[mythtv-users] suggested hardware?

[Henk Poley]

> Van: Chris Petersen <lists at forevermore.net>
> 
> > Nope, the ASUS site itself says "CPU Support: Intel Pentium 4 Socket
478
> > 2.8GHz+". And every site I found it, fits the thing with a P4 2.8GHz,
those
> > are $264-400...
> 
> I'm running mine with a 2.0 Ghz p4 celeron....   Though after some
> slow/weird performance in Myth, I think I may upgrade to a 2.4 p4...

I saw a site that put a celeron in it, just after I sent the mail. Seen 3
others whom all put a P4 2.8GHz in it, or recomend you to buy it also. So, 

> > Q: Would/can you sleep 'next' to it (in the same room)? Is it that
silent
> > (~25dB)?
> 
> when idle, the loudest thing in the machine is the processor fan, which
> spins REALLY slowly (~100-120rpm, I'd guess).  However, after using it
> for awhile last night, it got a little louder.  Still not as loud as my
> wife's dell p3 machine (and nowhere near as loud as my dual athlon)... 
> If you were to put it into a cupboard, you'd have a hard time hearing
> it.  If it was out in the open, you might hear it from across the room
> (my fridge is louder, though), but I don't think it'd be anything too
> bad.

That's really an accomplishment with the temperature of current CPUs.

	Henk Poley <><