2014-03-23, 12:23
Hi,
I've just build a PC with the following:
Gigabyte GA-J1800N-D2H
4gb Ram
Cheap Toshiba SSD
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Wired network (gigabit) to a QNAP NAS that stores all my media files.
Connected via HDMI to LG TV
My results:
Booting / General use = Very quick - quite amazing for such a low cost / power motherboard / CPU.
XBMC (Beta2 Release: 13.0 “Gotham”) = Again very quick - plays a 16gb MKV episode of Dr Who absolutely fine with low CPU usage.
BBC Iplayer (web site version) = Plays HD programmes fine with low CPU usage.
Amazon Instant Streaming = Won't play HD streams without judder of fast moving streams - very high CPU usage.
I guess the Amazon problem is due to Silverlight not using the GPU?
Would upgrading to a quad core J2900 motherboard be likely to cure the Amazon problem?
I've just build a PC with the following:
Gigabyte GA-J1800N-D2H
4gb Ram
Cheap Toshiba SSD
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Wired network (gigabit) to a QNAP NAS that stores all my media files.
Connected via HDMI to LG TV
My results:
Booting / General use = Very quick - quite amazing for such a low cost / power motherboard / CPU.
XBMC (Beta2 Release: 13.0 “Gotham”) = Again very quick - plays a 16gb MKV episode of Dr Who absolutely fine with low CPU usage.
BBC Iplayer (web site version) = Plays HD programmes fine with low CPU usage.
Amazon Instant Streaming = Won't play HD streams without judder of fast moving streams - very high CPU usage.
I guess the Amazon problem is due to Silverlight not using the GPU?
Would upgrading to a quad core J2900 motherboard be likely to cure the Amazon problem?