Magnus Hörlin schrieb: >covert covert wrote:> >>>About to step into the deep end and build my first VDR box. In fact 2>>of them at the same time both with the exact same specs.>>>>All parts are going to be new.>>>>New CPU's are a lot more confusing than the simple days of single>>cores at fixed clockspeeds.>>>>My question is what CPU should I chose for good noise reducing , heat>>reducing solutions.>>>>For processing power and cost I am looking at AMD AM2 4000 and Intel>>Duel Core E2140 and Intel core2 Duo E4400. I am open to other>>suggestions as long as they can currently be purchased in store.>>>>Since the system will be spending 95% of it's time idle I want a CPU>>that can drop down to the slowest possible clock speed with the least>>power consumption. I will also be using temperature controlled fans to>>keep it real quiet and any other ways I can find to drop down power>>and noise.>>>>Advice on the best CPU choice would be much appreciated.>>>>_______________________________________________>>vdr mailing list>>vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx>>http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr>>>> >> >>>>I think AMD's are perfect for this since they consume less than Intels >at low load. I have a Sempron 3200 on a mobo with Nvidia 7050 and HDMI >onboard together with an 80W picoPSU. This gives me a fanless VDR >frontend that draws only 30W from AC mains during TV replay and cost >about €200. And at night it gives enough power to do as much h.264 >encoding I need. I guess you'll want DVB cards and disks in your box, >but I prefer to have them on my server in the attic. If you wait just a >few weeks you'll have 65nm Sempron's to give you even more processing >power per Watt.> > Have to agree here :) With AM2 the Athlon 64 EE SFF (35W)* is a nice option - or the new BE 2350 with 45W.Other options are Socket 754 with the Turions and sempron mobile with 35W resp. 25W depending on the model (This i have running). * EE SFF is imortant as the EE has 65W TDP.* the availability of all options except the BE is not that good i guess - don't think you will get it at the store around the corner.* VIA CPUs are not midrange but low range processing power* for processing power per watt the two athlons will be the best i guess _______________________________________________vdr mailing listvdr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
