[mythtv-users] Nvida card choice for mythtv and gaming

[Erik Merkle]

I would second the NVidia GT1030. I've had mine for a few years now and it
has worked well for me. It is the "lowest" card in the NVidia lineup that
supports NVidia's newer NVDEC api, and handles all the HEVC/H.265 content
I've been able to throw at it. Brand new, they are available for around
$85-100 US on Amazon.

-Erik

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 7:10 AM Stephen Worthington <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz>
wrote:

> On Fri, 8 May 2020 07:02:35 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Being stuck at home gives me time to come up with computer projects. So
> >I thinking about taking an old Core i7 2600 and moving it to a closet
> >near my 4K UHD TV in the family room. I would need to add a GFX card,
> >even for mythtv as the internal graphics are unacceptable to me.  And
> >lower end gaming would require a better card than mythtv.
> >
> >So I looking for what works for y'all at an acceptable price. My current
> >card in another desktop that seems fine for mythtv is a GeForce GT 710,
> >but that's old. That would be my bottom end choice. Fanless would be
> >great, but since it's in a closet, not required.
> >
> >Jim A
>
> For MythTV, a fanless Nvidia GT1030 card is fine.  You do need two
> slots for the fanless versions.  If you get a fan version GT1030,
> there are single slot cards.  I do not do gaming, so I can not tell
> you about that.  But if you want long life, you really do want the
> fanless cards.  All of mine are still working 8-9 years on after
> mostly 24/7 operation for that time.
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