[mythtv-users] Video is 'x' frames behind audio (too slow), dropping frame to catch up

[Joseph Fry]

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>  The Dell says 16x (16.1) next to the PCIe port.  This makes me think
>>> it's PCIe v1.  The chipset is a Intel® Q43 Express Chipset w/ICH10D.  The
>>> card is a 2.0 card (Zotac GT430) with 1GB of RAM.  It's just full BluRay
>>> rips that are having this issue.  I'm wondering if the chipset just doesn't
>>> have the bandwidth.  I'm not really wanting to spend $700 on a good
>>> IvyBridge setup...
>>>
>>>
>> 16x PCIe 1.0 should be plenty fast enough.
>>
>> I did see some comments in one of the other threads mentioned above that
>> suggested that heat may be an issue.  Apparently the cards will clock down
>> when they get hot.  Because you seemed to suggest at one point that the
>> issue appeared resolved, then came back after an hour of use, you might
>> just check to see how hot the card is getting.
>>
>> Good luck on this one.
>>
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> Thanks.  Overheating could very well be it.  This is a fanless card, and
> there is one big 120mm fan feeding the case from the front.  I actually had
> to trim off the vent from the vid card because it wouldn't fit in that
> backwards Dell Optiplex chassis.  But there are chassis vent holes directly
> above it, so I'm not sure.  Maybe I'll run the FE with the side off (I have
> it sitting on it's side so with the top off, it would vent up).  Maybe
> that'll help.
>
> Just to be sure to eliminate heat as a possibility, I'd set a desk fan, or
spare 120mm fan blowing right on the card.  I have seen many cases that
actually cool even worse when opened.
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