Graphics card recommendations
#1
Running xbmcbuntu , currently have an ati 5770 but I want to replace it as it has a fan and is too loud. Want something silent.

Is it correct that nvidia cards are much better in linux based systems as I had been thinkning of getting a ati 6450 before I heard this.

If so what card should I get, one that does good quality deinterlacing for live tv?
Huh
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#2
I've got a Gainward GT520 1024 MB http://www.legitreviews.com/news/10456/ that works pretty good with my core 2 duo... Had some problems with the newest driver, but other than that it's great.
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#3
so far it seems to be the GT520 V GT430 with the gt430 supposedly having better deinterlacing capabilities
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#4
bilbonvidia Wrote:so far it seems to be the GT520 V GT430 with the gt430 supposedly having better deinterlacing capabilities

You might get better driver support with the gt430 - Mine had some issues with certain versions of nvidia drivers...
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#5
My personal suggestion: ASUS ENGTS450 DirectCU http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDI...tCUDI1GD5/ : works very well with 1080i content and Temporal/Spatial deinterlace algorithm. With a good case ventilation, mine for example never goes up 59° C during deinterlacing 1080i process (the most heavy task, 65% GPU power) and with this temperature the fan speed is 34%: absolutely silent. Last but not least, xbmc is always smooth in any condition.
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joethefox Wrote:My personal suggestion: ASUS ENGTS450 DirectCU http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDI...tCUDI1GD5/ : works very well with 1080i content and Temporal/Spatial deinterlace algorithm. With a good case ventilation, mine for example never goes up 59° C during deinterlacing 1080i process (the most heavy task, 65% GPU power) and with this temperature the fan speed is 34%: absolutely silent. Last but not least, xbmc is always smooth in any condition.

I asked a question in someone's thread where they already had their question answered and was given an answer from an XBMC dev that temportal\spatial should be possible on GT430 easily and is a software issue, and not a limitation of the hardware....

Just found it...

FernetMenta Wrote:I have got a gt220 in my box in the living room and it does smooth playback on 1080i50 using temporal/spatial.
The problem is not your hardware, it has more power than my gt220 or a ion2. The problem is the single threaded de-interlacing (vdpau) in XBMC which limits performance. A gt220 for example needs 16-17ms only for de-interlacing of 1080i (sometimes more). There is not much room for delays in a 20ms window a frame needs to be displayed.
I am working on improvement for quire a while. You can try my vdpau branch:
https://github.com/FernetMenta/xbmc/tree/vdpau
or try the above mentioned openelec build.

Not trying to be contrary but a GT450 is would use quite a bit more power than a 430 and cost more. Although obviously this is experiemental and would require getting dirty.
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bilbonvidia Wrote:Running xbmcbuntu , currently have an ati 5770 but I want to replace it as it has a fan and is too loud. Want something silent.

Is it correct that nvidia cards are much better in linux based systems as I had been thinkning of getting a ati 6450 before I heard this.

If so what card should I get, one that does good quality deinterlacing for live tv?
Huh

I just installed this video card in my system today. So far, it works GREAT, especially for the price.

I purchased a "used" model, which turned out to be still new in the box. For less than 20 bucks, I think it was a great deal!
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#8
A friend of mine a couple of weeks ago he bought an Evga GT430. It's perfect in any conditions but with temporal/spatial of 1080i the video is jerky. It's very noisy (min speed fan is locked at 60% in the bios card). This my experience, maybe there is a secret that I don't know to unlock this situation.
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#9
http://www.amazon.co.uk/01G-P3-1335-KR-N...ef=lh_ni_t

Damn, was just lookig at this and noticed you said it is noisey?!

Anyone got experience with this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-GeForce-Gra...855&sr=1-1
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#10
This is the card that I have just bought...

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Othe...ctId=48447

it is virtually silent, even when under full load. I really cannot hear anything at all from the fan. It seems to work a treat for me in my HTPC with the latest NVidia drivers.


From an Anadtech review...

Quote:If you prefer only NVIDIA cards, the GT 430 is the perfect HTPC card for which you can obtain a passively cooled model. For enthusiasts, the ideal card would be one having more shaders than the GT 430 (for better madVR processing) and also the new VPU engine. However, there is no card fitting those criteria in the market right now. Our first impressions of the GT 430 last October were not favorable. However, driver updates have finally brought to fore the capabilities of the GPU. NVIDIA's support for the 3D ecosystem is better compared to AMD's. Support for custom refresh rates is a godsend for the videophiles and advanced HTPC users. The extensive support from open source applications is a definite plus. It is no wonder that most of the multimedia application developers swear by NVIDIA cards. The video bitrate limitations (not something one would encounter in real life), lack of comprehensive post processing options and the post-processing results when compared to the AMD 6570 (quite subjective) are probably the only complaints we can file against the GT 430.
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#11
Thank you, I'll get one of these!

I am sick of the noise and whine my 5770 is making.
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#12
I have always had better success with a NVidia card than AMD ones when it comes to a HTPC. The card I linked is excellent and very very quiet in use.
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#13
I got a fanless Zotac GT430 and it is much better "in Linux" than my 5770 for HTPC purposes, in case any one is interested. No audio sync issues, more de-interlacing options.
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