I’ve been running MythTV for a little over 2 years, during that time, I’ve performed extensive upgrades/maintenance tweaking everything to work exactly the way I want. I’m going to avoid geeking out and listing specs, but suffice it to say it’s a VERY powerful setup, spread across two front-end’s and  two back-end’s.

 

This being the holiday season I opened everything up (first time in a few months) and cleaned it out. Q-Tips rubbing alcohol, compressed air……..the whole deal. After the operation I returned everything back to its homes, rewired, and applied powered. The noise level dropped significantly (better air pass thru, less vibration, better air circulation).

 

I also picked up some air purifiers from home depot, as I live in a home with two cats, and a smoker.

 

So I thought I’d leave some tips (others feel free to add for those that archive search):

 

1)       Be sure to clean the intake and outtake fans once every 6 months.

2)       Clean the CPU fan once a year.

3)       Consider a HEPA capable air purifier (place one near your setup – running on low). It’s a little box – typically less than 100$

4)       If you have a pet or smoke, step 3 is VERY important.

 

David

 

 

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