[mythtv-users] Best configuration for current hardware

[Richard Shaw]

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:25 AM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  There's just not that many upgrade options for my motherboard since
>  >  it's socket 754. I found a Athlon 64 3200+ for under $100
>  You can get an AM2 MB/CPY combo for a little more than $100.
>
>
>  >but if I
>  >  were to do that I might as well get a new MB/CPU combo, but it would
>  >  cost even more since I'd likely have to buy DDR2 memory for a modern
>  >  system.
>  >
>  You can get 4GB of DDR2 memory for less than $100 US. 1GB can be had
>  in the $20s.
>
>  John

It's not so much the memory cost by itself but everything together...
MB, CPU, Memory... adds up especially since I already need a HD
upgrade. When I can afford to upgrade the main system I'll probably go
ahead and get a whole new box.

Richard