maddogmc 0 Posted March 10, 2008 Newbie to CCTV here so be gentle.... I have tried to search for this info but to no avail. I am going to build a new low power PC and would like it to support several functions. My target Geovision card is the GV800 but alternative recommendations are welcome. Questions I have: How much power does the GV 800 require? Does Geovision SW play well with other programs like a Fax server and music server? Will 2 Gb of memory be sufficient for up to 6 cameras? What are the CPU requirements or recommendations? Will a dual core AMD 2.3 Ghz CPU be sufficient? If anyone can tell me what their CPU type and utilization is for a given number of cameras with and without motion present/detection, I may be able to extrapolate and get some idea if my planned configuration will work. Thanks in advance for any help you can give! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy_geovision 0 Posted March 11, 2008 The CPU usage.... Still images and all 16 channels...is around 20%-40% in general...Moving images the CPU usage will be higher... Please check the diagram... Sincerely, ______________________________________________ Andy Chen Technical Support GeoVision. Inc. +886-2-8797-8377 ext 287 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted March 11, 2008 Hi, as Andy mentioned Intel Chipsets are recommended, this means no AMD. Please see these threads: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8059 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=8971 Note: I have used the GV250 in the past on a Via chipset without issue, but only had luck with that particular card, and using 7.xx version. I have not tested any other versions of card or software on the Via Chipset and I would not recommend it when even Core 2 Duo systems are very inexpensive now. Even the newer P4 3.0Ghz runs cool on the newer chipsets, just built one the other day and it was running around 27 degrees celcius (CPU). Ive used 300 watt PSUs in the past also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maddogmc 0 Posted March 12, 2008 Thanks for the info and direction! I'm going to go back and look at the low power Intel options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
