On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:53:37 -0600, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is the board I use. No complaints. I think what it comes down > to is tons of people like the nForce2 chipset :) > > On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:06:42 -0600, Dan Littlejohn > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wish I had known about the S/PDIF bracket for the 7NIF2 and MSI boards. > > > > I picked the Abit AN7 for the S/PDIF (and it uses the slightly better > > audio codec, Realtek ALC658 compared to the RealtekALC650) and picked > > up a FX5200 video card. > > > > Dan > > > > > > On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:35:41 -0800, Rei Toi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark Gardner wrote: > > > > I've skimmed the archives and havnt' found an answer to my liking... > > > > so here's the question > > > > > > > > I'm planning on building a myth Frontend/Backend box with some > > > > hardware i have around > > > > AMD 1200 Duron (could be Athlon if I need the power) > > > > PVR 350 > > > > 512 DDR > > > > Will build either on SUSE 9.3 ( I work for novell ) or Fedora Core > > > > > > > > What i'm looking for is a motherboard that won't break the bank, but > > > > just works. I had one with a VIA chipset that had a bunch of DMA > > > > errors :( But have had many good reports with nForce chipsets. > > > > Preferably the onboard sound should work.... > > > > Onboard video a plus but not required... > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in Advance. > > > Hi Mark, > > > > > > I use the MSI "K7N2GM2-LSR" motherboard which is currently $61.50 at > > > Newegg: > > > http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-477&depa=0 > > > > > > It has the nForce2 chipset and comes with the TV-out bracket (s-video & > > > composite). > > > > > > You can use the bios to reconfigure the 3 audio jacks (Line-in, > > > Line-out, & Mic.) to be 4 or 6 channel audio; if your surround sound > > > system requires this. (I haven't tried it; you *may* need to use their > > > MS Windows utilities to configure this particular option.) > > > > > > The board doesn't come with an S/PDIF bracket, but you can buy one (RCA > > > & optical fiber) at CensusPC for $12.00: > > > http://www.censuspc.com/cart/product.php?productid=182&cat=46&page=2 > > > > > > Installing FC3 was fine, everything "just worked." Also, installing > > > Myth in accordance with Jarod's guide worked out very well. > > > > > > I also have a PVR-350 and have tried both it's TV-out and the on-board > > > nForce TV-out. I like the PVR-350's TV output much better (on my > > > standard def TV the picture quality is higher) but I have to admit that > > > I didn't try too hard to see if I could tweak the nVidia video quality. > > > > > > Having said that, X looks worse on the PVR-350 vs. the on-board nForce > > > TV-out... I use the PVR-350's TV-out anyway though, as my box is 100% > > > dedicated to TV watching so I don't play games, etc. with this unit. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > -Rei. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
I'm also using the Chaintech 7NIF2 mobo and it's been great for me with two minor exceptions. The lack of spdif output is slightly annoying (although I have a separate soundcard with spdif so not that big a deal for me). The other problem is really driving me nuts. I can't for the life of me get the temp sensors on the 7NIF2 to report correct temperatures. I've tried various versions of i2c and lm_sensors as well as following various sets of instructions found via google. No matter what I do the CPU temp fluctuates wildly from -14C to 80C. Obviously my CPU is not running at -14C, let alone jumping to 34C a second or two later. In all my attempts to correct this sensor error, the most I've been able to do is totally hose my ivtv drivers (requiring about 4 hours of tinkering to get it back) while still getting bad temp readings. If you're planning to monitor the temp in your system I'd consider looking at a different board unless anyone else here has some suggestions for making it work. If you don't care about the temp sensors I'd highly recommend this board. Brad _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
