Overclock Pi3 for h.265?

asipsis · March 30, 2017 at 7:02 PM

Hi guys. Sorry if this has been answered. I already know that the pi cannot hardware decode h.265 files.

Yesterday I tried just for fun to play one of them and it looked like it was really close to doing it.

If I overclock the pi can it play h.265 since it's all through the CPU?

And if possible would standard heat sinks be enough? I had the temp icon show up top right when playing the fiile.

Thanks!

**Klojum** · March 30, 2017 at 7:09 PM Official Post

The latest LE builds can do 720p HEVC without overclocking, as well as 'average' 1080p HEVC 8-bit remuxes with slight overclocks.
Fullblown 1080p HEVC and 10bit is a no-no on a RPi, no matter how much you overclock it.

If you want to view HEVC files properly, get a Wetek HUB or a Odroid C2.

**Iridium** · March 30, 2017 at 7:20 PM Official Post

You COULD do it but honestly the RPi3 is not designed for what you desire. Bite the bullet and buy something that will.
If you want to continue, the RPi3 (even with normal settings) gets HOT even with air cooled heatsinks. You could try improved cooling, water cooling, nitrogen cooling (joke) but the cost is going to be more than what a better alternative would cost.

asipsis · March 30, 2017 at 7:20 PM

Quote from Klojum

The latest LE builds can do 720p HEVC without overclocking, as well as 'average' 1080p HEVC 8-bit remuxes with slight overclocks.
Fullblown 1080p HEVC and 10bit is a no-no on a RPi, no matter how much you overclock it.

If you want to view HEVC files properly, get a Wetek HUB or a Odroid C2.

Thanks Klojum,

They were 1080p but how do I know if they are 8bit or 10bit?

**Klojum** · March 30, 2017 at 7:47 PM Official Post

Simple... 8bit HEVC videos should play okay, the 10bit videos will be displayed as slide shows.

Overclock Pi3 for h.265?

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