[mythtv-users] Cheap X2's at newegg.

[Steven Adeff]

On 7/28/07, Khanh Tran <khanh at khanh.net> wrote:
> > > >>       The "strict division of resources" in a dual core
> > > >> seems to benefit myth considerably. mysql can abuse it's
> > > >> own processor if it needs to. The same goes for transcoding.
> > > >> My effective thruput is about 2x what it was on the old 3500+.
> > > >>
> > > >>       Can both cores be exploited for h264 decoding?
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > I've been running an X2 3800 for a couple months and I'm extremely happy
> > > > with it.  It's on a combo frontend/backend machine.  Just last night had it
> > > > commflagging and transcoding at the same time while watching an HD recording
> > > > without a hiccup.  It's MUCH more capable than the 3200+ it replaced.
>
> I've been looking at this combo for a while:
>
> http://secure.newegg.com/Newversion/Shopping/AddToCart.asp?Submit=ADD&ItemList=Combo.44169

Another good combo if you have an HDMI HDTV is this one:
BIOSTAR TForce TF7050-M2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV Micro ATX AMD
it has HDMI output header on the back and the newer 7050 embedded
chipset. It's also known as a very good board for overclocking, which
should let you get the 3600 Brisbane up to 3GHz relatively easily.
Plus its about $20 cheaper so you could in theory get a 4600+ for the
same price as the combo your looking at.

-- 
Steve
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