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This is what I am running as a backend only,<br>
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AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor<br>
gigabyte RS780-SB700<br>
4GB memory<br>
1 - 2 tuner network tuner<br>
1 - <cite class="_Rm">WinTV-HVR-2250 (2 tuner)</cite><br>
Just regular harddrives LVM'd with 2TB of recording space.<br>
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Records 4 HD shows fine over the air at 1080p. Barely uses any
resources.<br>
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/Jason<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15-01-15 08:28 PM, Brian S wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:BLU436-SMTP225FE0E2FE706B53CD42A98D74F0@phx.gbl"
type="cite">Greetings all,
<br>
<br>
Very Short Version: Do we think a Phenom II X4 B50 CPU stuck in a
M4A87TD motherboard will have the ability to run well as a MBE
& light-use desktop using an HVR-2250, 2 HDHR's, and 3 HDD's
(OS on SSD)?
<br>
<br>
Long Version: After running a rather computery mythtv setup for a
few years, I'm attempting to downsize a little bit, and am
wondering if converting my desktop into the only backend is
feasible - it seems like it would be, but I have a knack for
overlooking the obvious sometimes.
<br>
Present setup is MBE w/HVR-2250 recording OTA + HDHR prime, SBE
w/HVR-2250 recording OTA (two antennas - I live halfway between
Chicago & Milwaukee) and then a FE only.
<br>
<br>
Was thinking I could move all BE's to an always-on desktop
machine. Pertinent specs on the box in question:
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CPU Phenom II X4 B50 (4 core, 3.1Ghz)
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mobo Asus M4A87TD/USB3
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8gb RAM (can bump to 16)
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So the general idea here is to pull the HDD's from the respective
BE's and add them to the desktop computer, add one of the
HVR-2250's to the desktop, and then replace the other BE recorder
with another HDHR (due mostly to cabling issues). The OS runs on
an SSD. The mobo has 6 sata slots so I should be ok with all the
HDD's. (I realize I will also need to do other steps with fstab
& database and what-have-you)
<br>
The Big Question here is mostly just does the above machine have
enough oomph to (theoretically but rather unlikely) record ~6
streams at once/run jobs/serve content to FE's while also being a
desktop for mostly light-duty stuff? The only real CPU-intensive
thing I can think I do is run virtualized windows XP for a few
minutes at a time to scan documents to dropbox.
<br>
And I suppose Big Question #2 is there anything I might be
overlooking here that means this won't work or is a Bad idea?
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