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    Best card for video decoding

    3GB of RAM with an SSD, and mostly dust-free internals. :-) Just tried a choppy 1080 video in VLC while watching CCC. CPU activity goes to 90+%. This would seem to confirm the GPU is the bottleneck, but I'm at a loss as to why if it should have enough horsepower. Any thoughts?
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    Best card for video decoding

    I usually use VLC, but I also try MPC when a particular video acts up. They both seem to perform the same with a given video. Any better ones out there?
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    Best card for video decoding

    Most HD videos are okay, but some have issues. It seems to be getting more common, so I figured maybe I was underpowered. I'm open to any price range at this point. Exploring all the options. :-)
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    Best card for video decoding

    Hello, I've had a Radeon HD 5570 for a few years, and am finding more and more lately that I can't play HD content (720 or 1080) without choppiness. I assume it's because the card doesn't do newer codecs and hardware. Hoping for some advice on what I should replace it with. I don't play...
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    Power supply dying?

    No and no. It just comes on for a second (or less), then turns off. I have several hard drives in the system, so perhaps it's the draw of the initial spin-up. But everything has worked fine for the 2.5 years I've had the PS.
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    Power supply dying?

    Hello, I'm trying to determine if my power supply is dying, or if maybe it's a motherboard issue. I returned home from a vacation yesterday, which meant my computer was off for a few days (typically it runs 24/7). When I went to turn it on, it came on for a second and turned off. This happened...
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    Hey folks, Just wanted to say that checking 'Enable GPU scaling' seems to have resolved the issue. Thanks much!
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    i920 2.7Ghz. Low CPU usage during playback. :-)
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    Both monitor and TV are connected to the 5770. No on-board GPU. I've been using VLC but it looks like Media Player has the same issue.
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    Hello, No luck with game mode. :-(
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    It's a LN46B550K1F.
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    Hello, No such luck -- it's a 60Hz Samsung.
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    Radeon 5770 to Samsung TV: Choppy

    Hello, I just installed a Radeon 5770 on my Win7 box so that I could connect the HDMI port to my TV and watch videos. I'm finding the video to be a bit choppy. It's noticeable when there's a lot of movement on the screen, such as the camera moving. This doesn't occur when I play said...
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    Non-TRIM SSD

    Hello, I have one of the v1 Intel SSDs that doesn't do TRIM. What's the easiest way to clear the drive's junk cells and make it like do? Will a simple format do it?
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    Hello, What are the recommendations for non-widescreen 21" LCDs these days? Seems everything is moving towards widescreen -- I couldn't even find a 21" non-widescreen on Samsung's site. :( Thanks!
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    *** Unofficial ASUS P6T / Deluxe / v2 Thread ***

    Hello, I'm looking at getting a P6T and Radeon HD 4770. I need to utilize both legacy PCI slots though. Just want to make sure I'll be able to use the 4770 in, say, slot 2 so that the legacy PCI slots are available?