[mythtv-users] Advice on Building a Quiet MythTV Box?

[Jake Anderson]

I have a case similar to this one
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=lc10m&area=usa
I paid ~$120 for it

with a quad core CPU in it
6 gb of ram
3x 320gb hdd's
1x 420gb hdd
600PSU twin fan PSU
7600GT
2x tuner cards (full height)

It has 4x 80mm fans in it, 1 in front of the hdd's
2 at the back and one near the CPU.

Thing is its a really solid case, quite heavy, with nice quality fans.
Its quieter than my desktop with an 8800GT and a core 2 4400 (2ghz).

I can't hear it over the fishtank and even if that's off you still 
really have to listen for it to hear it.

You really need to ask how quiet it needs to be ;->

(btw I'm not actually deaf ;-P last dive medical my hearing was above 
average)

Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:
> Hello,
>
> First, thanks to everyone to responded to my first e-mail:
> http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2008-November/238792.html
>
> So given people's comments in there, I'm exploring building a MythTV box myself.
>
> The first thing I'd like a MythTV box (that I would build) to be, is
> to be quiet.  Completely silent if possible.  Does anyone have any
> advice or experience in doing this?
>
>
> Is using SSDs (Solid-State Drives) instead of a Hard Drive an option?
> (Anyone have experience using them?)
>
> What about not having any fans?  (Like no CPU fan, no power supply
> fan, no graphics hardware fan, etc?)
>
> Does anyone have a list of hardware that is known to work (with Linux
> and MythTV)?  (Such that I could pick parts from the list?)
>
>
> Also, what considerations are there for video playback?  Is it
> recommended to get a system that can playback certain video formats in
> hardware (rather than in software)?  (Like a hardware MPEG player or
> something?)  And if so, what hardware of this type is known to work
> (with Linux and MythTV)?
>
>
> Also, what output jacks should I be looking for (in people's
> experience)?  Is RCA (3 plug) output enough?  Or should I go for a
> system that supports SVideo?  Or do I want a system that support HDMI?
>  Or is there some other output jack that I want a system to support?
> (Note... I'm not an expert on output jacks.)
>
>
> Obviously, I'd also like the system to support a remote control.  And
> have wireless networking support.  But is there anything else I should
> desire in a system?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.
> http://changelog.ca/
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