[mythtv-users] New Sandy Bridge Chips......Intel on chip GPU capable of VDPAU performance?

bhaskins bhaskins at chartermi.net
Tue Sep 14 17:35:13 UTC 2010


mike wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:32:58 -0500
> jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:02:20AM -0400, mike wrote:
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>>> On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:46:10 +0100
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>>> For mythtv the Intel integrated graphics performs just as good as my
>>> Nvidia 9500 graphics card with or without vdpau. Plus you have a low
>>> wattage, powerfull 2.92Ghz dual-core (4-threads) cpu for
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>> ...well, that's the key there. A nice fast Intel core can easily
>> handle just about any video you would try to throw at it. The GPU
>> doesn't matter so much anymore. The main problem would be building or
>> buying a complete system that includes it.
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>>    I would be worried about how hot it runs.
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> I have been building AMD and Intel pc's for 10 years and with
> comparable cpu and case cooling this Clarkdale i3-530 runs as cool as
> anything i have had with similar processing power under load.
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> Sandy Bridge with a 32nm GPU (vs current 45nm GPU) should run slightly
> cooler.
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Is there a low-profile cooler that will work ( well ) on this?
Maybe even water cooled.
I have redundant DCH 3416 case(s) ( nice PS, fan, HD mount ) that
I would like to turn into a FE++, with some level of future proofing.
Only about two inches to work with here.
Thanks,
  Bert

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