[mythtv-users] Initial foray into Mythtv

[John Drescher]

On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 6:26 AM, Mike Perkins
<mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk> wrote:
> Matthew Keefe wrote:
>>>
>>> You might consider $60 to get a 3G CPU for you existing system.
>>>
>>
>> My motherboard is socket 423, that tops out at 2.0G I think?  I could be
>> wrong.  If so, an easy upgrade is definitely appealing.  I've seen
>> adapters
>> that allow the use of socket 478 chips, but the adapter is costly and
>> degrades the performance (I would think).  Better to get a new CPU/mother.
>> But there we run into the spiral of how much $ to put into a new hobby :)
>>
> Don't disregard the possibility of a m/b+processor upgrade. You can often
> find bundles of not-quite bleeding edge kit for far cheaper than you can put
> something together yourself. If you're just experimenting (you're running
> Mythtv; of course you're experimenting!) then look out for a bundle, you may
> be surprised at what you can find.
>
> --

I would check ebay for deals like this. There you can pick up a low
end mobo + CPU for less than $75. And these will be much faster than
the 1.8GHz P4.

John