Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Science & Technology Information Technology, Gaming, Machines, Gadgets
1

playing 1080P videos on PC, I do know that CPU has to be strong to handle it (720P can be played without problem), but my question is what if you ONLY increase the RAM and keep the CPU as it is? like from 1gb to 4gb RAM increase without changing cpu**

Will that help? or not.**

lets say its 3600+ AMD 64 with 1GB of RAM.

Will be waiting for some replies. Please dont google and paste, only write from ur own experience and knowledge.

2

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Nope I dont think it will make alot of difference. You d better buy a new videocard with hardware solution :D

3

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Just increasing the memory won't do. You need a fast graphics card too, with atleast 256mb of memory. The processor looks ok tho.

4

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

the graphic card is pretty good

on pci express, 256MB of DDR3.

Nvidia G-Force 7600

So?

5

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

You should be fine then. I have the Nvidia Quadro card and have played up to 1080i and it works great.

6

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Tofi what is it that I am doing wrong then? I just dont get it.

You sure that 3600+ AMD 64 with 1GB of RAM is enough?

7

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

I meant you'd be find with just upgrading RAM. What is it doing? Is it now playing smooth?

8

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Nope its not enough. :D
The videocard you are using right now is an Nvidia GS7600 WITHOUT hardware accelleration. This means that the video will be rendered completely by your CPU which will result in a CPU usage of 70-80 % atleast !!!! Adding extra RAM will make some difference but not much.

There is one option: The 8x00 series from Nvidia. Almost all of them have hardware acceleration for HD video. The new ATI range will have the same features to play 1080p video.

TB: There is a major difference between 1080i and 1080p. Currently I can play 1080i movies on my X2 3800+ with 1.5 GB ram and onboard videocard without any problems . 1080p? Impossible for me to play :D

things you wish were real
things you wish were real
9

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

dutchpaki ok i have decided to get anew graphic card

from this page here can u suggest me one good card.

http://www.zitech.dk/Product/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategoryID=430&ProductCategoryID=280

please note, that i have PCI-Express and my budget is up to 3500kr. Please chose one with has “green” tick to the right.

thanks

10

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

I suppose you are not a gamer? :smiley: Well here is some help :stuck_out_tongue:


You need this: NVIDIA GeForce 8600: Full H.264 Decode Acceleration

And thats why I m recommending this one: WinFast PX8600GTS, PCIe, GeForce 8600GTS, 256MB DDR3 for 1.899,00 incl. moms? :smiley:
It is futureproof full DX10 support including the heaviest Bleuray and HD codec hardware support :smiley:

11

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

yes dutch i am not a gamer, yes it only to play mkv and other HD movies from PC to my tv via DVI--> HDMI

thanks for the help.

I will get that card 2mrow.

12

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

no problem yar :smiley:
let us know how its working for you :k:

13

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Hey! I am displaying 1080p on my computer which has ATI X1650 pro without any problem. The CPU usage remains 30-40%. I used the word displaying because I am using a Satellite card to receive 1080p signal from a Chinese satellite.

Initially, i could not play 1080p properly. Either the picture used to stutter or there used to be big lag between sound and picture. The only thing I changed was the video codec. I changed to CyberLink Video/SP Decoder V6 and it started working like a charm. Earlier I was using Sonic CineMaster decoder.

Try this before you buy.

14

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

I bought a new graphic card like dutch said, its working now.

and WitchDr thanks for that tip.

15

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

your satellite card (in your computer?) with HD support is rendering the signal :D

Samad: how much did you pay for the card (in euros) ? I m thinking of getting one aswell.

16

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

I paid about 1800KR. use xe.com to convert.

17

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

damn thats a bit too expensive for me :(

I ll wait a few months :D

18

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

No! My satellite card is a budget one without hardware decoder on boards (SkyStar-2).

19

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

hmmmm thats odd. Are you sure its 1080p and not1080i? :konfused:
And what are the other specifications of your system?

20

Re: Playing full HD 1080 scale videos on PC

Archaic specs now.

Athlon XP-3000 Barton (400 Mhz FSB), 2 GB PC 3500 DDR RAM, Sapphire X1650 pro (256 MB GDDR3), Windows-XP SP2 (OEM)

Software I use is ALTDVB 2.2

I have captured the clips in full 1080p resolution as well without any problem.

I went through some article on Anandtech or Howardforum where they were mentioning the inability of the current generation graphics card to render graphics at full HDTV resolution. I was a bit surprised to read that knowing that I can display it on my screens. However, rendering game graphics is much more processor consuming than decoding video.