On 9/5/05, Jay Jarvinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:01:26 -0600 > Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 9/5/05, Chad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello! > > > > > > Do the specs of: > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=13-185-043 > > > [For those who don't like links, the basics are: > > > VIA C3 Samual 2 2000+(800MHz/133) > > > North Bridge VIA CLE266 > > > South Bridge VIA VT8235 > > > Onboard Video Chipset S3 Graphics UniChrome 2D/3D ] > ... > > Don't really need any solid answer, just wondering if it's worth my 50 > > bucks. > > I don't have first hand knowledge, so .. check the archive for HD > playback CPU requirements. > > In my very informal 'tests' (me looking at top or ps), analog capture > using software (MPEG4) compression, at 480x352, takes around 500MHz of > juice. Playback requires 'very little'. If that's all this box were > doing, it may work fine, with the exception of a hiccup during > mythcommmflag. > > And BTW, PCChips? A few years ago I flashed a PI/233 PCChips board, > only to find out I had just joined a long list of people who corrupted > their BIOS chips using the same (known bad) utility *from* the PCChips > site. The board functioned fine, prior the flash, but the company > dropped the ball. I won't touch the brand. > > Still, that's pretty cheap for chip+board combo, but if it were me - I'd > spend the extra $20 for the next one down on that list @ Newegg. Like: > BIOSTAR M7VIG400-COMBO5, that'll accept modern Athlon XP, PC2700, > FSB333, etc. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138243 > > At least with that, you've got room to breath w/new hardware, that Via > C3 Samual w/FSB133 is a relic (albeit a dirt cheap one), in my opinion. > > -Jay > > > _______________________________________________
Thanks for the reply! I'm actually giving up on the quest, I figured I blew my BIOS on my Asus, so I'm going to call them to see if they'll 'fix' it for me. If not, looking at a new Socket A, and may take the one you linked to, but I also found a Foxconn that looks really good. Thanks! Chad _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
