[mythtv-users] MSI P6NGM-FD with GeForce 7050

Andrew Hutchinson ahutchinson.mythtv at googlemail.com
Sat Jul 5 18:13:23 UTC 2008


I just bought this board, along with a 7200 Intel CPU and 2 gig of RAM.
Setup was flawless.  I installed the latest Ubuntu, which picked up
everything except for the graphics card, but then immediately gave me the
option to install the restricted drivers, which I did, and it rebooted in
1920x1080.  Very impressed.  Even sound works straight up - something that
I'm still having problems with in Windows.

Now I'm having issues with my DVB-S card (Technisat SkyStar 2) but I had
these problems last time too.

Ended up paying 230 euros for a nice slim media center case, motherboard,
ram, and CPU.  Overall very happy so far.

2008/6/27 Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>:

> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 4:08 AM, Andrew Hutchinson
> <ahutchinson.mythtv at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm looking to replace my current Mythtv box with a new one that is
> powerful
> > enough for HD decoding.  My current box might actually be ok, but try as
> I
> > might, I simply cannot get my FX 5200 to output in 1920x1080 to my 40"
> Sony
> > TV, so I think the easiest solution is just to start again.
> >
> > I would like to build this next PC as small, quiet and power efficient as
> > possible.  As such, the MSI P6NGM-FD motherboard has sparked an interest
> > with me, however I can't find any information on this board on this
> forum,
> > and little on the net in general.
> >
> > What I like about the board is that it has a Nvidia video card on board,
> has
> > both DVI and HDMI output (with HDCP if needed) and has loads of internal
> > connectors with the all important serial connector for my IR Remote.  The
> > board is cheap at 45 euros, so I could probably put together a decent
> system
> > for under 200 euros.
> >
> > My biggest concern here is getting the video card (GeForce 7050) to
> output
> > at 1920x1080.  Does anyone have any experience with this?
> >
> > If anyone has a better suggestion about what I should use to build this
> > system with I'd be all ears.  My concerns are purely HD playback and a
> video
> > card that is going to output at 1920x1080 without too much hassle.  I've
> > done quite a bit of searching on the topic, and really can't find a clear
> > hardware list that will fulfill my needs here.  If I manage to get this
> > going nicely and cheaply, writing something down about the hardware
> > configuration/setup is definitely something I'll do!
>
> Hi Andrew, check out my setup here:
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/User:Steveadeff#Current_Bedroom_Frontend
> I don't know how much the board I got is in Europe though.
> <ine is running great so far (my E2160 is O/C'd to 3.0Ghz)
> that said, the 7050 should work fine at 1920x1080 with the Nvidia
> binary drivers.
>
> --
> Steve
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