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

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Jim Oltman <jim.oltman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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!

ssh into the frontend

export DISPLAY=:0
watch  "nvidia-settings -q GPUCoreTemp|grep Attribute"