A long time ago, DivX and Xvid were like the MP3 Version of DVD movies. The thing is, before HD came out, they were 'easy' to decode.
You can just have a standard computer and a standard video card, and when you play the Video/Movie, *It will run smooth.
HOWEVER, Ever since HD came out, I noticed that trying to watch an HD Video (720 or1080) that *IF you DONT have a good video card, the movie will play very 'choppy'.
Here is my concern:
I purchased this video card, that is supposedly to be very good. However it was 256 MB . But it was still sorta choppy.
ATI Radeon HD2400Pro Overclocked 256MB AGP Videotek
http://pc.pcconnection.com/1/1/706 [...] ocagp.html
Second the card you listed are better than HD2400pro and 6200 but for HD playback, go with ATI. Take an HD3650 for example.
Depending of the CPU, your can even take an HD34xx.
If your buying a new mobo, you can also take a look of them with a 780G on it. Tom's test it for playback of HD movie with a small sempron 3000+ and it run fine. Considering that chipset had a HD3200 inside, any card in the HD3xxx series should do the job. Your wallet is the limit.
You recommended the HD3650. I think it's a PCI 2.0 express which i can't use. I actually found this card: Tell me what you think, if I were to get this card with one of those Mobo's I listed:
The 8500GT is a crappy card. At least take a 8600GT, with DDR3 or an 8800GS. 512Mb of DDR2 really not worth it...
The fact about the PCi-e 2.0 is that speed is auto negotiated between the chipset and the card. A PCI-e 2.0 card works fine with a chipset PCI-e v1.
For the mobo, at least take a P35, the 965 is an old chipset. The gigabyte board overclock well, if you want, with a E2160. You can push the CPU to 3GHz with a aftermarket cooler.
For the video, if you’re going to play HD movies on your PC, a card with HD decoding support is preferable. The HD3xxx series of ATI are very good in that field.
Its' DDR2, but I dont know I just kinda drawn towards that card. I hope this one would do... I don't meet to keep on mentioning cards that you don't specifically link but I'm kinda stubborn a little
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