On 05/11/05, Rob Bongiovi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have two combo frontend/backends based on this > biostar 210V system. I have found that with a 400Mhz > FSB XP 3000+ I can easily playback HDTV - but not with > a 333Mhz FSB one, so be careful. (I have a third > backend that records the HDTV). > > In my setup one of these has an PVR-150 and the other > has a PVR-500. Both work fine. I also installed a > FX5200 graphics card in each because I wanted to drive > my HDTVs via DVI-HDMI. Even with all of that, I have > no cooling problems at all. > > I only have one HD in each, but there is room for at > least one more. I have a DVD reader in each. > > Space is tight during the install, especially when > installing the processor cooler, but other than that, > it was VERY easy (I did the 2nd one in less that 1/2 > an hour). It doesn't auto-detect anything, so make > sure you read the manual and set the jumpers > correctly. > > Pretty quiet, some "rattle" of the case until you get > the screws tightened "just right" > > I highly recommend these - I bought a second to > replace another computer because it worked so well > (and the other had terrible cooling problems). > > I bought both of mine from newegg...without the drives > and tuner cards, I figure $350 USD is what I paid > (Barebone system (~$150), memory (~$50), > processor(~$100), graphics card (~$50)) > > Rob >
thanks Rob for your input i am not too worried about noise as i am hard of hearing Wife is used to TV on just a bit louder and she says it will drown out the fan noise. just want to quieten it down for her benefit not mine Fintan _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
