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MPC-HC "doesn't play well" with Sandy Bridge???

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nickv360

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I'm considering upgrading my system to a 2500k. I currently have a P4 3.2 Ghz which means I can't run my 1080p videos on processing power alone. I make great use of DXVA using MPC-HC. Since I don't have enough cash to upgrade my GPU just yet, I will have to make due with my 8600gt until I can buy a nice new video card. So, my question is, will I have any difficulty running my 1080p videos (this pc will be connected to a 42" 1080p plasma tv) if I can't use MPC-HC. Are there other players out there that can utilize DXVA? Will the processing power of the 2500k alone be enough to run the 1080p media without requiring DXVA?

I plan to use this system for a combination of gaming and watching 1080p movies. So, the ability to play back 1080p video is crucial for me. I'm very excited to upgrade to the 2500k, but anandtech's review has me a little iffy since I use my system for high-def movie playback so much. Help thnks.
 
Yes, the Sandy Bridge IGP supports DXVA decoding of the the usual suspects.
Yes, the 2500K is fast enough that you don't need DXVA anyway.
 
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mfenn said:
Yes, the Sandy Bridge IGP supports DXVA decoding of the the usual suspects.
Yes, the 2600K is fast enough that you don't need DXVA anyway.
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Even if the SB IGP supports DXVA, I won't be able to use it if I have my 8600gt connected right? Isn't it a "one-or-the-other" situation when it comes to having a PCIE video card installed. Plus, I don't have the "H" line of mobos that supports the 2500k IGP. I was under the impression that means I wouldn't be able to use the IGP at all.

But, if the 2500k can run 1080p video on processing power alone, I guess I will be OK. I do like the idea of running my video-related tasks through the graphics card, but I guess it doesn't really matter as long as it works. thnks for replies.
 
nickv360 said:
Even if the SB IGP supports DXVA, I won't be able to use it if I have my 8600gt connected right? Isn't it a "one-or-the-other" situation when it comes to having a PCIE video card installed. Plus, I don't have the "H" line of mobos that supports the 2500k IGP. I was under the impression that means I wouldn't be able to use the IGP at all.

But, if the 2500k can run 1080p video on processing power alone, I guess I will be OK. I do like the idea of running my video-related tasks through the graphics card, but I guess it doesn't really matter as long as it works. thnks for replies.
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Yes, you will need an H67 mobo if you plan to take advantage of the Sandy Bridge IGP, and yes it is disabled when you plug in a PCIe GPU. Not that it matters since the 2500K is fast enough to do software decoding of any format that you can throw at it.
 
There are actually two forks of the MPC-HC project. One is the original program designed by Gabest (which he only updates rarely), and another that's continuously built at XvidVideo.ru. Going through the changelog it seems like the .ru build added support for Sandy Bridge the day after it was released for retail (the review was published a week before that). I've used both versions, they work very well. So you shouldn't have any worries.
 
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IGemini said:
There are actually two forks of the MPC-HC project. One is the original program designed by Gabest (which he only updates rarely), and another that's continuously built at XvidVideo.ru. Going through the changelog it seems like the .ru build added support for Sandy Bridge the day after it was released for retail (the review was published a week before that). I've used both versions, they work very well. So you shouldn't have any worries.
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The program by Gabest is just titled Media Player Classic. The more current program is MPC-Home Cinema. They don't put out stable builds too often but what your seeing on the ru sight are svn builds of the mpc-hc project.
 
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You didn't need DXVA to play 1080p video on any decently powered single core processor for the past 6 years or so... So a 2500k wouldn't even break a sweat. Hell you could probably play over 10 streams at once and be just fine.
 
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