[mythtv-users] What processor?

[Jeff]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Johnny <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:

> > In order to keep power consumption low, is there a AM3 motherboard with
> > integrated video capable of running VDPAU decently? I don't believe I
> need
> > the greatest deinterlacing.  Nvidia-based AM3 boards seem to be hard to
> come
> > by since AMD+ATI merged.  A cheap AM3 motherboard is around $70-$90, but
> > comes with ATI graphics.  I could add a 9500GT add-in card, but who knows
> > what the total power footprint would be.
>
> I think the best integrated nvidia with an AMD board is the 8300. I
> believe it is basically like an integrated version of the discrete
> 8400. I recall people saying that it works fine except that like the
> 8400 you can't do Advanced 2x deinterlacing.  This is the only board
> on newegg that had AM3 and an 8300:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131382.
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I have the AM2+ uATX version of this board (M3N78-VM).  I'm using it as a
test combined fe/be for Trunk, and it works well and supports VDPAU with the
onboard 8200 graphics.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131318

I currently have an AM2 Athlon 64 X2 4800 cpu in there, and 4GB DDR2 400 ram
in dual-channel mode.

This probably isn't the best board for a backend though since it's mATX, and
only has 4 slots (2-pci, 1-1xPCIe and 1-16xPCIe (in x8 mode iirc)  -- but
that may be sufficient enough for some folks. ;-)   I bought it to use for a
frontend at some point in time, and have just been using it as a test box
for now.

J-e-f-f-A
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