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Posted by DWalker on 03/08/06 20:33
spam@uce.gov (Bob) wrote in
news:4409dec8.98715062@news-server.houston.rr.com:
> On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 06:43:37 -0800, "Ken Moiarty" <kmoiarty35@shaw.ca>
> wrote:
>
>>But I will want to eventually pack it with at
>>least three encoder-capture cards (which would allow it up to six
>>tuners),
>
> What make and model? Why so many tuners?
>
> How much CPU power is used by these cards?
>
> I have a Celeron-D CPU which is plenty fast for routine Internet use.
> It is a helluva lot cheaper than its P4 counterpart. My son's P4 isn't
> any faster except for games.
>
I would NOT use a Celeron for this. Celerons are certainly fast enough
for routine Internet use, but for real processing, I would go with a
"real" P4 or an AMD Athlon. Just not a Celeron!
I usually use Athlons when I build my own systems (database servers that
have high processing requirements) and occasionally Intel P4s. If you
can, get a modern chipset motherboard with a fast (at least 800 MHz) bus
between the CPU and the memory. For comparison, some of the higher-end
Dells show an 800 MHz bus.
David Walker
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