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[mikeymike]

@ carls

Quick question - assuming you're running Windows on the machine with your GeForce 4 MX, what is DVD playback like on it, how high is the CPU usage on it?

I got a GF2 MX for my parents' machine, and the MX model doesn't appear to have the MPEG-2 decoding stuff on it, whereas the GF2 GTS I used to have did.  CPU usage was very high (95 ~ 100%) on the machine using the MX card, and about 25% on a P3-866 machine with the GTS.

[mikeymike]

@ carls

Can you monitor CPU usage while playing back a DVD please? :-)

[mikeymike]

@ carls

Thanks.  I was a little worried that when you said "nothing noticable" that "noticable" might be "machine grinding to a halt" :-)

Interesting.  At least now the GF4MX can go on my recommended list of budget cards.

[mikeymike]

"GeForce" :-)

Hmm, it could be that the mobo in my parents' machine is just plain evil.