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What GFX Card

post #1 of 5
3/4/12 at 1:18pm
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Running xbmcbuntu , currently have an ati 5770 but I want to replace it as it has a fan and is too loud. Want something silent.

Is it correct that nvidia cards are much better in linux based systems as I had been thinkning of getting a ati 6450 before I heard this.

If so what card should I get, one that does good quality deinterlacing for live tv?
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post #2 of 5
3/4/12 at 5:12pm
nVidia GT430. There are fan and fanless models available. The GT430 offers nVidia's best deinterlacers, at a pretty reasonable price (around 60-70 USD).
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post #3 of 5
3/5/12 at 5:01am
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thanks, reading around it seems the gt430 or gt520 with the 430 winning on deinterlacing.

Can it handle 1080 interlaced okay?
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3/5/12 at 8:12am
The 430 has enough shader units to handle Advanced 2x deinterlacing of 1080i content while the 520 can't (from what I have read). I have a 430 and it works great.
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post #5 of 5
3/5/12 at 8:27am
Definitely go with an Nvidia card. I have two of them myslef: an Ion system than can do Temporal 2x on 1080i, and a GT240 that can handle Advanced 2x (the GT 430 didn't exist yet when I got this card). In my brief experiments with an ATI card (E-350 integrated video), the only de-interlacing options I had when choosing VA-API were One Field and Bob. Nvidia looks to (still) be the king when it comes to Linux HTPC use.

Matt
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