benhenny

So what's a good, inexpensive card? Geovision sounds expensive - is there an alternative?

Pentium 4 2.6mHz LBA775 512MB It's not a problem with the computer. I've had it in this one and also a Pentium 3 500mHz, and it works fine in both, except that it pegs my CPU at 100% in both machines. I'm running just one camera, and the CPU is pegged as soon as I start the software.

The system works. I'm not having any trouble with it recording or motion sensing. I'm just concerned about the CPU running full bore all day. The CPU temperature goes from a cool 35*C to 70*C and stays there. My concern is that even a more expensive card will max out the CPU, in which case, I'll still have to deal with the CPU heat. The computer runs nothing but XP and the DVR software. It's a dedicated unit.

Hi, You must get a hundred of the Pico 2000 card questions - sorry. I'm just seeing what I can do at home with a couple of cameras and a dvr card, so I bought an eBay dvr cheapie. It works, but it also maxes out my CPU at 100 percent, 100 percent of the time, resulting in very high CPU temps. I'd like to let it run all day, but I'm afraid of overheating my system. Do the more expensive cards do this also? Should I invest in a better card or in water-cooling? Or is there a way I can set it to not use 100 percent of the CPU? Thanks!