I'm looking for the cheapest video card that will smoothly decode h264 @ 1080p
I know that this question has been asked before since one of my searches showed the 3850 as the right card for the job, but that was a few years ago and newer cards are available. Another more recent thread got closed so I'm asking again.
HDMI would be a nice feature which rules the 3850 out.
Passive cooling would be nice if possible.
It would also be nice if the card got power entirely from the slot without the need for an extra power connection.
The card does not need to play games at all, the computer will be a dedicated HTPC.
PCIx16 of course.
Will ION do the job paired with an atom 330 dual core? Some say yes, some say no??
I know that this question has been asked before since one of my searches showed the 3850 as the right card for the job, but that was a few years ago and newer cards are available. Another more recent thread got closed so I'm asking again.
HDMI would be a nice feature which rules the 3850 out.
Passive cooling would be nice if possible.
It would also be nice if the card got power entirely from the slot without the need for an extra power connection.
The card does not need to play games at all, the computer will be a dedicated HTPC.
PCIx16 of course.
Will ION do the job paired with an atom 330 dual core? Some say yes, some say no??