RadeonHD drivers + Radeon 9250 ?

[blakespot]

I just installed AmiStore and see Workbench CANDI and wanted to grab it, but I see it requires the RadeonHD drivers / package. I have a Radeon 9250 in my 440. I am gathering that this card is not capable if working in the scenario I am after, am I correct?

Thanks.



bp

[blakespot]

@blakespot

AFAIK you need a radeon HD card -- so, no, CANDI won't work on your SAM.

-- eliyahu

Yea. And it looks like some of the effects take 60% CPU on an X1000, so that wouldn't come close to working properly on this 733MHz 440.


bp

[blakespot]

There's a low CPU setting for slower CPUs.  You can run a RadeonHD card on the Sam440-Flex by using a PCI-PCIe adapter.  

Wow - that's amazing. I assume the 440ep CPU was the big bottleneck in such a scenario I might have to do that.

Where can I get such an adapter? Standard eBat grab of PC Radeon HD's work fine?



bp

[blakespot]

Eliyahu,

I have just gotten DvPlayer and mplayer installed and video playback seems very slow on my 440ep with 9250. You mention overlay being supported. Are these programs supporting it by default, or is there some config I must do to make it so?

Also, I have a 64-bit bus 9250, and am aware there is a 128-bit bus version. Would moving to a 128-bus version help notably?

Thanks.

(I saw and appreciate your comments on tweaking in the other thread.)


bp

[blakespot]

I found a 128-bit 9250 with 256MB RAM (I hear only 128MB is recognized on the SAM) on eBay for $12. Ordered it. I hope it is compatible.


bp

[blakespot]

Eliyahu, anyone,

Thoughts on this card I received via eBay?

http://www.amigans.net/modules/xforum/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7018&forum=4

Model # and label might indicate 64-bit, but I've shown benches and also observation that TuneNet 3D vis feels much faster.  ?


Thanks.



bp