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<blockquote data-quote="S.O.P" data-source="post: 323594" data-attributes="member: 29090">What a confusing thread.I come here looking for new information regarding a low-powered HTPC solution and get 14 pages of back and forth.&nbsp; Seems a contentious issue, for sure.I currently have a GA-73PVM-S2H which is a Nforce board with onboard 7100 and a 2.4 E2220.&nbsp; It is having phantom stability issues (not ram or psu - assuming mobo or cpu - driving me up wall) so I'm after something new.&nbsp; Like others, I hear the 780G is the best option but that seems not to be the case in some situations.&nbsp; Also considering a 9300 IGP board so I can find out what the issue is and not waste my current hardware.I'm Australian so I deal with MPEG-2 1080i but I'm only pushing it out to a 720p LCD via HDMI.&nbsp; What I'm trying to ascertain (and it's hard to find the info) is whether or not a discrete card, either AMD or Nvidia, would solve any of the interlacing issues by moving it onto the GPU or is waiting for a 45nm Phenom the only option (for future-proofing purposes)?&nbsp; I will probably manage with a 4850e but it's nice to be covered if things change.I'm after a low watt HTPC this time, and hopefully one that remains stable.&nbsp; I hate throwing away money.Slightly off-topic, thanks for the interesting discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S.O.P, post: 323594, member: 29090"] What a confusing thread. I come here looking for new information regarding a low-powered HTPC solution and get 14 pages of back and forth. Seems a contentious issue, for sure. I currently have a GA-73PVM-S2H which is a Nforce board with onboard 7100 and a 2.4 E2220. It is having phantom stability issues (not ram or psu - assuming mobo or cpu - driving me up wall) so I'm after something new. Like others, I hear the 780G is the best option but that seems not to be the case in some situations. Also considering a 9300 IGP board so I can find out what the issue is and not waste my current hardware. I'm Australian so I deal with MPEG-2 1080i but I'm only pushing it out to a 720p LCD via HDMI. What I'm trying to ascertain (and it's hard to find the info) is whether or not a discrete card, either AMD or Nvidia, would solve any of the interlacing issues by moving it onto the GPU or is waiting for a 45nm Phenom the only option (for future-proofing purposes)? I will probably manage with a 4850e but it's nice to be covered if things change. I'm after a low watt HTPC this time, and hopefully one that remains stable. I hate throwing away money. Slightly off-topic, thanks for the interesting discussion. [/QUOTE]

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