Xbmc FTW!

sam9s · May 21, 2014

^^ I think nVidia GT440 still lands up better with better Memory Clock, Memory Bus and Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec). Processor clock is also better.

Rockfella · May 21, 2014

sam9s said:
^^ I think nVidia GT440 still lands up better with better Memory Clock, Memory Bus and Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec). Processor clock is also better.

I read your posts in the other thread. Some gurus in AV forums stated that ATI is better as it works good out of the box. I really don't know why ATI is better but it's a fanboy thingy that I feel ATI IQ is better than Nvidia

Due to the placement of slots on my motherboard and the fact that I have Asus Xonar DX fitted in the PCIx1 slot the gpu I buy should :
> Be fanless. Small fans on HTPC GPUS die fast and are noisy!
> Fanless heatsink should be single slot not dual (dual slot won't simply fit.
> 3D enabled.

Due to this my options are very limited. Infact none available at this time (in the ATI line-up)

Will dig GT 440 you mentioned now...

For e.g. Something like this won't fit:

http://www.flipkart.com/asus-nvidia...b_33&ref=1d1f2143-5fb8-44e1-8084-10feb54985f0

^ This pic is older, I now have a HIS 5450 fitted fine but barely 2/3mm on top pf the DX. Very close. Funny situation, i know lol.

sam9s · May 21, 2014

Its not ATI or nVidia, its the specs simple ....GT440 has much better specs than R5-230A simple .......

Technically speaking nvidia cards are better from Video playbacks and all coz of CUDA cores plus all nvidia cards starting from as low as GT430 natively support full 3D playback both for gaming and movies. ATI cards seems to better perform in gaming and have a better price performance ratio when it comes to gaming ......

3D in general in not ATI's forte, since NVidia's 3D Vision is much more mature and hence better than ATI's HD3D technology.

Lastly it would be difficult for you to find a fanless GPU in mid segment. Specially that which supports full 3D. I would not bank my purchase on this criteria though

Rockfella · May 21, 2014

I will have to either upgrade mobo/cpu or forget 3D for the time being.

sam9s said:
^^ I think nVidia GT440 still lands up better with better Memory Clock, Memory Bus and Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec). Processor clock is also better.

sam9s said:
Its not ATI or nVidia, its the specs simple ....GT440 has much better specs than R5-230A simple .......

Technically speaking nvidia cards are better from Video playbacks and all coz of CUDA cores plus all nvidia cards starting from as low as GT430 natively support full 3D playback both for gaming and movies. ATI cards seems to better perform in gaming and have a better price performance ratio when it comes to gaming ......

3D in general in not ATI's forte, since NVidia's 3D Vision is much more mature and hence better than ATI's HD3D technology.

Lastly it would be difficult for you to find a fanless GPU in mid segment. Specially that which supports full 3D. I would not bank my purchase on this criteria though

sud98 · May 21, 2014

Rockfella said:
For e.g. Something like this won't fit:

Asus NVIDIA GT 630 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card - Asus: Flipkart.com

^ This pic is older, I now have a HIS 5450 fitted fine but barely 2/3mm on top pf the DX. Very close. Funny situation, i know lol.

Why do you think it wont fit. I bought the same gpu and it does fit. Although its a bit tight it does fit. BTW, gt630 is the new model you wont find the gt440 anymore.

Rockfella · May 27, 2014

sud98 said:
Why do you think it wont fit. I bought the same gpu and it does fit. Although its a bit tight it does fit. BTW, gt630 is the new model you wont find the gt440 anymore.

Look at the space above the sound card. A fanless 5450 fits barely (not shown in the pic). Asus GT 630 won't fit at all.

Rockfella · Jun 1, 2014

I am glad I have onboard ATI HD3000 as now I have to return the HD5450 to a friend

sravan1813 · Jun 8, 2014

XBMC is awesome. It has worked with every file format I've used. Playback is smooth and great even on a low spec device like the Raspberry pi

darshanjoshi · Jun 8, 2014

I have tried many XBMC versions. PQ is very good in XBMC.
However for SQ, i find Pot Player and Media PLayer Classic beeter than XBMC.

