[mythtvnz] 8600GT or similar

[Stephen Worthington]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:11:49 +1200, you wrote:

>On 23 June 2014 11:07, Stephen Worthington <stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 05:23:07 +1200, you wrote:
>>
>> >>>Hi All,
>> >>>
>> >>>I've just had my video card melt down, literally.
>> >>>
>> >>>Does anyone have an old 8600GT or similar that works that is not being
>> >used?
>> >>>
>> >>>Or could recommend a replacement.  The PC is old as well, just wanting
>> >>>to get the box running again.
>> >>>
>> >>>We got quite the smell when it stopped !!?? ;)
>> >>>
>> >>>Tim
>> >>
>> >>Smell often equals popped electrolytic capacitors.  In the era of 8600GT
>> >cards, there were lots of bad electrolytic capacitors being used in all
>> >sorts of electronics, especially >computer components.  It can be possible
>> >to replace them, if you are good at soldering.
>> >>
>> >>Failing that, finding working cards from that era is getting difficult,
>> as
>> >they have mostly already died from bad capacitors by now.  Even if not in
>> >use, the capacitors still die.
>> >>
>> >>If you are looking for something for the future, this card looks good:
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/components/video-cards/pciexpress/auctio
>> >n-742513401.htm
>> >>
>> >>if a little expensive.  An Nvidia 630 should be able to handle the full
>> >deinterlace modes.  Of the current generation of silent cards, I am not
>> sure
>> >if the 610 chipset will >actually do the full deinterlace, but the 6330
>> >should.
>> >>
>> >>If you just want any card that can do full deinterlace and are OK with
>> >having a fan, then a second hand Nvidia 220 is probably the lowest spec
>> card
>> >that was made after the >era of bad capacitors and will still be working
>> and
>> >be going to keep working.  There were silent 220 cards made (I have one),
>> >but they are virtually never available second >hand.
>> >>And even second hand 220 cards with fans do not seem to go very cheaply.
>> >And of course fans do die too.
>> >
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >I have an ASUS GT610 and get a little tearing at the top of the screen, do
>> >you think the GT630 should be fine as I am not clear of the spec
>> differences
>> >-  I need to build a second box?
>> >
>> >I see PB Tech have them for $98.90 inl gst.
>> >
>> >Cheers
>>
>> The relevant difference seems to be in the shaders - the 610 does not
>> have enough of them, or they do not run fast enough.  It looks like
>> Nvidia has released a new version of 630 also, using GDDR5 instead of
>> DDR3.  Nvidia has a habit of re-using model numbers for different
>> chipsets.  The older DDR3 one should be fine.  The GDDR5 one is likely
>> overkill, but probably a better choice if you can get a silent one as
>> it will likely use less power and get less hot than the DDR3 version.
>>
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>
>So would something like this be OK?
>
>http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=423762
>
>GT630-SL-1GD3-L, GeForce GT 630 Video Card, 1024MB, DDR3, PCIe-16
>
>Tim

Yes, that looks good.