I have a D945GCZ Intel Motherboard with an LGA 775 processor socket and a 3.06 Ghz P4 on it. I'm trying to stream mpeg 4 files to a television. So far, I'm testing playback using the onboard video. I notice there are stopping issues with the video. Obvious question, do I need a video card? Maybe I need to upgrade from 1 gig to 4 gigs of ram, not too expensive. Maybe I need a faster processor? It appears that I can install a Pentium D processor, but these are very inefficient processors power wise and I'd have to switch to 64 bit CentOS. Apparently, Core Duo processors are 32 bit and multi core but I can't find any. There are Celeron D processors as well to confuse matters more. There are Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, but these don't seem to be compatible with my motherboard. I'm ordering an Nvidia GT220 video card, I'm hoping that will work well in Linux.
The trouble obviously is that there are three upgrade paths. I can increase the memory, I am upgrading the video, and I can change the processor. So there are two upgrade paths left assuming that I have chosen wisely when it comes to the video card. Do I need to run the other two upgrade paths down? Does MPEG4 playback require a dual core or better processor? Will an atom processor outperform a Pentium 4? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug