Archaea
[H]F Junkie
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2 things seem to cause choppyness for me. 1) If the 6150 is run at a very high resolution (above 1280x800 for me). Lower resolutions work fine 2) If the signal isn't VERY strong. I have a high quality TERK HD antenna and if I position it right, all but one channel is nice and smooth. If I adjust the antenna for that channel, two or three of the others get choppy. I think I need to move my antenna farther from my monitor and that might help.
If you're able to display video using the on-board S-Video output, might that suggest that you're BIOS setting has somehow switched back to using the on-board graphics instead of the add-on card video? Perhaps you should pop into the BIOS settings screen and take a look.
Hey s3120n users. I just ordered an XFX 7300gs from Amazon. I am trying to get better quality OTA HD performance and higher resolution output without overloading my power supply. From wikipedia, the power usage of the 7300gs is much lower than the 8400gs that I tried. It does have a fan, so I'm a little worried about noise, but the reviews on newegg.com seem to indicate that noise isn't a big problem. I'll post a review when I get it installed and let you know how it works in the s3120n.
Ok, here's the followup. I got the XFX 7300gs (shipped really fast!). Installed the card with the latest Nvidia drivers (163.75) and as soon as media center starts.... BSOD!!! In a last ditch effort, I went back to the favorite 100.65 drivers and they work fine! This makes no sense to me. Anyone else get BSOD errors like this and know what causes it?
So, it's working. But, it's loud. I'm going to give it a week and see if I get used to it. That silly little fan just makes a ton of noise. I have left the TV card IN the computer if you're wondering.
I have run into driver issues with BSOD relating to nvisdll. These are related to the driver. Can not tell you why. I always use Driver cleaner
Hey guys, those that have ordered the 8600GT (Low Profie) from NCIX.com should be getting a shipping notice w/ a tracking number soon. Mine will get here Friday![]()
woo! I got the 8600GT today and it works perfectly with my computer (180W PSU). It is bigger than I expected (taller), but it fits finem, even with a card in the PCI slot, although it covers a little bit of the fan, but that shouldn't matter too much. Unfortunately it doesn't come with a low profile bracket and my MSI bracket doesn't align correctly, so I'm using it without a bracket. The card fits just right and doesn't move too much though.
Hey Archaea,Jeremy can you go into the power management settings and set it to full performance and let it run for a while...see if it can handle the 8600GT when you do that. I'm curious.
Hey Archaea,
My computer is always in High Performance mode. So, no problems here.