On Thu 11.12.2003 at 11:56:48PM -0600, Tim Wilhoit wrote: > > I am getting ready to acquire the hardware I still need for my PVR > project. Can anyone recommend a good case to use? I already have an > extra Abit KT7 and a Athlon 1.4 I would like to use. I would like > something that will blend in with my other home theater gear. Anyone > have any unique solutions to keeping it quiet and cool? I know this > might be impossible with an AMD chipset but hey I can try :)
It is possible with a good case. I have an Athlon XP 2200 on an EPOX 8k9a9i mobo (VIA chipset), and it remains at 40�C while running xmame or compressing DivX. The PSU's tempreature remains stable at 34�C at the same time. The display adapter is an old Matrox G400, which doesn't heat so much. I use a silent HDD (Seagate Barracuda), a silent CPU fan (GlacialTech Igloo SilentBReeze 462) and a (hopefully) good case (Antec Solution Series SLK1600 minitower). The case doesn't really blend with my HiFi, though ;) And there is still the noise of the air flowing... The one thing is the DVD drive: I have a Plextor PX-116A, and it's hard to set to a lower speed (i.e. sometimes it works, but I don't know why, and most of the time it seems to ignore the setting). If someone has a trick (or can explain my *why* it sometimes works...) Matthieu -- (~._.~) Matthieu Weber - Universit� de Jyv�skyl� (~._.~) ( ? ) email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( ? ) ()- -() public key id : 452AE0AD ()- -() (_)-(_) "Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht (Germain Muller)" (_)-(_) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
