Hey everyone, <div><br></div><div>I'm new to mythtv and htpc's. I used to fool around with carpc's a lot back in the day and come from a tech background as well. Just looking to get some suggestions on my proposed hardware setup for a backend server and some frontends.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I am planning a mythtv backend server that will also be used as a file server and backup server using amahi home server, as well as some home automation stuff with homeseer 3 (when it is released). I will also be adding two front ends, one in my living room, and one in my bedroom. I will be adding more frontends later, but for my initial setup I will start with two. Here is what I have come up with so far.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Server Hardware List</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352008">Case</a> - Fractal Design Arc Mini - $100<br></div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153136">Power Supply</a> - Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W - $90<br>
</div><div><a href="http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=393&tab=3">Motherboard</a> - Biostar TA760G M2+ - $ Already Own<br></div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113007">CPU</a> - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Deneb 3.2Ghz Quad Core $ 90<br>
</div><div>Memory - Crucial Ballistix 4gb(2x2gb) DDR2 800 - $ Already Own</div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681">Hard Drives</a> - Data - 2 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green 5900 RPM - $ 240<br>
</div><div> System Drive - 1 250 GB Western Digital SATA - $ Already Own</div><div><a href="http://cetoncorp.com/products/infinitv-4-usb/">Tuner</a> - Ceton InfiniTV 4 PCIe $200<br></div><div><br></div><div>
Total Price $ 720</div><div><br></div><div>Frontend Hardware List</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208038">Case</a> - XION HTPC XON-810PCB W/450W Power Supply - $60<br>
</div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157215">Motherboard</a> - ASRock 760GM-GS3 - $45<br></div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121471">Video Card</a> - ASUS ENG430 GeForce GT 430 1 GB Low Profile - $56<br>
</div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103904">Processor</a> - AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3Ghz Dual Core - $ 50<br></div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148541">Memory</a> - Crucial Ballistix sport 4Gb DDR3 1333 - $25<br>
</div><div><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880101002">Remote</a> - Rosewill Media Center Remote - $25<br></div><div>Hard Drive - None, will be network booted from server</div><div><br></div>
<div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Bobby</div>