here's what i've got:
cpu: 2.53 p4 northwood .. 133 x 19 @ 1.459 (can't overclock with this mobo unless it's a software oc)
gpu: 64mb radeon 9500 pro at 4x (mobo limited)
mobo: 07e8h ( intel i845g chipset )
ram: 2x 512 ddr
soundcard: yamaha xg-ymf724f
os: xp sp3
players: xbmc-11.0-dsplayer, vlc
files: mostly 720p stuff
with this setup, i can actually play MOST 720p videos without stutter but a few videos give me problems.
the one video that suffers the most has the following specs:
Format H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Bitrate 2405 Kbps
Max Bitrate 12.5 Mbps
Resolution 1280 x 720
Framerate 23.976 fps
QF Ratio 0.129
Size 2.99 GB
Audio MPEG-4 AAC-LC Version 4
Channels 5.1 Surround ~ 404 Kbps
Sample Rate 48000Hz
Resolution 16 bits
strangely, the frameskipping coincides mostly with certain audio effects; wrenching, grinding, cracking, roaring, whirring and humming tend to lower the framerate down to 10fps! motion blur also causes severe framedropping.
i'm mainly looking for tweaks to enhance performance. i'm heard of users getting fairly good performance with pentium 4 cpus and even some cpus that are much weaker.
alternatively, i also have a spare xpm2500 cpu that is rock hard stable at 2.5ghz, but i'll need a socket a mobo for that
cpu: 2.53 p4 northwood .. 133 x 19 @ 1.459 (can't overclock with this mobo unless it's a software oc)
gpu: 64mb radeon 9500 pro at 4x (mobo limited)
mobo: 07e8h ( intel i845g chipset )
ram: 2x 512 ddr
soundcard: yamaha xg-ymf724f
os: xp sp3
players: xbmc-11.0-dsplayer, vlc
files: mostly 720p stuff
with this setup, i can actually play MOST 720p videos without stutter but a few videos give me problems.
the one video that suffers the most has the following specs:
Format H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Bitrate 2405 Kbps
Max Bitrate 12.5 Mbps
Resolution 1280 x 720
Framerate 23.976 fps
QF Ratio 0.129
Size 2.99 GB
Audio MPEG-4 AAC-LC Version 4
Channels 5.1 Surround ~ 404 Kbps
Sample Rate 48000Hz
Resolution 16 bits
strangely, the frameskipping coincides mostly with certain audio effects; wrenching, grinding, cracking, roaring, whirring and humming tend to lower the framerate down to 10fps! motion blur also causes severe framedropping.
i'm mainly looking for tweaks to enhance performance. i'm heard of users getting fairly good performance with pentium 4 cpus and even some cpus that are much weaker.
alternatively, i also have a spare xpm2500 cpu that is rock hard stable at 2.5ghz, but i'll need a socket a mobo for that
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