2010-05-14, 23:01
This is sort of off topic, but I am a XBMC user 
I have an older Mac Mini that kicks ass, with 4 GB of RAM, a dual core processor at 2 GHz but what it lacks is the Nvidia motherboard needed for GPU acceleration. Now, I have been on google for a while trying to find a solution, and so far nada. I am hoping, since many of you are hardware experts, that you guys may know something that I don't... under any OS, can I get hardware acceleration with my GMA 950? I can play back pretty much anything on my Mini, but with 1080P my CPU is at 100% and above which I really don't like. Does Linux or Windows have hardware acceleration for this GPU? Or am I stuck with what I have until I upgrade my HTPC? Lastly, if I am stuck, is there a way to upgrade to the Nvidia 9400M? Thank you for any responses 
I have an older Mac Mini that kicks ass, with 4 GB of RAM, a dual core processor at 2 GHz but what it lacks is the Nvidia motherboard needed for GPU acceleration. Now, I have been on google for a while trying to find a solution, and so far nada. I am hoping, since many of you are hardware experts, that you guys may know something that I don't... under any OS, can I get hardware acceleration with my GMA 950? I can play back pretty much anything on my Mini, but with 1080P my CPU is at 100% and above which I really don't like. Does Linux or Windows have hardware acceleration for this GPU? Or am I stuck with what I have until I upgrade my HTPC? Lastly, if I am stuck, is there a way to upgrade to the Nvidia 9400M? Thank you for any responses
