2008-04-20, 08:30
No No, I wondered if a standalone HD-DVd player, like say an XBOX 360, might have issues - it's a pretty nasty scene!
In any case, 3Ghz C2D will play anything I think. I also think it's a little bit overkill withthe improvements the developers have made in decoding but in general I like overkill If it would be helpful to someone shopping for a CPU I could try clocking mine down and testing to see where I begin to drop frames again. However as easily as C2D overclock 3Ghz doesn't seem too hard to achieve. If I were doing it again I'd want an E8400, for lower power consumption and less heat for sure - plus it clocks to the moon. There may be slower 45nm CPUs too that would be suitable but unless they were significantly cheaper I know the E8400 is a winner. What's REALLY needed is someone who can play this clip with an AMD to tell us what's required!
Note that supposedly my 8K series vid card is helping the decoding, having not tried any others I cannot say for sure. Someone else with a similar setup but different video card wasn't seeing the same results I am <shrug> As video cards go this one wasn't super expensive and fit in a low profile case once the bracket was removed.
In any case, 3Ghz C2D will play anything I think. I also think it's a little bit overkill withthe improvements the developers have made in decoding but in general I like overkill If it would be helpful to someone shopping for a CPU I could try clocking mine down and testing to see where I begin to drop frames again. However as easily as C2D overclock 3Ghz doesn't seem too hard to achieve. If I were doing it again I'd want an E8400, for lower power consumption and less heat for sure - plus it clocks to the moon. There may be slower 45nm CPUs too that would be suitable but unless they were significantly cheaper I know the E8400 is a winner. What's REALLY needed is someone who can play this clip with an AMD to tell us what's required!
Note that supposedly my 8K series vid card is helping the decoding, having not tried any others I cannot say for sure. Someone else with a similar setup but different video card wasn't seeing the same results I am <shrug> As video cards go this one wasn't super expensive and fit in a low profile case once the bracket was removed.