On Friday 12 December 2003 07:54, Matthieu Weber wrote: > 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...) Just a shot in the dark, but my sony for example spins down when it has difficulties reading the DVD, like many scratches on the surface.
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