I would just opt for an onboard solution. I went through this process recently and I just could not find a card that was powerful enough to handle bluray, small enough to fit in the case and silent enough. The cards with passive cooling all seemed to have negative reviews due to the heat.
The 780g chipset has worked out wonderfully for me. It is a low power chipset so the passive cooling has not been a problem and it has handled everything I have thrown at it.
I totally agree about the AMD 780G chipset. It has the ATI HD3200 graphics chip on board. Plays back everything I have thrown at it. If you shop around, you can get a 780G motherboard and processor for $150-ish.
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I would just opt for an onboard solution. I went through this process recently and I just could not find a card that was powerful enough to handle bluray, small enough to fit in the case and silent enough. The cards with passive cooling all seemed to have negative reviews due to the heat.
The 780g chipset has worked out wonderfully for me. It is a low power chipset so the passive cooling has not been a problem and it has handled everything I have thrown at it.
I totally agree about the AMD 780G chipset. It has the ATI HD3200 graphics chip on board. Plays back everything I have thrown at it. If you shop around, you can get a 780G motherboard and processor for $150-ish.