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System Name | Acer Aspire V3-771G-53218G75Maii |
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Processor | Core i5 3210M (2,5-3,1Ghz) |
Memory | 8GB DDR3 SODIMM |
Video Card(s) | Geforce GT650M |
Storage | Samsung 830 256GB - 750GB Toshiba drive |
Software | Windows 7 x64 Home Premium (non-acer-bloatware) |
My GF and I have been using her old PC as a "media center" for a while now, but it's lacking a bit of punch to play full HD movies. Now I'm wondering what part would be holding it back? I know about bottlenecks in games and such, but media playing is not my expertise
approx. specs (not at home atm):
Pentium 4 3 Ghz-ish
Geforce 8500GT/GTO
Not sure about the amount of RAM, I believe 1,5-2GB
Windows XP, latest Geforce drivers as of couple of weeks ago, same for CCCP Codec Pack
The PC is connected to a 32" Samsung LCD TV using 1366*768 resolution (the TV's native res).
I used XBMC and MPC-HC to test playback of a 1080p movie, both were stuttering, and I have seen this on a couple of 1080p sources unfortunately.
CPU usage is fairly high, around 50% sometimes.
I'm looking at the lowest cost upgrade, and my first guess was that a 3XXX series Radeon would help, but I've started to doubt whether that is the actual bottleneck here.
approx. specs (not at home atm):
Pentium 4 3 Ghz-ish
Geforce 8500GT/GTO
Not sure about the amount of RAM, I believe 1,5-2GB
Windows XP, latest Geforce drivers as of couple of weeks ago, same for CCCP Codec Pack
The PC is connected to a 32" Samsung LCD TV using 1366*768 resolution (the TV's native res).
I used XBMC and MPC-HC to test playback of a 1080p movie, both were stuttering, and I have seen this on a couple of 1080p sources unfortunately.
CPU usage is fairly high, around 50% sometimes.
I'm looking at the lowest cost upgrade, and my first guess was that a 3XXX series Radeon would help, but I've started to doubt whether that is the actual bottleneck here.