2012-11-30, 00:57
Hello fellow XBMC'ers.
I'm having an issue (screen flickering when using refresh rate higher than 30hz) with my Intel HD 3000 integrated gpu and thinking about upgrading to a non-integrated solution and wanted some input on some of the best GPU's to look into. I won't be doing any gaming so this is purely for XBMC/HTPC purposes.
I have a Intel i5-2500K so I think that is powerful enough CPU, correct?
I'd like a card that will bitstream audio (since the new audio engine is coming out with Frodo) and that will play 3d movies. I know XBMC doesn't support 3D movies but I use Stereoscopic Player (outside of xbmc) to play the 3D movies from the hard drive (not from BlueRay). I think the 3D works ok using the Intel HD 3000 but wonder if it'll work even better with a standalone graphics card.
So what suggestions do you all have?
Thanks in advance!
I'm having an issue (screen flickering when using refresh rate higher than 30hz) with my Intel HD 3000 integrated gpu and thinking about upgrading to a non-integrated solution and wanted some input on some of the best GPU's to look into. I won't be doing any gaming so this is purely for XBMC/HTPC purposes.
I have a Intel i5-2500K so I think that is powerful enough CPU, correct?
I'd like a card that will bitstream audio (since the new audio engine is coming out with Frodo) and that will play 3d movies. I know XBMC doesn't support 3D movies but I use Stereoscopic Player (outside of xbmc) to play the 3D movies from the hard drive (not from BlueRay). I think the 3D works ok using the Intel HD 3000 but wonder if it'll work even better with a standalone graphics card.
So what suggestions do you all have?
Thanks in advance!