[mythtv-users] CPU power and decoding

[William Powers]

FWIW, I usually follow a slightly modified version of the same procedure 
- I buy whatever costs $150.  The same rule also works for video cards 
as long as you don't mind playing the newest games on "medium" settings.

Bill

Cory Papenfuss wrote:

>> The way I usually pick which CPU to buy is simple. I check the prices
>> of all the available chips (usually AMD, Intel is just too expensive)
>> and I find the point where the price stops incrementing in amounts of
>> $10 or so and jumps into the $50+ range per model. I buy at this
>> point. Pricewatch.com puts the Athlon 3000/Athlon 64 2800 at this
>> pricepoint now. Sure you could get a slower processor, but for a few
>> bux extra you get a whole lot more.
>
>
>     I do roughly the same.  I refer to it as buying "the cutting edge 
> of yesterday's technology."  Best bang/buck.
>
> -Cory
>
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