[mythtv-users] Upgrading CPU

[Javier Perez]

On 9/16/07, David Fishburn <dfishburn.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/16/07, Javier Perez <pepebuho at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have an Asus M2NPV-VM Motherboard with 1GB Ram and an AMD 64 3500 cpu
>
>
> I have the same motherboard and CPU.
>
> Currently, I am only running SD, but I am considering buying a new
> television and that would entail getting some HD content.
>
> I was transcoding movies yesterday at it takes my machine 2 hours to
> transcode a 2 hour show.  I thought it has to do it at the playback
> speed in order to match the audio to the video.  The other post on
> this thread indicates it was taking 15 minutes for a 1 hour show (ah,
> I guess that was just for commflagging, not transcoding).
>
> How much are the new X2 chips and what does it involve putting in a
> faster CPU to the MO?  Does it have to be soldered?  Does it just clip
> in?  Do any OS changes have to happen?  I am running Ubuntu Edgy.
>
> TIA,
> Dave
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As far as I understand, you just unplug the old CPU from the socket and
plug-in the new
CPU. Nothing more should change.

I think, I would have to verify it, that Linux will automatically pick up
the change in CPU next
time that it reboots. If there is any additional optimization to do  to make
Linux use both cores
to the max I do not know yet.

JP

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