Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-07 Thread Shawn Willden
Ken Mink wrote: A slower cooler CPU would have probably been a better choice. You can still fix that. Just underclock the CPU down to, say, 1600XP, then turn the voltage down as far as you can without losing stability. Lowering the clock speed helps quite a bit with temperature, and it

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Ken Mink
I went with a FE/BE combo that would sit in my entertainment center. I bought all quiet parts. The case: http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/cPath/23/products_id/32 Power Supply: http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/cPath/34/products_id/42? It really looks sharp. I also bought a

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Rei Toi
Hi Sarah -- I don't if it's the ultimate set-up, but, FWIW, here's what I bought last week: The Cooler Master 620 case: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-119-024depa=0 A Coolmax 300w power supply, which is nice and quiet:

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Simon Kenyon
On Friday 04 March 2005 16:15, Ken Mink wrote: I went with a FE/BE combo that would sit in my entertainment center. I bought all quiet parts. The case: http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/cPath/23/products_id/32 Power Supply:

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Jeff Wormsley
Sarah Roberts wrote: I was wondering what kind of recommendations folks had for nice looking a/v style cases, preferably with quiet power supplies and adequate PCI slots. Expensive, but I like my A-Tech 3000 case (black with silver buttons/Powermate). http://www.atechfabrication.com/ Jeff.

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Yan-Fa Li
Jeff Wormsley wrote: Expensive, but I like my A-Tech 3000 case (black with silver buttons/Powermate). http://www.atechfabrication.com/ HOLY SCHNIKE! $650 for just the case!!! This is like the Ferrari Moderna of cases... Beautiful work though. I'm guessing you dropped about $1K on your

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Jeff Wormsley
Yan-Fa Li wrote: Expensive, but I like my A-Tech 3000 case (black with silver buttons/Powermate). http://www.atechfabrication.com/ HOLY SCHNIKE! $650 for just the case!!! This is like the Ferrari Moderna of cases... Beautiful work though. I'm guessing you dropped about $1K on your

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Daniel Wellman
highly recommend the Zalman CPNS-7000A-Cu heatsink for 'bigger' machines -- so quiet I didn't know it was on when I first turned on the machine! Thanks, Dan Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:15:08 -0500 From: Ken Mink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup To: Sarah

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-04 Thread Ken Mink
-- so quiet I didn't know it was on when I first turned on the machine! Thanks, Dan Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:15:08 -0500 From: Ken Mink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup To: Sarah Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED],Discussion about mythtv

[mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Sarah Roberts
Okay, so given the major problems I've been having since the start with this project, I'm thinking of tearing the box down I have now and starting over. I was wondering what kind of recommendations folks had for nice looking a/v style cases, preferably with quiet power supplies and adequate PCI

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Mark Gardner
I was wondering what kind of recommendations folks had for nice looking a/v style cases, preferably with quiet power supplies and adequate PCI slots. http://www.mythonsuse.org/index.php/Master_Frontend/Backend_hardware I've really enjoyed this case! -- _\ | /_ (@

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Robin Smith
Yeah, but MicroTX means less PCI slots. I have the CoolerMaster ACTS620 http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=englishLanguage_s=2url_place=productp_serial=ATC-620C-BX1other_title=+ATC-620C-BX1+ATC-620 which is an awesome case, but its MicroATX as well and my slots are full with wireless

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Andrew Close
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 22:17:11 -0500, Sarah Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I was wondering what kind of recommendations folks had for nice looking a/v style cases, preferably with quiet power supplies and adequate PCI slots. i have this case:

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Alex Cruz
On Thursday 03 March 2005 09:23 pm, Mark Gardner wrote: I was wondering what kind of recommendations folks had for nice looking a/v style cases, preferably with quiet power supplies and adequate PCI slots. http://www.mythonsuse.org/index.php/Master_Frontend/Backend_hardware I've really

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Andrew Close
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:45:35 -0600, Andrew Close [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 22:17:11 -0500, Sarah Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I was wondering what kind of recommendations folks had for nice looking a/v style cases, preferably with quiet power supplies and

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Sarah Roberts
Here's the kind of thing I have in mind: https://www.digitalconnection.com/store/Product_List.asp?CID=3CAT=CASE Does MTV support LCD displays? A lot of these storefronts seem to be selling to the Windows Media Center market, but I love the cases. --Sarah

Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup

2005-03-03 Thread Leandro Dardini
: Discussion about mythtv mythtv-users@mythtv.org Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 5:01 AM Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] the ultimate setup Here's the kind of thing I have in mind: https://www.digitalconnection.com/store/Product_List.asp?CID=3CAT=CASE Does MTV support LCD displays? A lot