2011-08-26, 20:35
I recently purchased a new graphics card (AMD Radeon HD6450) for my HTPC. I'm using an old eMachines computer I had lying around. Before installing the graphics card, XBMC worked great, I could watch movies on XBMC through my Xbox or I could just watch the movies on my computer screen. I wanted to be able to do everything through my 46" Samsung LCD TV, so I looked into getting an HD graphics card. Once I installed the graphics card XBMC wouldn't work, so I wiped everything clean and started from scratch (Installing XBMC as the only OS). Once installed, XBMC moves unbearably slow and I'm not sure what to do. It seems I have all the requirements for the graphics card to operate correctly but still, I have trouble. Here are the specs of my eMachines computer:
-CPU: AMD Sempron™ 3300+ Processor (64-bit)
(128KB L2 cache, 2GHz, 1600MHz System Bus)
-Memory: 1.5 GB DDR (1 × 512MB) (1 x 1 GB), 400MHz (PC3200)
-Hard Drive: 100GB (7200rpm, 2MB cache)
-Video: AMD Radeon HD6450 1GB DDR3
I know it's not your ideal machine for this purpose, but I was trying to make something I had no use for, useful again. Also, I apologize if I'm missing something obvious as this is fairly new to me. Thank you in advance for ANY help.
-CPU: AMD Sempron™ 3300+ Processor (64-bit)
(128KB L2 cache, 2GHz, 1600MHz System Bus)
-Memory: 1.5 GB DDR (1 × 512MB) (1 x 1 GB), 400MHz (PC3200)
-Hard Drive: 100GB (7200rpm, 2MB cache)
-Video: AMD Radeon HD6450 1GB DDR3
I know it's not your ideal machine for this purpose, but I was trying to make something I had no use for, useful again. Also, I apologize if I'm missing something obvious as this is fairly new to me. Thank you in advance for ANY help.