So sold my computer to use my old one since I don't game anymore as a poor college student studying all the time. I can live with an old rig but I like HD videos on youtube and this thing really struggles with them.
What kind of CPU usage do you get in a youtube video such as this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gjrgMOEqQ
On my old system with a P4 3.0ghz, 1gb ram, and a 6800gs video card it uses 98-100% CPU for 1080P vids and is choppy! On 720P videos it is smooth but uses 68-95% cpu usage and seems to barely play them smoothly. Too bad this old video card doesn't can't take advantage of the new nvidia drivers which offer 'GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.'
Whats your CPU and CPU usage look like for the linked youtube video on 720P? And CPU usage on 1080P?
What kind of CPU usage do you get in a youtube video such as this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8gjrgMOEqQ
On my old system with a P4 3.0ghz, 1gb ram, and a 6800gs video card it uses 98-100% CPU for 1080P vids and is choppy! On 720P videos it is smooth but uses 68-95% cpu usage and seems to barely play them smoothly. Too bad this old video card doesn't can't take advantage of the new nvidia drivers which offer 'GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.'
Whats your CPU and CPU usage look like for the linked youtube video on 720P? And CPU usage on 1080P?