[NVIDIA] What card? (2 Viewers)

[powermarcel10]

I don't see in this topic where you want to use it for.. Is it also to playing games? Otherwise the Intel HD4000 would get the job done fine.. Really fast enough for Mediaportal including playing HD movies, etc..

Also for gaming at medium settings it would be fine..

I like to know:

-Where do you want to use the (HT)PC for exactly?
-What other hardware will you use?
-Wich price?
-Must it be really silent as it is for a HTPC?

Personally I'm using an ASUS HD5770, 1GB with an i3 2100 and 8GB RAM.. This is fast snough for me to play the newest games on my tv. By example; Crysis 2 can play really fine on 1280 X 720 with all settings on max..

EDIT: Read your post again and I see you didn't want to game with the system right? Then I really don't know why you should buy a videocard at all..

EDIT 2: I have really no problems with LAV at all!

 

[Jay_UK]

Hi there,

The HD4000 should be good enough, why not try it.... its not costing you anything.... if you do decide to switch over to MadVR or or high demanding settings, then get a discrete card.

J

 

[elliottmc]

I just got a GeForce 610 from Asus, with passive cooling, and so far (got it a couple of days ago) it seems fine. Doesn't run too hot, obviously silent, and so far I have seen no glitches running full HD. I haven't turned on hardware acceleration yet.

Mark

 

[jameson_uk]

The thing that drives me mad is bad de-interlacing and as 85% of HTPC use is interlaced TV this is important to me

The HQV tests seem to suggest text overlay on video is not 100%
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5773/intels-ivy-bridge-an-htpc-perspective/3
but the ATI 7750 has the chroma upscale issue
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/6

Struggling to find single slot cards though so HD 4000 might be the way to go for now...

I have an i3 2100T in the bedroom HTPC which comes with a HD 2000 and PQ is ok but not great but not found much factual info about how much better the HD 4000 is

 

[porky996t]

Hi Jameson,

What did you end up with ??

I need to get a new GFX card too....

 

[jameson_uk]

Hi Jameson,

What did you end up with ??

I need to get a new GFX card too....

Nowt yet... waiting for a 45w i7 to be in stock but think I will stick with the HD 4000 for a while

 

[wijnand]

Videocard upgrade here:
I just update my HTPC with a Nvidia GT220. Low cost, low energy consumption and pretty good de-interlacing of our satellite TV.
Maybe i'll upgrade later to an GTX650, but this one does the job quite well.