Just upgraded my HTPC to a GTX 260 - [H]ard|Forum

**Deadjasper** · #1 10-01-2009, 02:46 PM

Yea, I play games on it too.

It's a Athlon X2 5600+ with 4 gig of ram running Vista Ultimate x64. Is this a good match or is the CPU holding back the 260?

TIA

**TheResidentEvil** · #2 10-01-2009, 03:11 PM

Not even close to the right sub forum.

**preyash** · #3 10-12-2009, 09:54 AM

nice, I was as excited when i picked up my superclocked GTX 260

**preyash** · #4 10-12-2009, 09:55 AM

^^oh.. the cpu should be fine. try upgrading to a 6400+, should be cheap enought nowadays.

**gwarren007** · #5 10-12-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by preyash

^^oh.. the cpu should be fine. Try upgrading to a 6400+, should be cheap enought nowadays.

Wow, that advice would be good for 2 years ago.

I say upgrade to a Phenom II 720 or a 620 Quad and overclock them.

**filibusterman** · #6 11-08-2009, 02:40 PM

So your HTPC is also a gaming rig? Do you have another rig or just one that is multifunctional? For most purposes of a HTPC the GTX 260 is overkill. My BE 2400 oc'ed to 2.9GHz and an onboard ati 3200 is fine for all but intense ffshow scripts but obviously I would not game on this.

**Deadjasper** · #7 11-08-2009, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by filibusterman

So your HTPC is also a gaming rig? Do you have another rig or just one that is multifunctional? For most purposes of a HTPC the GTX 260 is overkill. My BE 2400 oc'ed to 2.9GHz and an onboard ati 3200 is fine for all but intense ffshow scripts but obviously I would not game on this.

Yep, it's a gaming rig also. The display is a 110" HD projector. totally awesome experience, both games and movies.

**ryken** · #8 11-08-2009, 04:38 PM

How does the Physx look on hulu?

**jeremyshaw** · #9 11-08-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ryken

How does the Physx look on hulu?

no CUDA acceleration for flash Videos, yet/ever.

**crazyassazian** · #10 11-09-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremyshaw

no CUDA acceleration for flash Videos, yet/ever.

Well, there will be GPU acceleration in Flash 10.1.

**jeremyshaw** · #11 11-09-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyassazian

Well, there will be GPU acceleration in Flash 10.1.

Next year. I posted that as a poke at the 'physx' post above mine.

**ryken** · #12 11-09-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyshaw

no CUDA acceleration for flash Videos, yet/ever.

My post was a poke at a HTPC thread being in the Physics section.

**Firepac** · #13 11-15-2009, 06:02 PM

Any benchmarks?

**Mr. Bluntman** · #14 11-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Ah, the X2 5600... Had one last year before my Core 2 Duo and even that was holding back my 8800GT I owned at the time. +1 for a PhII X3 720.

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