Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Recommended Motherboard/Chipset

2004-12-04 Thread Mark
Michael Segulja wrote: I know this question has probably been asked a million times, but motherboards and chipsets change so fast, I'm curious to see what you would recommend as a good motherboard for Myth if you were going to buy one today? Also, which chipset? It seems like the NForce2

Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Recommended Motherboard/Chipset

2004-12-04 Thread Mark
Thanks for your advice. Hopefully I'm not too much off-topic here but I know there are those of you out there running stable Myth systems? What's the secret? My current system is a Gigabyte motherboard w/ AMD 2100+ and 512MB RAM, and it crashes a lot while watching live tv or recording tv.

Re: [mythtv-users] [OT] Recommended Motherboard/Chipset

2004-12-04 Thread nate s
What Gigabyte mobo exactly? I remember there was this one around the 2100 era that had serious voltage regulation problems. If not that, I'd look next at your power supply. You'd be amazed how much a bad power supply can cause instability. (and, for the record, both taiwan and the US make both