Can an Athlon X2 4850e handle 1080P video (Blueray)?

[Operandi]

Pretty simple question really.

Can a 4850e by itself handle the decoding of 1080p video?

 

[Denithor]

Yes. Use with a 780g or geforce 9300/9400 motherboard for the best results.

 

[Operandi]

This is an upgrade scenario for already built HTPC. It?s a Gigabyte 690 board with a 1.8GHZ X2 that was going to upgrade with the 4850e.

Will that combination be enough for blue ray?

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Should be. AMD recommends an X2 @ 2.4 ghz for Blu-Ray playback with 690g.

 

[Denithor]

If things get choppy you can always throw in a $50 4650 or even cheaper 4550 just for the BR decoding.

 

[nerp]

Sould be more than enough. I have one in my 780G board and though I'm not doing bluray with it, it chews through everything I ask it to with gusto.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

more than enough

 

[Operandi]

Thanks for the inputs.

The 4850 went in and the 3600 X2 will be going into an office machine.

 

[soccerballtux]

Originally posted by: Operandi
Thanks for the inputs.

The 4850 went in and the 3600 X2 will be going into an office machine.

Good to see some AMD support!