[MrCarbo]

Hi

I'm putting together a new PC to run XBMC Linux/Live - what's the best GPU to go for? ATI or NVIDIA?

I'm not going down the Atom/Zotac builds as I also want to dual boot with Windows and do gaming on it so I'll be getting a fairly powerful GPU - but I'm not sure which is best for XBMC.

Thanks for any info

[Bram77]

100% Nvidia. The Nvidia drivers are much better, although the Ati drivers have improved a lot over the last year.

[matchsmalone]

No question, NVIDIA.

You will have 100x fewer headaches. Plus it's easier to get help with issues, since most people on this forum use NVIDIA (especially ION).

[MrCarbo]

Thanks. A GT240 512MB is a safe bet then?

[live4ever]

I can recommend this one:
http://www3.pny.com/GT-240-512MB-GDDR5-P...8C431.aspx

It works great in Win7 XBMC with DXVA2 (have it in my desktop, which is used mainly for serving content and testing newer svn XBMC releases).

[MrCarbo]

I can recommend this one:
http://www3.pny.com/GT-240-512MB-GDDR5-P...8C431.aspx

It works great in Win7 XBMC with DXVA2 (have it in my desktop, which is used mainly for serving content and testing newer svn XBMC releases).

Thanks. I will no doubt struggle to get hold of that particular model, I'm looking at this.

[live4ever]

I got that one because it was the GDDR5 model + it was $99 with a $30 rebate so it came out to $69. I was also looking at another eVGA (I built an i3 + this GT 240 for my brother) but it was $20 more.

[MrCarbo]

:cool2: I think the XFX one will be fine then.