[assassin]

But from what I understand the integrated GPU on the G620 plays all on XBMC am I correct?

I used to have G530, and it can playback all blu-ray files I threw at it. I compared it to the latest i5 (HD2000), AMD (HD6450) and Nvidia (GT430), and the 1080P videos quality were the same.......

I configured Intel iGPU to run XBMC as below-

1. Installed the latest Intel driver- Check your system for the latest updates
2. Installed- Intel Management Engine Interface Driver]Intel Magagement Engine Interface Driver
3. Disabled DXVA2 and everything else in XBMC settings/video/playback
4. Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC settings/system/video output
5. Turn off UAC "Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7"

No reason to disable UAC anymore.

[bluray]

But from what I understand the integrated GPU on the G620 plays all on XBMC am I correct?

I used to have G530, and it can playback all blu-ray files I threw at it. I compared it to the latest i5 (HD2000), AMD (HD6450) and Nvidia (GT430), and the 1080P videos quality were the same.......

I configured Intel iGPU to run XBMC as below-

1. Installed the latest Intel driver- Check your system for the latest updates
2. Installed- Intel Management Engine Interface Driver]Intel Magagement Engine Interface Driver
3. Disabled DXVA2 and everything else in XBMC settings/video/playback
4. Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC settings/system/video output
5. Turn off UAC "Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7"

No reason to disable UAC anymore.

Yes, I don't have to disable it with the latest i5 but I disabled it with my previouse G530......the latest i5 work without disbable it, but it is enoying.....and I disabled it too....

[assassin]

I used to have G530, and it can playback all blu-ray files I threw at it. I compared it to the latest i5 (HD2000), AMD (HD6450) and Nvidia (GT430), and the 1080P videos quality were the same.......

I configured Intel iGPU to run XBMC as below-

1. Installed the latest Intel driver- Check your system for the latest updates
2. Installed- Intel Management Engine Interface Driver]Intel Magagement Engine Interface Driver
3. Disabled DXVA2 and everything else in XBMC settings/video/playback
4. Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC settings/system/video output
5. Turn off UAC "Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7"

No reason to disable UAC anymore.

Yes, I don't have to disable it with the latest i5 but I disabled it with my previouse G530.......

That UAC trick was for one of the earliest Intel motherboards and driver comvbinations. There hasn't been a need to disable it for a long time. And certainly not since the G530 was released.

[Beer40oz]

Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC

That sucks.... I like a true full screen.

[assassin]

Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC

That sucks.... I like a true full screen.

I don't do that or recommend that at all. I use a true fullscreen on both my 65" 1080 Panasonic Plasma and my 32" 720p Samsung.

There seems there is quite a bit that I seem to do differently than a lot of people on this forum.

[bluray]

Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC

That sucks.... I like a true full screen.

No problem here......it fill up 56" HDTV without issue.....

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That UAC trick was for one of the earliest Intel motherboards and driver comvbinations. There hasn't been a need to disable it for a long time. And certainly not since the G530 was released.

I remember that I needed to disable to playback fluently....but with my latest i5, I don't need it....but I disable it because I hate pop-ups.....

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Disabled "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC

That sucks.... I like a true full screen.

I don't do that or recommend that at all. I use a true fullscreen on both my 65" 1080 Panasonic Plasma and my 32" 720p Samsung.

There seems there is quite a bit that I seem to do differently than a lot of people on this forum.

Just like you use DSPlayer for bistreaming, and I used July version of pre-eden last year and Windows Patches version this year for bitstreaming HD audio.........different people like different thing........as long as they are happy with the result that is all it matter......

[jangodango]

I'm seriously considering the G620 from what I'm seeing. What would be a good motherboard for it?

CPU
Intel G620
MB
?
Case
nMEDIAPC 5000b
SSD
Crucial 64 GB
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Power Supply
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380
OS
Windows 7

[bluray]

I'm seriously considering the G620 from what I'm seeing. What would be a good motherboard for it?

CPU
Intel G620
MB
?
Case
nMEDIAPC 5000b
SSD
Crucial 64 GB
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Power Supply
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380
OS
Windows 7

Any of these "Socket 1155 mobo" Micro ATX should work in your selected case, but I preferred Asus and Asrock mobo.....

[assassin]

I'm seriously considering the G620 from what I'm seeing. What would be a good motherboard for it?

CPU
Intel G620
MB
?
Case
nMEDIAPC 5000b
SSD
Crucial 64 GB
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Power Supply
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380
OS
Windows 7

Any of these "Socket 1155 mobo" Micro ATX should work in your selected case, but I preferred Asus and Asrock mobo.....

Take a look at my free hardware guide. I have a bunch of options for you that I recommend.

[DavidT99]

I'm seriously considering the G620 from what I'm seeing. What would be a good motherboard for it?

CPU
Intel G620
MB
?
Case
nMEDIAPC 5000b
SSD
Crucial 64 GB
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Power Supply
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380
OS
Windows 7

Any of these "Socket 1155 mobo" Micro ATX should work in your selected case, but I preferred Asus and Asrock mobo.....

Personally I would go with the $75 ASrock H77 board, that way you could upgrade to the ivy bridge cpu's later if you wanted too and they are only a little more than the sandy bridge motherboards. If you wanted to save a few dollars the H67 boards would be my next choice.

David

[assassin]

Be careful about those linked choices. Some of them don't have HDMI and would NOT make a good choice for you.

[bluray]

Be careful about those linked choices. Some of them don't have HDMI and would NOT make a good choice for you.

He should be able to find one mobo with HDMI from the link I posted......here are some examples-

1. ASRock H77M LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

2. ASUS P8B75-M LE LGA 1155 Intel B75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

3. MSI H61M-E23 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

4. ECS H77H2-M3(1.0) LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

[jangodango]

After going over the boards I think I'm going with this one. It looked like the most expandable one for the money.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813138296

[Beer40oz]

After going over the boards I think I'm going with this one. It looked like the most expandable one for the money.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813138296

Looks good...

and a G620....

awesome man...

Enjoy...