Just say "no" to nvidia. See reasons provided by others. > them! I want to ask those who do not see an immediate need for them but
I never saw a question anywhere. Basically this email (cross-posted all over the place) is an advertisement. On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:20:21 -0500 Bob McGwier <rwmcgw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Many of us have and love the Intel ATOM 330 boards we have. I have 3 of > them! I want to ask those who do not see an immediate need for them but > are thinking about getting one for SDR purposes, I want to tell you > that "better things are arriving" as always. > > The Nvidia ION will address almost 100% of the few gripes with the > D945GCLF2 and D945GCLF (Intel Mobo) computers. The intel graphics chip, > 3D/2D acceleration, is okay, but it is not great. The D945GCLF2 > addressed the desire for 64 bit OS, but we still had pretty slow memory > supporting slow DDR2. Unhappy with the PC VGA connector on the Intel? > The Nvidia ION has HDMI output and 7.1 audio! > > The Nvidia ION address both of these shortcomings. The Nvidia ION has a > memory of Nvidia's very impressive GPU's with the GEO Force (9300/9400) > family. It is also supports DDR3 memory. Both of these factors will > represent MAJOR improvements in the performance. > > Please, if you have not already purchased the Intel ATOM motherboards, > hold up a bit. There is nothing wrong with the $80-$90 motherboards you > currently have but these new ones will represent bit steps in the right > direction. > > HOWEVER, for those folks who want to build an small board computer for > supporting the Flex family of firewire devices, the Intel motherboards > are your only choice. You need the PCI slot to get the firewire support. > > For those of us who want to support USB 2.0 or better yet, GigE, the > Nvidia ION will provide more IO ports than the Intel motherboard and has > the other advantages already mentioned here. You will need an external > drive case to hold the drives as the eSata ports are on the back of the > motherboard for Nvidia ION. > > So, no firewire needed? better memory and graphics needed? HDMI > needed or desired? Wait for the Nvidia ION motherboards to become > available to you in the second quarter of this year in desktops and > motherboards. The ASUS N10Jc notebook are, or soon will be available. > > Bob > > -- > (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio > Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, > NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. > "It is human nature to think wisely and act in > an absurd fashion.", Anatole France. > Twitter:rwmcgwier > Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
