On Saturday 19 November 2005 10:10 am, Mike Robinson wrote: > Chad wrote: > > >>Actually, the only reason I care about PCIe is because I plan on getting > >>a higher end CPU and motherboard. Unfortunately, higher end > >>motherboards with >3 PCI slots and a 10/100/1000 network interface > >>typically don't come with an AGP slot. > > > > > > Not a gigabit NIC, but I've got a mobo with 6 PCI's and an AGP, an > > ASUS A7V600-X I believe (not at home to peak at the mobo). It's > > Socket A, not sure if that's what you want. > > The gigabit NIC is the kicker. Serving HD to multiple FEs and hosting > thin clients can cause a noticeable latency on a 10/100 NIC. > Motherboards with a gigabit NIC, >3 PCI slots, and AGP are scarce.
I'm personally drooling over the Abit IC7-G. Firewire, USB 2.0, 4 PCI slots, an AGP slot, Gigabit, and optical 6.1 audio in-out, and quad pumped dual channel DDR all built-in. I've seen 'em for about $120. -- Jesse Guardiani Programmer/Sys Admin [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
