[mythtv-users] Re: Pundit OR Pundit-R ?

[Lane Schwartz]

On Apr 5, 2005 8:21 AM, mandal at optonline.net <mandal at optonline.net> wrote:
> >> Unfortunately, they seem to be impossible to get now. Resellers here
> >> offer only 2.0 GHz version as the last item with Northwood core.
> >>
> >> Does more GHz mean more dissipated temperature, or the warmth of the CPU
> >> just depends on the usage?
> 
> >I found the answer by myself, in the Intel Celeron & Celeron-D technical
> >specification. It confirm previous statements by the list contributors
> >and may be useful to the others:
> 
> >Celeron Northwood ... thermal power varies .. 52W (2.0GHz)-68W (2.8GHz)
> >Celeron Prescott ... thermal power fixed at 73W
> 
> >It looks like Prescotts are all the same inside, just locked
> differently. Pitty.
> 
> I'm new to building PC but let me get this straight.
> I'dbe better off buying a 2.4Ghz Celeron than a 2.8 P4?
> At least in terms of noise.
> How does this work in terms of processing power.
> I'm planning on getting a Pundit-R
> with 1GB of memory and throwing in
> both a pchdtv-3000 and an pvr-500.
> I want to be able to watch/record and maybe even burn
> a dvd at the same time.
> I see a 2.4 Celeron going for 98.00 (USD)
> and a 3.0E Ghz P4 going for 180 (USD) normally my impulse is higher is better.  But if I can get the same amount of work done quieter and cheaper so bet it

Just FYI, you can still get Northwood-core Celeron processors down to
1.8 GHz at newegg.com.

Lane

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