Hi Everyone.
I just got a PCI version of the nvidia 8400 GS. In the interests of science, I decided to see how it would go in an old p3 I had lying around.
Damn me if it didn't work. 1080P movies ran flawlessly with 40% cpu utilization.
The end result:
Pentium 3 - 933mz
nvidia 8400 GS
512mb of ram
2gb flash disk to boot off
Network server with 2.8tb of stuff
Awesomeness
Who can go lower?
Lowest spec 1080p capable computer using PCI version of NVIDIA 8400GS or similar?
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 2009-11-09 15:15 Lowest spec 1080p capable computer using PCI version of NVIDIA 8400GS or similar?
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Dignam
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2009-11-09 20:52
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I just pulled my old computer out of my closet and got XBMC running on it and it runs 1080p flawlessly as well. It is AMD 3200+, 1 gig ram, BFG 7950GT OC, Windows 7.
XBMC System: Windows 7, E8400, 2GB Ram, 8800GTS, 11.0 “Eden”, Aeon Nox GIT Gaming Rig: Windows 7, i72600k, 8GB Ram, Radeon HD 6950 2 GB, 128GB SSD.
(This post was last modified: 2009-11-09 23:58 by Dignam.)
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Goga777
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2009-11-09 21:40
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sempron 2800 + PCI Geforce 8400 from Sparkle - OK
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gkornato
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2009-11-09 22:48
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AMD Geode NX 1500 processor (1 GHz)
512 MB Ram eVGA PCI Geforce 8400 GS Works perfect |
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RKMFlorida
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2009-11-12 05:17
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Cheap old Dell (3.2Ghz) + New NVIDIA 210 (this 210 really rocks, and as I mentioned in an earlier thread, it's very cool-running and only $39 at NewEgg)
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ion_man
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2009-11-12 08:33
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I tried a Sparkle Nvidia 8400GS PCI in an old dual Pentium 233MMX (yes dual Pentium 1 at 233MHz!
 Tyan Tomcat IV mobo ) but sadly the BIOS seems to not recognize the graphics card as I get no picture. 
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Johnnyfive
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2009-11-12 18:17
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RKMFlorida Wrote:Cheap old Dell (3.2Ghz) + New NVIDIA 210 (this 210 really rocks, and as I mentioned in an earlier thread, it's very cool-running and only $39 at NewEgg) Which model is suitable? I've been looking at at GX280 SFF but wasn't sure if the included PSU would be enough. |
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pettergulbra
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2009-11-12 22:48
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Do you think this will hold?
Pentium 4, 3,2 GHz 1GB RAM PowerColor Radeon HD 3650 512MB DDR2 (AGP) Petter Kindly; Petter I`m not an programmer, but I try and fail. Then I ask..... Asus M4A785TD-V EVO,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti , AMD Athlon II x2 240,4GB Ram, Win7 32bit, XBMC Latest Beta and 5.0TB HD. |
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watzen
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2009-11-12 23:03
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not unless you plan to use the dsplayer when/if that works out well. (since ati-cards dont't have HW-acclr decoding on linux)
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pettergulbra
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2009-11-12 23:15
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watzen: not unless you plan to use the dsplayer when/if that works out well. (since ati-cards dont't have HW-acclr decoding on linux)
Don`t understand what you meen? I was thinking of running Windows and MP Classic. Have heard that this player can use the GPU instead of the CPU on video decoding. Use it as external player in XBMC. Is this totaly wrong? Kindly; Petter I`m not an programmer, but I try and fail. Then I ask..... Asus M4A785TD-V EVO,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti , AMD Athlon II x2 240,4GB Ram, Win7 32bit, XBMC Latest Beta and 5.0TB HD. |
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