[mythtv-users] Building new Mythtv Box

[Alex Butcher]

On Tue, 11 Jan 2011, Christopher Kerr wrote:

> With no limitations that come immediately to mind:
>
> GT 420
> GT 430
>
> All of these cards provide suitably low heat / noise. I haven't listed
> the faster cards because they're too hot and noisy.

There's also the GT240, and there are passively-cooled versions available
(e.g.  from Asus), which I haven't seen for the GT220.  It's overkill
compared with the GT220 (according to
<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/435170#435170>).

I bought a GT240 for my new MythTV build, but unfortunately, I've had to
swap it with the 7600GT in my old workstation as it cannot output a VGA
signal with a dotclock of less than 31KHz or so (the 7600GT and the 440MX
can, for use with a homebrew VGA-to-SCART adaptor). I'm not too bothered, as
by the time I need the power of the GT240 and VDPAU, I'll have a HD display
and be connecting via HDMI (or VGA, possibly) rather than SCART.

> - Chris

Best Regards,
Alex