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Video Hardware Advice from renethx

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Jong:
Unfortunately the more you get into this stuff the more you notice. I notice one dropped frame in a movie unless it happens in a particularly static place!

hulkss:

--- Quote from: InflatableMouse on July 03, 2012, 01:53:59 am ---I have no clue what I'm missing with a HD4000?

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All you are missing is the extra cost, space, power consumption, and heat load of a video card. Intel HD 4000 is great for playing 1080p video. At least it looks perfect to me when playing Red October HQ. I'm using a Panasonic PT-AE3000 projector, an Intel DZ77BH-55K Motherboard, and an i5-3570K processor.

Jong:
Ironically, 1080p on a 1080p display is relatively easy as there is no upscaling (at least for luma) or clever 'image improving' that needs to be done. Personally though, I just upgraded to a 3570k AND bought a Sapphire 7750 "Ultimate" GPU (fanless). As someone now on his 5th GPU in 10 years (3rd in 6) that card is amazing. Only gets into the low 40s centigrade with LAV using it for video decoding AND MadVR doing spline 3-tap (on luma) for 720p @1080p. And of course it is totally silent. :)

Z0001:

--- Quote from: Jong on July 03, 2012, 03:26:53 pm ---Ironically, 1080p on a 1080p display is relatively easy as there is no upscaling (at least for luma) or clever 'image improving' that needs to be done. Personally though, I just upgraded to a 3570k AND bought a Sapphire 7750 "Ultimate" GPU (fanless). As someone now on his 5th GPU in 10 years (3rd in 6) that card is amazing. Only gets into the low 40s centigrade with LAV using it for video decoding AND MadVR doing spline 3-tap (on luma) for 720p @1080p. And of course it is totally silent. :)

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How are you finding the passive sapphire? I have a HTPC OrigenAE S16V case and it only has a smallish intake fan. Is heat a problem with the card? I want to run madVR in as high setting as possible (with head room) in ROHQ. Other than knowing I need GDDR5 I don't know what specifically to look for.

Cheers
Z

Jong:
I am very very happy with my 7750 :) My first, real, "no compromise" card, at least until I want to do UHD!

It runs really cool, nothing like earlier fanless cards I have used, but like all fanless cards they do need reasonable case airflow over the heatsink. I'm lucky I have a spacious (Silverstone LC20M) case and I get the temps I mentioned with case fans basically idling. I can't speak for the airflow in your case, but unless you know it is poor I'd say you have got a very good chance of it being fine.

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