nathansvt Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I will have soon a P5N7A-VM LGA 775 from Asus. I read the real Macbook and Mac Mini use this chipset and get accelerated Quicktime playback of H.264 movies. ( http://gizmodo.com/5065435/new-macbooks-us...-video-decoding ) Will this work on hackintosh too? My base CPU is too slow and uses too much power for H.264 1080P to decode smoothly. Does this chipset on hackintosh give lower CPU load on playback too? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170691-accelerated-quicktime-h264-playback-on-nv-93009400m/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk31 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 You would need a bloody good GFX card that supports QE/CI and QGL, and has at least 512MB RAM to be able to help out a CPU. Even my 9600M GT 768MB card has trouble rendering hi-def h.264 @ 1980x1080 (1080P). Its has minor hiccups from time to time. and my CPU isnt that bad as well (Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4Ghz). but this maybe because of the format (MKV) and i use a 3rd party codec pack for Quicktime (Perian). But the website says that it is only a rumor and that Snow Leopard, which to my belief isnt released yet, supports the GPU support. Its not really the motherboard that does anything, its whether or not the operating system, in this case OSX, supports the feature. Im not really sure whether or not it was implemented in 10.5.7, but its only a rumor... dont bet too much on it. If it is supported, then yes, it would lower the strain on your CPU as your GPU would be doing all the work. Maybe. It may/may not work on a hackintosh as you would need drivers for your specific GFX card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/170691-accelerated-quicktime-h264-playback-on-nv-93009400m/#findComment-1177252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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