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10-15-09
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Need help with HTPC
Just put together an HTPC; Core 2 Duo E7500, Asus P5N7A-VM mobo,4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800. Anyways currently I am using the on-board NVIDIA GeForce 9300 through HDMI to transmit the sound and video to my Toshiba 40" LCD TV @ 1080p.
The problem is that every few seconds, the TV says Video Signal Lost. I temporarily fixed it by setting the TV to game mode but then I noticed the sound was off. It would kind of pop, then the sound would get loud, then lower back down. Any ideas what could cause this? I was very skeptical in getting on-board video for my HTPC but had several people tell me otherwise. I think I may just go out and purchase a graphics card. Would this help? Should I not run the sound through my HDMI connection? Or should I just get a different motherboard? I'll take any input from you guys.
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10-15-09
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i kind of had some issues with my onboard 9300 as well. I think the HDMI output is kind of flaky. What i did was bought a DVI to HDMI cable for the video and used the digital coax output and hooked it up to my reciever for audio. Worked like a charm and no problems so far
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10-15-09
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That's a good idea and definitely a lot cheaper than spending the money on a new card. Thanks man
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10-16-09
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dvi to hdmi works, you will need an audio input to your tv though. I know that the 9400 hdmi runs fine. Guess the 9300 just doesnt cut it.
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10-19-09
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Intel Overclocker
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Have you checked the drivers? I would contact the mobo manufacture.
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10-22-09
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Just an update. Got some new cables so I can hook up from DVI to HDMI and everything is working perfectly! And instead of using HDMI to transmit sound I just got an 1/8 cable that splits into 2 rca jacks.
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10-22-09
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I've the XFX variant of the 9300 series board and have had no issues with audio/video through HDMi at all...though I seem to be a minority.
__________________just out of curiosity, how hot is your chipset/gpu running? I'm considering getting the NB/sli cooler as I read it was quiet effective. I idle in the mid 80s, load goes as high as 94 
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10-23-09
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To be honest, I haven't even checked since I just left it at stock settings.
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