[mythtv-users] Advice required on low wattage combined system

[Bert Santema]

I didn't go with an Epia as it didn't have enough grunt in my opinion and I wanted it to be
upgradable in the future. I went with an Athlon64 3200, Venice core, and have cool 'n quiet
enabled. It more than powerful enough, and is 99% of the time running in powersaving mode (1Ghz).
Plus it allows me to upgrade to dual core in the future (should that ever be necessary).

Good luck,
Bert



--- Tom Abnett <tom at abnett.plus.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to set up a dual DVB-T combined mythbox for TV, DVD, mp3s etc. One 
> of my main requirements however is that I want to keep the mains consuption 
> down to as little as possible. I'm not sure whether to go for a low power 
> box (e.g. EPIA), or go for a more powerful (e.g. Athlon XP) unit.
> 
> I've looked at Socket A mobo's that support wakeup_clock (I'm guessing that 
> mythtv does a good job of powering down/up as required), but there's not 
> many. The ASUS A7V8X looks like the best bet. I've also wondered about 
> putting in an Athlon XP Mobile, but many motherboards (including this) don't 
> seem to be able to set the Vcore low enough to get the most benefit. I'd 
> also want to get WOL working so I could use mythweb to schedule recordings. 
> Can you send a WOL packet through a NATting ADSL router? I'm not fussed 
> about my MAC being visible.
> 
> As for the EPIA option - how well does it support DVD, browsing, running 
> mysql etc - is it ever frustratingly slow? It seems some boards output RGB 
> for SCART which would be great. Are there any other annoyances?
> 
> Any advice you have on running a usable mythbox and minimising power drawn 
> would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom 
> 
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