covert covert wrote: > About to step into the deep end and build my first VDR box. In fact 2 > of them at the same time both with the exact same specs. > > All parts are going to be new. > > New CPU's are a lot more confusing than the simple days of single > cores at fixed clockspeeds. > > My question is what CPU should I chose for good noise reducing , heat > reducing solutions. > > For processing power and cost I am looking at AMD AM2 4000 and Intel > Duel Core E2140 and Intel core2 Duo E4400. I am open to other > suggestions as long as they can currently be purchased in store. > > Since the system will be spending 95% of it's time idle I want a CPU > that can drop down to the slowest possible clock speed with the least > power consumption. I will also be using temperature controlled fans to > keep it real quiet and any other ways I can find to drop down power > and noise. > > Advice on the best CPU choice would be much appreciated. > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@linuxtv.org > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > >
I think AMD's are perfect for this since they consume less than Intels at low load. I have a Sempron 3200 on a mobo with Nvidia 7050 and HDMI onboard together with an 80W picoPSU. This gives me a fanless VDR frontend that draws only 30W from AC mains during TV replay and cost about €200. And at night it gives enough power to do as much h.264 encoding I need. I guess you'll want DVB cards and disks in your box, but I prefer to have them on my server in the attic. If you wait just a few weeks you'll have 65nm Sempron's to give you even more processing power per Watt. /Magnus H _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
