[mythtv-users] nVidia ION motherboards - Single- or Dual-Core?

Gerald Brandt gbr at majentis.com
Tue Oct 20 19:45:37 UTC 2009


Hi, 

I went dual core, and I wish I went single. The noise from the fan isn't bad, but totally unnecessary. 

That being said, I had issues with vdpau on SD content, and flipped back to Xv. That would've pushed a single core to 60-70% usage all the time. 

Gerald 

----- "Phil Bridges" <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote: 
> The wife and I are planning on getting a large (most-likely 1080P) 
> flatscreen for ourselves for Christmas. Rather than add a full-sized 
> frontend, I'd like to try net-booting one of the ION boards. I'd like 
> it to be as quiet as possible, so I'm leaning towards the fanless 
> single-core. Does the extra horsepower of the dual-core model get 
> utilized under Myth? 
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