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<blockquote data-quote="snewman" data-source="post: 82695" data-attributes="member: 18208">Okay I've had it - I'm going to replace my ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a separate motherbaord and video card combo.At the end of the day the 6150 is just not cutting it for HD content - it can handle the lower end stuff (576p and 720p) most of the time but the 1080i content from the DVB-T card seem to cause it trouble - I guess its the extra deinterlacing load that does it.&nbsp; I've tried all the tuning I can to improve the video performance, but can't get any improvement.I've also got an issue with the constant hard disk activity for no apparent reason - my research on the web indicates that its the SATA controller on the mobo that's at fault.So I've decided to upgrade to a separate motherboard/video card combo.&nbsp; I'd like to get some opinions from the MP community on my current selection.&nbsp; What I'm looking for is real world experience on these.Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9- I want a passively cooled motherboard and from my reading the nForce5 Ultra is a good chipset .Videocard: Gigabyte or MSI 6600GT or 7600GS- Again I'm looking for passively cooled.- Not sure whether to go for the 6600GT or the 7600GS.&nbsp; The 7600GS runs cooler but still meets the 10GB/s memory bandwidth requirement (its spec is 12.8GB/s), but the 6600GT is still available as a double slot passively cooled solution and has&nbsp; a slightly higher memory bandwidth at 16GB/s.Questions:1. Has anyone got good/bad experiences with the GA-K8N Ultra-9?2. Does the GA-K8N Ultra-9 have the same SATA drive activity problem?3. Does the 7600GS handle the top end HD content (1080i and p)?Any feedback would be very helpful - I've tried to choose hardware that's not too new so I can benefit from your experiences (I bought the 430/6150 soon after it came out when everyone was still out to lunch on whether it was good enough for HD).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snewman, post: 82695, member: 18208"] Okay I've had it - I'm going to replace my ASUS A8N-VM CSM with a separate motherbaord and video card combo. At the end of the day the 6150 is just not cutting it for HD content - it can handle the lower end stuff (576p and 720p) most of the time but the 1080i content from the DVB-T card seem to cause it trouble - I guess its the extra deinterlacing load that does it. I've tried all the tuning I can to improve the video performance, but can't get any improvement. I've also got an issue with the constant hard disk activity for no apparent reason - my research on the web indicates that its the SATA controller on the mobo that's at fault. So I've decided to upgrade to a separate motherboard/video card combo. I'd like to get some opinions from the MP community on my current selection. What I'm looking for is real world experience on these. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 - I want a passively cooled motherboard and from my reading the nForce5 Ultra is a good chipset . Videocard: Gigabyte or MSI 6600GT or 7600GS - Again I'm looking for passively cooled. - Not sure whether to go for the 6600GT or the 7600GS. The 7600GS runs cooler but still meets the 10GB/s memory bandwidth requirement (its spec is 12.8GB/s), but the 6600GT is still available as a double slot passively cooled solution and has a slightly higher memory bandwidth at 16GB/s. Questions: 1. Has anyone got good/bad experiences with the GA-K8N Ultra-9? 2. Does the GA-K8N Ultra-9 have the same SATA drive activity problem? 3. Does the 7600GS handle the top end HD content (1080i and p)? Any feedback would be very helpful - I've tried to choose hardware that's not too new so I can benefit from your experiences (I bought the 430/6150 soon after it came out when everyone was still out to lunch on whether it was good enough for HD). [/QUOTE]

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