On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 10:51:33AM -0700, Eric Gilbert wrote: > On 6/1/05, Robert Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 12:42:47PM +0100, Ivor Hewitt wrote: > > > On 5/31/05, Eric Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I've got Myth running just fine on my desktop P4, but I want > > > > to add a fanless low power server to my network so I can have > > > > a Myth backend running 24/7 with minimal noise and power, and > > > > physical size. > > > > Heatwise, you may be in trouble. My pcHDTV HD-3000 cards (2) each > > run pretty warmly. Not so hot I can't touch them, but there is > > definitely noticeable radiating heat ... > > Yeah, I'm worried about that too. The case I was planning on was the > Travla C158 Mini-ITX Case 120W. It's the perfect size and it's > mountable. Unfortunately the the HD-3000 will be sitting directly > over the HDD. I hoped to get address some of the heat issues with a > HDD cooler like the Zalman ZM-2HC2 > (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=371018). > > Would that be enough or am I just trying to fit too much into too > small an area?
How would the HDD cooler help? All it does is increase the surface area for HDD heat dissipation, which still has to go *somewhere*. I'm actually wondering if the HD-3000 cards can robustly withstand their own heat without any active cooling. As for your SFF case, only one way to find out, I guess. For acoustics, http://www.silentpcreview.com/ has lots of information for both full-size and SFF form factors (and fanless systems). --Rob
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