On 16/09/05, Mark Kundinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Noise is, of course, very subjective. My system is a very simple combo > box (small form factor case, HDD, small CPU fans). My small apartment > is not a quiet place though, near the kitchen and computer desk, > windows usually open with some road noise. If either the fridge or my > regular computer are on, then I cannot hear the mythbox at all. If > they're box off, then I can hear it, but only when I'm not playing any > TV or music. > > Incidentally, I'm using a seagate barracuda drive, which is pretty > quiet, it's only noticeable during serious disk activity, like booting. > The real killer is the *power supply* fan, which is not readily > replaceable due to the proprietary case. But this means that if you > were using the same system in a diskless config, it would be just as > loud. > > So, the first step if you're looking to avoid noise, I'd start with a > case with a quiet power supply, then work my way out.
I can easily recommend Enermax PSUs, Zalman heatsink and fan coolers, and Seagate and Samsung Spinpoint hard drives when considering a quiet system with 'regular' components. A fanless video card and northbridge cooler are also good ideas. Nick _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
