[mythtv-users] My first MythTv box, first linux box and first build

[Chris Ribe]

On 9/14/07, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 9/13/07, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >
> > > Alternatively, you could scale back on the computer components and get
> > an HD box + a small HD monitor for the same $1100 you have budgeted right
> > now.
> > >
> > > I'll be back shortly with my suggestions....
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > ******MOTHERBOARD********
> >
> > You picked:  ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX
> > AMD,  $140
> > I suggest:    Open Box: BIOSTAR TForce TF7025-M2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025
> > Micro ATX AMD Motherboard  ,  $40
> >  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138074R<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131172>
> >
> > reasoning:  SLI?, 4 x PCIe slots?  8GB memory supported? what are you
> > going to do with that?
> > Go with something cheaper and smaller that has integrated nvidia video
> > and a DVI port.
> >
> > saved / total saved:  $100 / $250
> >
> >
> > ***** Video card ****
> >
> > You picked:  You didn't! Oops!
> > I suggest:   Gigabyte  GV-NX72G512P1 GeForce 7200GS  $30
> >
> > reasoning:  You're TV viewing experience will be much improved if you
> > can actually get video out of the computer :)   This is a nice and cheap
> > card that should work well.
> >
> > saved / total saved: -$30 / $326
> >
> > ***** High def monitor ****
> >
> > <snip>
> > saved / total saved:  -$450 /  -$124
> >
> >
> >
> > There you have it - for $124 more than your current shopping list, you
> > can have a 4 tuner HD beast of a backend AND a shiny new 1200p monitor.
> >
> > -chris
> >
>
> Chris,
>
> Good analysis, but there were a couple of glitches.
>
> 1) the link for the open box BIOStar mobo had the right URL in the label,
> but the URL behind it was wrong.  Here's a good link:
>           http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138074R




2) Why buy the 7200GS video card when the mobo has a built-in 7025 with
> support for VGA and DVI already?  Save another $30.  (for now, anyway).



 Thanks for picking that up.  I went through a few iterations of that list
trying to get the numbers to work out and a forgot to remove the video
card.




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