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Gatherum:
I'm dabbling in the idea of investing in a discreet video card for my HTPC, in order to take advantage of NNEDI3. I've found a video card I like, but there are two versions. Assuming NNEDI3 as the sole purpose for this upgrade, and based on the specs, would the cheaper variant work just fine? Moreover, can this video card even handle NNEDI3 to produce any meaningful result?

For the record, I am currently using madVR via this APU. It's doing respectably well for an APU, with super-xbr enabled for the chroma upscaling and film mode forced, but still drops frames on a fairly regular basis (albeit largely unnoticeably).

On that note, is there enough of a difference between super-xbr and NNEDI3 to justify a discreet card, based on the information above?

If anybody needs a full(er) HTPC spec, let me know, and I'll post a Speccy analysis.

bulldogger:
The cheaper variant will work just fine. It has all of the memory you will need. The more expensive card has more memory. Yes the NNEDI3 will work with the card but it is a matter of degree, setting you use. A lot will depend upon what resolutions you plan to scale.

Gatherum:
I appreciate it. I've added it to my wish list. :)

Gatherum:
So the smallest resolution I conceivably plan to scale is roughly SD DVD quality at 720 x 480i. I'll be upscaling this to a 1920 x 1080p plasma screen. What is the highest NNEDI3 setting I could get away with using this card and having those intentions?

bhampster:
Be sure to look into how well AMD works.

I haven't had a Radeon card in maybe over 10 years but I seem to read about a lot of trouble with ATI/AMD compared to going with Geforce.

And the latest Geforce cards now have a $200 option. (but it's real gimped so the $250 option seems better)

-Brian

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