[mythtv-users] Which nvidia cards to currently avoid?

[Larry Kennedy]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 3:47 PM, John Marshall <mythtv at marshallparty.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/29/2015 2:41 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
>>
>>> Looks like I can get a good price nearby on aASUS GeForce GT 630 902MHZ
>>> 2GB.
>>>
>>
>> Just make sure that's the 630 with 64-bit memory and 384 CUDA cores
>> (Kepler).  I don't think the Fermi ones with 96 cores perform as well on
>> deinterlacing (though as I alluded to, 300 drivers are better than 29x for
>> Fermi cards).  Why NVidia tries to confuse people by overloading card
>> numbers is beyond me.
>> http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-
>> gt-630/specifications
>>
>>
>>  Silly question. Is there anything I need to do to before replacing the
>>> card? Or will mythbuntu autodetect the new card when I boot?
>>>
>>
>> I swapped my GT430 for the GT630 when I bought it and it just worked.
>>
>
> Thanks for the advice. Soon as the mother-in-law heads home I'll be able
> to check the box in the living room and see if it's still alive. If it is,
> I'll blame it on the gremlins. :-)
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VDPAU


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