Upgrading AGP HTPC for h.264 playback
Hi guys,
My poor old HTPC is really starting to show it's age, but the darn thing just keeps running. It's main purpose is to play divx and h.264. It's a lowly old Abit NF7-S with I think a 2500+...likely OC'd a bit...I think 2GB of RAM (it's been so long since I even worked on it). It has an older AIW video card (I think a 9600) and I'm wondering if I can squeeze some more life out of it by upgrading to one of the latest AGP cards. I'm assuming the later ones did hardware acceleration?
Currently it plays 720P stuff pretty good and can't handle 1080P at all.
So, will a newer card help, and which one is recommended? This system is NOT used for any gaming...just dl'ing and watching movies.
Thanks!
My poor old HTPC is really starting to show it's age, but the darn thing just keeps running. It's main purpose is to play divx and h.264. It's a lowly old Abit NF7-S with I think a 2500+...likely OC'd a bit...I think 2GB of RAM (it's been so long since I even worked on it). It has an older AIW video card (I think a 9600) and I'm wondering if I can squeeze some more life out of it by upgrading to one of the latest AGP cards. I'm assuming the later ones did hardware acceleration?
Currently it plays 720P stuff pretty good and can't handle 1080P at all.
So, will a newer card help, and which one is recommended? This system is NOT used for any gaming...just dl'ing and watching movies.
Thanks!
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