[mythtv-users] 6600 vs 7300GS
Wade Maxfield
mythtv at hotblack.co.nz
Tue Oct 17 22:01:10 UTC 2006
>I've just started working on my new MythBox, and I'm trying to
>determine which video card to get. I have a A64 3000+ en route, and I
>plan on teaming it up with 1GB of RAM. Currently, I'm just doing SD
>recording (2x PVR-250s), but I want to eventually use this machine for
>HD recording and viewing.
>
>That said, I'm looking at buying either an nVidia 6600 (256MB, PCIe)
>or a 7300GS (also 256MB, PCIe). Which of these would better suit my
>needs? I don't have any plans to game on this machine - it'll just be
>for MythTV.
I can't comment on the 6600, but I have a frontend with a Athlon64
3200+ and a 7300GS which works just fine. I'm only doing PAL SD, but
playback with 0.20 is around 9-14%. I have no need of XvMC so I
couldn't tell you how well the card works with it.
It was cheap enough, passively cooled and is working great for me...
- Wade
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