OK, I have this 2008 Core2Quad with less RAM but the gt230.
How do I do this without an ESPN subscription?
I'll only have this old beast for another week.
All of the video I watch on the pc works well. Little to no buffering. Very good resolution. The problem is from espn3.com. Espn has the option to watch 4 different events at once. The browser viewing window can split 4 ways. When I do this, the video is so choppy, it’s unwatchable.
I brought in a friend’s new laptop, connected wired. The 4way espn video was so smooth that hiccups were almost unnoticeable. Resolution was good and performance was consistent.
Here’s my rig.
Dell studio 540
Intel 2.7 e5400
Dell 0m017g mobo
6gb ddr2 sdram dim
Nvidia ge force gt220 – 1gb ddr3 sdram
Network – realtek gbe rtl8168c/8111c pcie gigabit
Is the problem processor? Video? Network? Some combination of all 3?

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