AMD A6-3650 + Asus GT610 Silent 2GB
#1
Hello hardware gurus. Been a while since I was here, and lost the way on the trends of HTPC building.

I got a quick question for you guys.
The HTPC config I'm currently using is working ok, and there's nothing bothering me with it right now.
But a graphics fanless card has come to my house, inviting herself to stay.
It's an Asus GT610 Silent 2GB, and I'm wondering if it would work ok in my current system. Is it better than the on-chip graphics of an A6-3650??

I do some gaming on the HTPC, that's why I'm trying to figure out if it would work ok (NVidia graphics on an AMD APU).

Thanks in advance.

The config:
AMD A6-3650 (2.6 GHZ) Quad-Core APU Llano
ASROCK A75M-HVS
Kingston Kit 4GB DDR3 1333MHz
NOX Media Center
LC-POWER 420W
Scythe Big Shuriken
SCYTHE Gentle Typhoon 500rpm
Disco OCZ SSD Agility 3 60GB (AGT3-25SAT3-60G)
Logitech K400
Sony DVD-RW 24x SATA Bulk Black (AD-7280S-OB)
Sound Blaster Live 24bit External
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#2
You wouldn't gain much going from AMD Radeon HD 6530D to GT610......GT610 should work with any APU and CPU.....
>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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#3
(2013-03-26, 22:00)bluray Wrote: You wouldn't gain much going from AMD Radeon HD 6530D to GT610......GT610 should work with any APU and CPU.....

you would gain excellent drivers if you go to GT610
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#4
Thanks. I think I'll try just for the sake of it.
Anyway, lately been getting a very sharp image on the lcd screen. Fonts are very sharp, with a sort of halo around the letters, and the colors are a bit strange.
It's bearable, but it doesn't happen on any other source I load up to the tv, so I guess it may be the HTPC.
Perhaps the GT610 solves the problem.

Thanks for the reply.

Do you guys know a good source for comparing graphic cards benchmarks?
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#5
For AMD iGPU, have you done as what I listed in- post #6? It'll ensure smooth playback....
>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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#6
Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it as soon as I find the time.
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#7
I haven't tried the gt610 yet (lack of time).

But, the original setup has a problem now. It happens that the fonts, and the image in general, became a little fuzzy. It's kind of like theres a second letter behind the original one (when reading text).

Do you know what could be done (apart from installing everything again)?

thanks in advance.
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