- Dec 13, 2006
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Hi, I got a HP DC7700 SFF to connect to my TV mainly for Netflix but also for BBC iPlayer and paying files )mp4, avi, mkv etc.).
When playing Netflix/iPlayer CPU is under 30% and memory is around 950MB (I have 2GB) but playback is not totally smooth, close not not quite. I get a little stuttering and some horizontal slippage (lines where the image above line is slightly behind/ahead of image below).
I am thinking I need to upgrade my graphics card. does this make sense?
I looked on the net to try to work out if it is a PCI or PCEe slot but cant quite work it out. Which is it?
I also noticed you can put a riser in and did see a reference to a PCIe riser but all the ones I have seen are PCI, do PCIe ones exist?
So I am thinking maybe I can find a PCI card which would be better performance. I previously tried putting a DVI card in that was half height but it did not actually fit. What Half Height cards would fit and give me significantly better performance? I have seen talk of GT610 1GB, are these much better than inbuilt card and do they need a riser. There seem to be half height versions (will they fit)?
Ben
When playing Netflix/iPlayer CPU is under 30% and memory is around 950MB (I have 2GB) but playback is not totally smooth, close not not quite. I get a little stuttering and some horizontal slippage (lines where the image above line is slightly behind/ahead of image below).
I am thinking I need to upgrade my graphics card. does this make sense?
I looked on the net to try to work out if it is a PCI or PCEe slot but cant quite work it out. Which is it?
I also noticed you can put a riser in and did see a reference to a PCIe riser but all the ones I have seen are PCI, do PCIe ones exist?
So I am thinking maybe I can find a PCI card which would be better performance. I previously tried putting a DVI card in that was half height but it did not actually fit. What Half Height cards would fit and give me significantly better performance? I have seen talk of GT610 1GB, are these much better than inbuilt card and do they need a riser. There seem to be half height versions (will they fit)?
Ben
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