[mythtv-users] core 2 duo mobile or athlon 64 x2?

[Steven Adeff]

On 2/8/07, Dawning Sky <the.dawning.sky at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/8/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 2/8/07, Dawning Sky <the.dawning.sky at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm thinking of (re-)building my myth box and deciding which cpu to
> > > use.  So in terms of heat and noise, which is better, core 2 duo
> > > mobile or atholon 64 x2?  And what will be the minimum clocks,
> > > respectively, for them to handle deinterlaced 1080i mpeg2?
> >
> > noise is a wash, as its more a matter of what heatsink you purchase.
> >
> > idle the Athlon will use less power, full bore the Core 2 Duo will use
> > less power.
> >
> > Do you *need* the speed of a Core 2 Duo? Not specifically, but for
> > h264 you will, and right now the Athlon64's can't touch the
> > performance of them, so if your willing to spend the money I would
> > suggest the Core 2 Duo.
> >
>
> Thanks for the answer.  Not sure if you noticed, I'm thinking of Core
> 2 Duo MOBILE (Socket M).  Or do you suggest I should go for desktop
> Core 2 Duo (Socket T)?

I don't see why you would want to spend the extra money on the Mobile
if your using it in a standard desktop. You will spend extra money on
a slower processor for a small tradeoff in power consumption.

I would look at either a Core 2 Duo or Athlon64 X2 instead, and the
difference here is if your willing to spend the extra money on the
Core 2 Duo for its added speed (ie do you *need* it). If you go
Athlon64, definitely get an AM2 socket.

-- 
Steve
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