HD Video playback on HTPC

tootall424

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I have a homebuild HTPC with an ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo and HD video playback is pretty poor. Would purchasing video card instead of using the integrated graphics help?
 


Maybe , but probably not

That processor should play back 1080p video just fine .
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_brazos_platform_tested_the_e350_apu_review,6.html

What operating system are you using ? What software are you using to play back the video? What is the full hardware spec of this computer ?
 

tootall424

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APEX MJ-16 Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case ATX12V SFX 250W Power Supply

ASUS E35M1-M PRO Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Micro ATX Motherboard/CPU Combo

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL

Booting off of Western Digital WD Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Media stored on Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Running Windows 7 Professional. Most content is 720p MKV files played with VLC.
 

tootall424

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ok, ill try that. I am interested in either the Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 or 7750 that are fanless, but they require a 400w power supply. Might just buy a new machine or Mac mini...