Hello, I have MythTV 0.19 running OpenSuSE 10.1, which is sitting on an AMD Athlon XP 1800 and an old Biostar motherboard with the VIA chipset and a HopHog PVR 500MCE. I have been bitten by the via chipset problem of have the system reboot spontaneously for sometime. I have under clocked this machine to the bare minimum and still random reboots ranging from 5 to 30 minutes of live tv, and forget live tv and record from the second tuner. So, I am going to buy a new mother board and I have a couple of models in mind, I was hoping that someone could give me some thoughts on them. First choice << Gigabyte K8U ULi Socket 754 ATX Motherboard Imagine what you'll be able to do when you you've got a system running on the intimidating AMD Athlon 64 processor, DDR400 Memory, SATA hard drive, powerful AGP8X video, sensational Realtek audio sound, high speed USB 2.0 support and lots more? Games glittering with immersive graphics. You bet! Professional applications for work – not a problem. Just having fun with the computer. - Chipset: ULi M1689 - Front Side Bus: 1600MHz - Processor Interface: Socket 754
Second choice << MSI RX480 Neo2-F ATI Socket 939 ATX Motherboard MSI's remarkable RX480 Neo2-F. We just sealed a nice deal for this phenomenal Socket 939 motherboard, and we're passing on the savings. This is one high-flying motherboard, custom-crafted for AMD's amazing 64-bit Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core, Athlon 64FX and Athlon 64 processors with HyperTransport technology. - Chipset: ATI Radeon Xpress200P/SB450 - Front Side Bus: 1000MHz - Processor Interface: Socket 939
Third choice << Biostar GeForce 6100-M7 NVIDIA Socket 754 MicroATX Motherboard Be prepared to own a motherboard that exceeds the power of gravity. Biostar's new Biostar GeForce 6100-M7 NVIDIA Socket 754 platform will send your PC into a high-performance orbit that will hold you in thrall for years to come - Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6100/Nforce 410 - Front Side Bus: 800MHz - Processor Interface: Socket 754
I chose this order due to the number of expansion slots, I do not like just one or two expansion slots. I would any appreciate any thoughts or suggestions! John -- Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at http://counter.li.org