Hello!
I am currently running Windows 8.1 on a Intel i5 3570K, 32GB ram, 256 GB ssd and a nVidia GTX 670 video card with the Ceton InfiniTV ETH6 to stream live tv to the extenders. Whenever I have to reboot this system since its my main desktop it messes up live tv or I have to do my reboots around scheduled recordings. I want to install WMC on a system that sits in the closet and its only purpose is to serve WMC extender.
What are the specs (processor, ram, video card) I would need to run 4 Xbox 360 extenders?
Thanks for your help!
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smcmillan2
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I run 4 DMA2100s on an i3-3220T with 16GB RAM, doesn't break a sweat.
I did bump up from 8GB as I found each extender session consumed more RAM than I was comfortable letting them have. I think the "official" specs were 1 core/1GB RAM per extender, but newer CPUs handle it much better than when those specs were produced.
Search around here for J1900, a number of folks are using them with success. Here's one: http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/vie ... f=7&t=7674
I did bump up from 8GB as I found each extender session consumed more RAM than I was comfortable letting them have. I think the "official" specs were 1 core/1GB RAM per extender, but newer CPUs handle it much better than when those specs were produced.
Search around here for J1900, a number of folks are using them with success. Here's one: http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/vie ... f=7&t=7674
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teamfox201
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Thanks for the reply! Does the video card play any part in this setup or just CPU and RAM?
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smcmillan2
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Not if it's soul purpose is to serve extenders, no.
But as a data point, I use the built-in HD-2500 graphics from the i3 on my daily driver TV and have no issues with it. If you think you may use the HTPC on a TV search here for "29/59 issue" and see if the graphics chip/card you are considering handles that or not.
One other thing: An SSD as the OS drive and a separate spinning HDD for recordings/music/etc. typically improves response times on the extenders (menu navigation, etc.).
But as a data point, I use the built-in HD-2500 graphics from the i3 on my daily driver TV and have no issues with it. If you think you may use the HTPC on a TV search here for "29/59 issue" and see if the graphics chip/card you are considering handles that or not.
One other thing: An SSD as the OS drive and a separate spinning HDD for recordings/music/etc. typically improves response times on the extenders (menu navigation, etc.).
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blueiedgod
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Microsoft says you have to have 1 CPU core and 1 GB or RAM per TV that you will connect. So, in your case, you need 4 CPU cores, and 4 GBs of RAM.teamfox201 wrote:
What are the specs (processor, ram, video card) I would need to run 4 Xbox 360 extenders?
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Video card will only play a role when you set up the WMC server, since you have to pass DCA test in order to get CableCARD set up. Unless you do a workaround.