I am not sure why. Any suggestions.

Rockfella · Jun 24, 2014

Some keyboard shortcuts using XBMC have come in very handy. The key below "Backspace" is to minimize/maximize XBMC.

manniraj · Jun 24, 2014

darshanjoshi said:
I have tried many XBMC versions. PQ is very good in XBMC.
However for SQ, i find Pot Player and Media PLayer Classic beeter than XBMC.

I am not sure why. Any suggestions.

I also use the MPC-HC as the external player with XBMC and yes the MPC-HC is better because of the option of using the external filters. I use LAV + MadVR combination for video/audio playback and its a superb quality.

sam9s · Jun 25, 2014

Rockfella said:
I am glad I have onboard ATI HD3000 as now I have to return the HD5450 to a friend

HD3000 is intel's onbord GPU not ATIs

and dont get me wrong I am not actually very Pro Intel HD graphics, but just for XBMC I guess I should be fine.

Nero9 · Jun 26, 2014

sam9s said:
HD3000 is intel's onbord GPU not ATIs and dont get me wrong I am not actually very Pro Intel HD graphics, but just for XBMC I guess I should be fine.

Nope, even some AMD boards has ATI Radeon HD 3000 graphics (DirectX10) built in by default.

sam9s · Jun 26, 2014

Its an exception rather than a norm .... plus the ATI integrated gpu is called Radeon 3000 with no "HD" to be precise, HD3000 code name is used only for Intel ...

(and this is only for onboard GPU I am talking about) ............. and it actually does not support DX10 AFAIK

Nero9 · Jun 26, 2014

sam9s said:
Its an exception rather than a norm .... plus the ATI integrated gpu is called Radeon 3000 with no "HD" to be precise, HD3000 code name is used only for Intel ... (and this is only for onboard GPU I am talking about) ............. and it actually does not support DX10 AFAIK

Im using this motherboard.

http://in.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4602#ov

sam9s · Jun 26, 2014

If you ask me gigabyte has used the wrong terminology ..... It should be Integrated Radeon 3000. Check this mobo by ASUS, where I presume the listing is correct

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M4A78LTM_LE/specifications/

Also Check this ..

Radeon 3000 PC Gaming Graphics Card Hardware For Game System Requirements

Gigabyte link you posted says it uses the same AMD 760G Chipset. The game debate link clearly states Integrated GPU based on AMD 760G Chipset does not support DX10/11

I still believe most of these manufactures are confused between the terminologies, but I might be wrong. AFAIK Radeon 3000 integrated GPU is based on Desktop version of HD3000 series, and that is where the confusion lies .......... but as I said I might be wrong as well ....

PS ::: I just noticed in your gigabyte link you posted, scroll down to "Introduction" ATI's own logo says ATI Radeon 3000 without the "HD" ...

Rockfella · Jun 27, 2014

Time to edit my siggy. But the board is DX10 (don't know what and how it makes a difference)

Rockfella · Jun 30, 2014

My new GPU Sapphire R7 240 should be here anyday now. I will try XBMC for 3D or else have to try some "popular" player.

Rockfella · Jun 30, 2014

sam9s said:
HD3000 is intel's onbord GPU not ATIs and dont get me wrong I am not actually very Pro Intel HD graphics, but just for XBMC I guess I should be fine.

Thats true. Lol I read HD somewhere and I just add it. The board has HDMI port and is pretty good even for blu rays.

Rockfella · Jun 30, 2014

I will dig this version soon :clapping:
Thanks.

baijuxavior said:
There is a version of XBMC by another developer which supports HW 3d using nVidia, AMD and Intel drivers. You will need a 3d capable GPU.

Xbmc FTW!

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