[mythtv-users] Recommended CPU speed

[Boyd II, Willy]

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>Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:02 PM
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>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended CPU speed
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>On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 mmcconnell at uniserve.com wrote:
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>> I'd say take a pass on the AVerMedia, as it will require 
>that your CPU 
>> do all the work.
>
>Nope.  He mentioned an AVerMedia M179, which is a hardware 
>encoder like the PVR-250 but cheaper.  Reports are mixed 
>regarding its quality (esp. shielding), but it definitely does 
>its own MPEG2 encoding.
>
>> All in all, the faster the better, whatever the wallet permits! hehe
>
>Until you try to cool it!  Buy whatever can be cooled with a 
>CPU heatsink and a slow case fan.  If your CPU needs its own 
>fan, it doesn't belong in a frontend.
>
>The mid-range AMDs (2000-2400 or so) seem to offer a good mix 
>of price, performance, and power dissipation.  I have an 
>Athlon 2400+ Barton with heatsink only in a Shuttle SK41G, and 
>the case fan never has to step up to fast-and-noisy mode, even 
>when doing MPEG4 encoding, playback, and commercial flagging.
>

Just outta curiousity, which particular passive heatsink are you using
on your cpu?  I finally built my atc-620 box with a 2000 athlon and
7nif2 mobo, and the cpu fan I got (while it had rave reviews for being
quiet) I can hear outside the case.  But then again it was a $9
CoolerMaster fan ;-)  I'd love to use a passive cpu heatsink and a
heat-sensing 60mm case fan instead.

- Willy

>--Patrick
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