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<blockquote data-quote="sebbl" data-source="post: 882388" data-attributes="member: 69841"><p>During the last weeks I kept thinking about "reanimating" my MP system and move from a single-seat to a multi-seat installation. I chatted with Lyfesaver about this in IRC, but I thought I should open a new thread here to discuss my remaining questions <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>So here is my situation: the hardware of my singleseat is some years already, but I'd like to use the some of the parts in my new setup, if possible. Here is what I have right now:</p><p> </p><p>Motherboard:<span style="font-family: 'verdana'"> <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp" target="_blank">Gigabyte</a><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp" target="_blank">GA-MA78GM-S2H</a></span></span></p><p>CPU: Athlon X2 BE-2350, 45W TDP</p><p>RAM: 1GB DDR2 800Mhz (used to have 2GB, but one bar died)</p><p>DVB-S: WinTV Nova S Plus</p><p>DVB-S2: SkyStar HD2</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned earlier I'd like to have a dedicated TV server and separate clients (1 for now, more in the future). I'd also like to stream content to mobile devices (HP Touchpad, etc), so the server needs to be powerful enough to transcode the media (using MPExtended).</p><p> </p><p>After talking to Lyfesaver this was the current status:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Client:</strong></p><p>Motherboard:<span style="font-family: 'verdana'"> <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp" target="_blank">Gigabyte</a><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp" target="_blank">GA-MA78GM-S2H</a></span></span></p><p>CPU: Athlon X2 BE-2350, 45W TDP</p><p>RAM: 2GB DDR2 800Mhz (adding 1GB)</p><p>(+ optional) GPU: HD5450 passive</p><p> </p><p><strong>Server:</strong></p><p>Motherboard:<span style="font-family: 'verdana'"> "some Z68-Board"</span></p><p>CPU: "some" i3</p><p>RAM: 4GB</p><p>DVB-S: WinTV Nova S Plus</p><p>DVB-S2: SkyStar HD2</p><p> </p><p>So as you can see there is some stuff left to discuss <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p>My question basically is if you guys think this is a good solution and if yes, what you would suggest as mobo & cpu combination for the server.</p><p>Also, if you think there is a better / cheaper / ... solution, you are more than welcome to post it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>Thanks in advance for your comments and again, thanks to Lyfesaver for the help in IRC!</p><p> </p><p>gekas</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sebbl, post: 882388, member: 69841"] During the last weeks I kept thinking about "reanimating" my MP system and move from a single-seat to a multi-seat installation. I chatted with Lyfesaver about this in IRC, but I thought I should open a new thread here to discuss my remaining questions :) So here is my situation: the hardware of my singleseat is some years already, but I'd like to use the some of the parts in my new setup, if possible. Here is what I have right now: Motherboard:[FONT=verdana] [URL='http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp']Gigabyte[/URL][SIZE=3][URL='http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp']GA-MA78GM-S2H[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] CPU: Athlon X2 BE-2350, 45W TDP RAM: 1GB DDR2 800Mhz (used to have 2GB, but one bar died) DVB-S: WinTV Nova S Plus DVB-S2: SkyStar HD2 As mentioned earlier I'd like to have a dedicated TV server and separate clients (1 for now, more in the future). I'd also like to stream content to mobile devices (HP Touchpad, etc), so the server needs to be powerful enough to transcode the media (using MPExtended). After talking to Lyfesaver this was the current status: [B]Client:[/B] Motherboard:[FONT=verdana] [URL='http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp']Gigabyte[/URL][SIZE=3][URL='http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2758#sp']GA-MA78GM-S2H[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] CPU: Athlon X2 BE-2350, 45W TDP RAM: 2GB DDR2 800Mhz (adding 1GB) (+ optional) GPU: HD5450 passive [B]Server:[/B] Motherboard:[FONT=verdana] "some Z68-Board"[/FONT] CPU: "some" i3 RAM: 4GB DVB-S: WinTV Nova S Plus DVB-S2: SkyStar HD2 So as you can see there is some stuff left to discuss ;) My question basically is if you guys think this is a good solution and if yes, what you would suggest as mobo & cpu combination for the server. Also, if you think there is a better / cheaper / ... solution, you are more than welcome to post it ;) Thanks in advance for your comments and again, thanks to Lyfesaver for the help in IRC! gekas [/QUOTE]
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