[mythtv-users] Celeron OK?

[Christopher David Petersen]

On 8/17/05, Nick <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> On 8/17/05, Anil Gupte <anil-list at icinema.com> wrote:
> > I am going to build a system with a Celeron 2.6 socket 775 - any known 
> problems
> > with that?
> 
> For DVB (records stream directly to disk) and ivtv (PVR card encodes
> video and audio) it'll be more than fine, as these cards work with
> minimal CPU power. The only problem I can see is perhaps 1080i HDTV or
> if you're doing excessive CPU-based tasks at the same time.
> 
> (Like Phill, I'm also running a 2.4 CelD with DVB and ivtv cards)
> 
> Nick
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For less heat and noise a Celeron Northwood would be better. Starmicro has 
Celeron 2.6 Northwoods for $65. Granted, it's a socket 478 chip so if you've 
already purchased your motherboard my suggestion is useless.
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