[mythtv-users] Is the GT220 the new chip of choice? (Idle power?)

[Andre Newman]

On 23 Oct 2009, at 11:31, Brian Long wrote:
>
> Which specific card did you purchase?  It would be interesting for  
> you and Andre to post benchmark numbers to the wiki including if you  
> purchased the DDR2 or DDR3 model and how fast your memory clock was  
> running.  I notice some of the clocks run at 800 or 1000MHz (DDR2)  
> and others run at 1580MHz (DDR3).

I posted some qvdpautest results in another thread here, sadly I  
didn't find the wiki very helpful when trying to decide what to buy, I  
based my decision on qvdpautest results posted in the Nvidia forums  
with a bit of interpretation & luck.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/403064?search_string=GT220;#403064

Happy to help improve the wiki though.

>
> I would agree that for an always-on HTPC, 7w idle power is very  
> attractive.

Hopefully I can get my test FE/BE machine somewhere close.

Andre