[mythtv-users] Do I gain anything in Myth by upgrading my Graphics card?

[Damian]

Ahh, there are even endless choices when it coems to memory!

My brain is friend for one night. I'm off to fix a punctured pram wheel.

G'night
Damian


Damian wrote:
> That's the board I've just been looking at actually Peter.
> 
> I'm tempted by it myself. The down side is that I've been looking at 
> Intel chips for the last couple of days (brushing up on my out of date 
> knowledge) and I know nothing about which AMD chip to put in this board.
> 
> Do you know of a web page with a quick and simple explanation of the 
> seemingly hundreds on AMD chips and which ones are current, which ones 
> are old to guide me to thinking about what to buy?
> 
> Then I just need some memory along with the CPU, some cooler or other 
> (doesn't have to bee too quiet as it's in another room) and I'm away!
> 
> I assume I can safely use my IDE HD and DVD burner on one IDE cable with 
> this machine until I next have some cash to spend on new drives?
> 
> Damian
> 
> 
> peter at vanderwal.us wrote:
>> Does anyone make terabyte IDE drives?
>>
>> FWIW For a myth box I like the Asus M2NVP Mobo.  It has everything except
>> the capture card.  HDTV output (Nvidia 6150), Hi Def audio with S/PDIF,
>> SATA (and IDE) supports Athalon 64 X2.  I use sata drives, quiet ones.
>> Runs relatively cool.
>> I put a Ninja min cpu cooler on it (fits nicely in the Antec Fusion case).
>> The thing runs so quiet that you can only hear it if nothing else in the
>> room is making noise, and even then you have to make a conscious effort to
>> hear it.
>>
>> If you get something like the Asus as your next mobo, you won't have to
>> buy a graphics card.
>>
>> Even though I'm underclocking the cpu, it still has enough oomph to rip a
>> DVD, record a TV program, and watch a video off the HD all at the same
>> time.
>>
>>> Kevin Kuphal wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Damian <damian at gingermagic.co.uk
>>>> <mailto:damian at gingermagic.co.uk>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     I'm doing a system upgrade and replacing my CPU, motherboard and
>>>> memory.
>>>>
>>>>     I have a nvidia 5200 graphics card.
>>>>
>>>>     Do I gain anything in myth if I buy a better graphics card (or get a
>>>>     motherboard with 'newer' graphics on board).
>>>>     Would things outside of myth like Compiz be any better?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Can't say about non-Myth stuff, but Myth doesn't need more than the 5200
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>> I've just realised that AGP seems to be a thing ov the past, so if I get
>>> a new motherboard I'll need a new Graphics card anyway.
>>>
>>> D'oh!
>>>
>>> I'd better buy fast before IDE is a thing of that past!
>>>
>>> (Is IDE much slower than this new S-ATA?)
>>>
>>> Damian
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