[mythtv-users] Fanless video card for 1080p?

John Marshall mythtv at marshallparty.org
Fri Feb 5 17:16:51 UTC 2016


On 2/5/2016 10:49 AM, john.baab at gmail.com wrote:
> I just upgraded a GT 430 (I think) to the 4GB version of that card:
> http://amzn.to/1PXA7aI
>
> The 430 sometimes struggled with VDPAU High Quality, which is why I made
> the move.  No such issues with the new card.
>
> To those who were wondering this card fits fine in low profile cases
> such as the Antec Fusion.  This is typically an issue with Fanless card,
> but as long as you watch that the heat sync doesn't extend beyond the
> mounting bracket you should be good.

I had (well, have - it's in a box) a fanless GT430 and didn't have any 
issues with it.  The Fermi cards got a big performance boost with the 
300-level drivers for some reason, so if you were on older drivers that 
could have been your issue.

http://www.vdr-portal.de/board18-vdr-hardware/board84-allgemein/114883-qvdpautest-vor-und-nach-nvdia-304-4x/

qvdpautest 0.5.1
NVIDIA VDPAU Driver Shared Library  295.75
MIXER TEMPORAL_SPATIAL (1920x1080): 73 fields/s
MIXER TEMPORAL_SPATIAL + IVTC (1920x1080): 65 fields/s

NVIDIA VDPAU Driver Shared Library  304.43
MIXER TEMPORAL_SPATIAL (1920x1080): 181 fields/s
MIXER TEMPORAL_SPATIAL + IVTC (1920x1080): 146 fields/s



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