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

Jim Oltman jim.oltman at gmail.com
Thu Aug 16 17:49:44 UTC 2012


On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:

>
>>  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.
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>

I'll give it a try tonight.  Thanks!
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