[mythtv-users] Motherboard upgrade question - ION2 or CPU grunt?

[Mike Perkins]

On 16/01/12 15:06, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 01/16/2012 07:24 AM, Richard Morton wrote:
>>
>> All the devs say use cpu power...
>>
>
> No, the devs say use nvidia graphics + nvidia proprietary drivers but
> /have/ CPU power.
>
> I would agree that you don't want to use the AMD integrated graphics.
> You'd be better off not getting an E-350 (or any Fusion GPU) and,
> instead, using a plain old AMD Athlon II + discrete nvidia GPU (or even
> using the E-350 + discrete nvidia GPU, with integrated AMD GPU
> disabled).  Or, for that matter, you could go with Core i3/i5 + nvidia GPU.
>
> As far as video goes, I'll almost guarantee you'd be happier with the
> Atom + nvidia graphics than with E-350 using AMD graphics.  Note,
> though, that I am not recommending an Atom-based system.
>
Thanks, Mike. That's more or less what I'd expected, unfortunately. The chance 
of saving £40+ made it worth asking the question, though.

Core i3/15 + nVidia GPU sounds interesting, but would be more expensive. This 
box is /only/ a front end, I'll stick with the ION2, I think.

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Mike Perkins