[mythtv-users] core 2 duo mobile or athlon 64 x2?

Dawning Sky the.dawning.sky at gmail.com
Fri Feb 9 17:51:03 UTC 2007


On 2/9/07, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, basically upgrading, the newer faster Athlon64's are only being
> released in AM2. Since he's looking at the Core 2 Duo's I'm assuming
> the speed is part what he's looking at.
>
> PCIe FX6200's can be had for under $50, perhaps a little more than an
> AGP FX5200, but then I would argue that one of the HTPC mATX boards is
> your best option with the built in 6150 chipset and onboard DVI
> output.
>
> As well, since HDTV is moving to h264 (HD-DVD and BluRay being
> possible future options as well), processing power will be a major
> concern.
>

thanks, guys.  h264 is definitely a concern, since i'm building a box
that i hope can last for 3+ years.  and it seems there's a trend for
myth to be more demanding on the hardware.  i'm now using an old P4
2.4GHz as my myth box.  ever since i upgraded to 0.20, it cannot
handle 1080i smoothly any more.

DS


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