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<blockquote data-quote="rsbrux" data-source="post: 871664" data-attributes="member: 49539">I am planning to upgrade my HW this weekend to a 64bit Intel CPU w/32GB RAM running Win7 x64.&nbsp; I have a single seat installation, which I later plan to extend with additional clients.The <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/15_Customization/TV-Server/SQL_Server" target="_blank">wiki </a>suggests that SQL Server may be a better choice than the automatically installed <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/15_Customization/TV-Server/SQL_Server/MySQL" target="_blank">mySQL</a>, but doesn't give much guidance on whether to use SQL Server 2005 or <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/15_Customization/TV-Server/SQL_Server/SQL_Server_2008" target="_blank">SQL Server 2008</a>.&nbsp; I am most familiar (and therefore most comfortable) with SQL Express 2005.&nbsp; However, I would assume that I would be better off using the latest and greatest,&nbsp; <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=01af61e6-2f63-4291-bcad-fd500f6027ff&amp;displaylang=en" target="_blank">Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition SP1 (x64).&nbsp; Any comments on the pros and cons, especially advice based on experience with any of these configurations would be most welcome.</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="rsbrux, post: 871664, member: 49539"] I am planning to upgrade my HW this weekend to a 64bit Intel CPU w/32GB RAM running Win7 x64. I have a single seat installation, which I later plan to extend with additional clients. The [URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/15_Customization/TV-Server/SQL_Server']wiki [/URL]suggests that SQL Server may be a better choice than the automatically installed [URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/15_Customization/TV-Server/SQL_Server/MySQL']mySQL[/URL], but doesn't give much guidance on whether to use SQL Server 2005 or [URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/15_Customization/TV-Server/SQL_Server/SQL_Server_2008']SQL Server 2008[/URL]. I am most familiar (and therefore most comfortable) with SQL Express 2005. However, I would assume that I would be better off using the latest and greatest, [URL='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=01af61e6-2f63-4291-bcad-fd500f6027ff&displaylang=en']Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition SP1 (x64). Any comments on the pros and cons, especially advice based on experience with any of these configurations would be most welcome.[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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