Hi there,
I've scanned the FAQs, searched the web and reviewed the archive, and
am still overwhelmed by the choices I can make regarding hardware for
a MythTV box. I'd appreciate any comments you more experienced
builders would have on my selection (I've not ordered any of these
yet, so feel free to tell me to change everything!)
My requirements:
An all-in-one box (frontend & backend together) which will only need
to record one channel at a time.
Quiet.
No need to worry about DVD playback at the moment, I have a good DVD
player - but maybe one day...
Beyond that, I'm not too worried...
My choices:
Motherboard: Gigabyte S478 Intel 845GV MATX no AGP DDR Audio/Visual/LAN
This has 3 PCI slots, and I figure I only need 2 (TV card &
maybe wireless later)
Processor: Intel Celeron D 330 Socket 478 256Kb 533FSB Inc Fan
2.6GHz, and comes with a fan (which I can replace in the
future if I find it too loud)
Case: CoolerMaster ATC-630-B21
MicroATX, should be the same as the motherboard :) with 200W PSU
TV-Card: Hauppage TVR-350
The only part I'm truly confident of!
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 300GB UDMA133
DVD: Pioneer DVD+-R/RW DualLayer 16x IDE
And the usual cables, mouse keyboard etc.
My questions:
1. Is this any good? :)
2. Does anyone with experience of the case know if I need a riser card
or not? If so, how many of the slots will become unusable?
3. Am I over-speccing? I would like to think it's future-proofing,
rather than anything else :)
4. How do I go about getting digital sound out?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions - feel free to reply to me
personally and I'll summarise for the list, or reply in public if you
prefer, I can't be the only one wondering!
Cheers,
Mark
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