[mythtv-users] Help me decide which System to use for MythTV

[Donn Shumway]

Hello All,
I have dabbled in installing MythTV on an old system and have had enough success that I am now ready to install on a system with sufficient power and storage for some real use. I have three systems I could use and would like your recommendations on which one to use:

System1) P4 2.4G on ASUS P4S8X (SiS645 chipset) MB, 512MB RAM, GeForce4 Ti4200-128M
System2) Athlon XP2400 on ASUS A7V8X (Via KT400 chipset) MB, 512MB Ram, GeForce2 500-64M
System3) Athlon XP 2500-Mobile at 3200 OC on ABIT AN7 (nVidia nForce2 400 chipset) MB, 512MB dual channel RAM, GeForce 5900XP-128M

I am ready to mix these systems up and modify their OS and usage.
I currently only have one Hauppauge PVR-250, but would like to add anoher one, plus possibly a pcHDTV card.

I have seen on past posts that the prospect of HDTV requires the fastest system possible. However, I would like to use system3 as my game system. So I might have to forego the HDTV card and use system1 or system2. I can move video cards around as necessary, so I just want to know which would be the best fit for a MythTV system running Mandrake 10 (my Linux distro of choice).

Sorry for the long winded description of my question. You recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Donn
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