Hello,
I've recently realised i have an entire computer laying around in bits and pieces, and figured i might as well build something. All i need is a GFX.
I've decided to build an HTPC based on some Linux flavor with XBMC installed.
It's relatively weak HW, single core A64 and so on, and i need something that can accelerate vide playback. I guess i can get smooth HD playback on most files with this, since ION netbooks can.
Anyway, I figured out i wanted the 8400GS, as they are quite cheap and supposedly do quite well. Also, they are mostly passively cooled.
Then found out the G210 is almost as cheap (but the cheapest model is actively cooled), and supports a wider range of acceleration features, as far as i can see.
I can also see that Anandtech found some issues with deinterlacing, but i won't be playing much interlaced content anyway.
Will I, in my case, get any tangible performance benefits from the 210 rather than the 8400?
Edit: I found that my local store has the 8400 with 256 mb memory for even less than i could find the 512mb version for online. Am i likely to get worse results from playing back video with a smaller frame buffer?
I've recently realised i have an entire computer laying around in bits and pieces, and figured i might as well build something. All i need is a GFX.
I've decided to build an HTPC based on some Linux flavor with XBMC installed.
It's relatively weak HW, single core A64 and so on, and i need something that can accelerate vide playback. I guess i can get smooth HD playback on most files with this, since ION netbooks can.
Anyway, I figured out i wanted the 8400GS, as they are quite cheap and supposedly do quite well. Also, they are mostly passively cooled.
Then found out the G210 is almost as cheap (but the cheapest model is actively cooled), and supports a wider range of acceleration features, as far as i can see.
I can also see that Anandtech found some issues with deinterlacing, but i won't be playing much interlaced content anyway.
Will I, in my case, get any tangible performance benefits from the 210 rather than the 8400?
Edit: I found that my local store has the 8400 with 256 mb memory for even less than i could find the 512mb version for online. Am i likely to get worse results from playing back video with a smaller frame buffer?
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