Oh crap!

Keep this post updated with any more news about this.

Looks like I have a bum card. CPU Usage for the entire Liquid video was pegged at 100 percent along with choppy sections and dropped frames.

Time to check on RMA'n this BFG 6800GT-OC because I've been purchasing a boat load of stuff to start up a Video Production Studio and the last thing I want is a video card that constantly drops frames.

maybe future cards will ship fixed, god I hope so

I'm still a little weary about all this. Apparently the "Liquid" trailer is a high definition video that the 6800's are advertised as being able to decode. My concern is being able to encode/decode AVI, Mpeg(x), etc, without HD.

Does anyone know of a program or a method that I can use to check encoding and decoding Mpegs to test that I do or do not have problems?

nvnews.net say that this fixes it: http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html
but :confused:

Yeah I'm talking with a guy now who wants to buy my BFG 6800GT OC for $380(I bought it for the same price.). I'm thinking about getting an x800 Pro, particularly a VIVO model... The run a lot cheaper(iv'e seen them from $300 - $350) than the GT's so I am going to be making a small profit, but still damn nVidia sends us a broken product that only kicks ass in gaming, thats like you buying a new car without tires/wheels :/

That's pretty crappy that someone has to purchase a product that is supposed to be supported. :mad:

pretty much.. :mad:

The DVD decoder is for DVD playback only. I went ahead a purchased it anyways and there is a noticable difference in quality and CPU utilization. Don't help with the decoding of HD though. Until I find a way of benching Mpeg-2 encoding/decoding, I'm going to hold off RMA'ing my card. I spoke to BestBuy and they said they would take the card back for a refund or exchange because of the defect.

sounds good.. :biggrin:

good luck buying a vivo :rofl: .. esp at a good price...