[mythtv-users] Backend hardware advice please

[Razza]

Agree on the UPS etc. fortunately I already have that covered for the
Asterisk system, which is more essential than MythTV in the life
continuity stakes! ;o)
 
I was thinking about a Gigabyte board (GA-M55plus-S3G) as it already has
a built in video card etc. and GB LAN
(http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?
ProductID=2385
<http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?
ProductID=2385&ProductName=GA-M55plus-S3G> &ProductName=GA-M55plus-S3G),
what model is your board?
 
 
On Nov 4, 2006, at 13:49, Brian wrote:
I have a very similar system, using an Asus mobo with a 754-pin Athlon64
3700+ (Clawhammer), 1GB of RAM, 3-250GB internal HDDs, 4-PVR-150s and an
AGP nVidia 5700 video card. I use an external USB drive for archive
storage.

Only real differences from what you describe is that I'm using 2 SATA
HDDs in RAID-0 and have 4 PVRs instead of 2 DVBs and 2 PVRs. It's
running as a combined F/E-B/E and not just a B/E. I'm sure a 5200 video
card would work just as well as the 5700 but that's what I had hanging
around. As a B/E the video card wouldn't matter anyway. The 250GB PATA
drive is just for the system and is thus way overkill.

This system has run fine for many months, running a MythDora
installation which is FC4-based but running in 32-bit mode. From what
I've read there is nothing to be gained by running Myth on a 64-bit
system.

You forgot to mention a UPS, which I consider essential for any Myth
system.

But truly any reasonably modern system can run Myth. IMHO you are better
of spending your money on things like more storage and a good UPS rather
than PCIe video or dual-core CPUs at this time.
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