using the nvidia codec with hardware acceleration for my 6150 chipset.

 

[level20peon]

Hello cornelius76,

I could not find specific information about the 6150 chip but you need a full directX 9.0c compatible video-adapter for running MediaPortal. I think the 6150 lacks support of the "c" version so MediaPortal won't run properly with it.


-level20peon

 

[feanorknd]

Hello cornelius76,

I could not find specific information about the 6150 chip but you need a full directX 9.0c compatible video-adapter for running MediaPortal. I think the 6150 lacks support of the "c" version so MediaPortal won't run properly with it.


-level20peon

hello...

can you tell me where have you seen this chip 6150 does not support Directx9c please?

I have been investigating, and found:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_features_benefits.html#gf6nf4
(supports completely directx9 and shader model 3.0)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
(shader model 3.0 was introduced in Directx9c........ so 6150 chip must support it)

Bit confused...

 

[level20peon]

You're right then. I just provided the information that you need 9.0c in order to run MediaPortal and it was just a guess after all.


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[jburnette]

Are there any errors in your error log?