[mythtv-users] Recommended hardware for MythGame

[Paul Poetsma]

I've bought the Asus V9520-X/TD which is based on the FX5200. Works perfectly 
with nVidia's drivers downloaded from their website and not with the Gentoo 
ebuilds. With the ebuilds the CPU usage is at 100% with zsnes and a framerate 
of 9/60, with the nVidia drivers the CPU usage drops to 20% with a 60/60 
framerate. Same version (7676) but a big difference. Newer versions show the 
same behaviour.

Now let's play SuperMario!

Paul

On Tuesday 21 February 2006 20:26, Paul Poetsma wrote:
> Thanks, this is good feedback. I was suspecting that a graphics card is the
> solution, but the Joe's measurements prove it. Of to the shop then for an
> FX5200. Does it matter which one, because vendors offers multiple FX5200
> cards. 128Mb memory is more than enough, passive cooling if I want to stay
> happily married, but are there other features to consider?
>
> Paul
>
> On Tuesday 21 February 2006 03:00, Joe Votour wrote:
> > --- "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> > > Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > > >Paul Poetsma wrote:
> > > >>I've tried running games with MythGame on a 1GHz
> > >
> > > Duron with a PVR350
> > >
> > > >>connected to the TV. The performance is horable.
> > >
> > > The CPU goes through the
> > >
> > > >>roof.
> > > >>
> > > >>I've recently changed the CPU to an Athlon XP
> > >
> > > 1600+ because the Duron broke,
> > >
> > > >>but I haven't tested MythGames yet. Will such a
> > >
> > > setup work now or do I have
> > >
> > > >>to add a graphics card as well? Where is the
> > >
> > > bottleneck?
> > >
> > > >>I'm looking forward to your
> > >
> > > recommendations/experiences.
> > >
> > > >Isn't the problem that the PVR-350 lacks any kind
> > >
> > > of OpenGL
> > >
> > > >acceleration?  I think you're going to need a
> > >
> > > graphics card.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've heard that it's usable with John Harvey's
> > > Xv-capable X driver for
> > > the PVR-350, but I've never tried it (I quit using
> > > PVR-350 TV out a week
> > > after I got the 350).  So, I can't say whether
> > > "usable" means "passable"
> > > or "works fine."
> > >
> > > Mike
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> > It is usable, but in my experience, I'd say, "barely
> > passable".  As always, since Xv support is (if I
> > recall correctly) software-based on the PVR-350, the
> > beefier the CPU you have, the better the performance
> > you'll get.
> >
> > I no longer use my PVR-350's TV out, having instead
> > opted for my nVidia 5200FX, Bob deinterlacing and the
> > Chromakey OSD hack.  But when I was using the PVR-350,
> > I did a comparison between the 5200FX and the PVR-350
> > using my favorite game, Mortal Kombat II.
> >
> > On my system (Athlon64 3200+ in 32-bit mode, 512MB of
> > RAM) the PVR-350 scored an average of 30fps.  The
> > nVidia 5200FX card was averaging 55fps.  Also the
> > PVR-350 required scaling to fit MK2 on the screen
> > (apparently xmame needed more than 480 pixels in the
> > vertical direction) so it also looked kinda crappy.
> >
> > So really, it depends on the game, but in using the
> > Chromakey OSD, the issue of Bob wacking up the OSD is
> > solved (transparency is lost, but that's not a big
> > deal), so I'm back to using my 5200FX.
> >
> > -- Joe
> >
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