[mythtv-users] Epia MII6K vs MII10K for a Frontend

[Craig Read]

Derek Jennings wrote:

> 
>If you buy the right case you can remove the fan altogether.
>My M10K is in a Sythe e-otonashi case which uses a heat pipe to transfer the 
>CPU heat to a massive external heatsink.
>http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=3#eotonashi
>
>That case has no room for a PCI card. There are other solutions like the Hush 
>which has a PCI slot http://www.mini-itx.com/store/product.asp?sid=HUSH but 
>its pretty pricey.
>
>I run my M10K without a hard drive and mount the file system over 'cluster 
>NFS' so it is TOTALLY silent.
>
>derek
>
One of the mini itx cases I've been looking at is the Travla series.  
I'm not sure how good they are on cooling, but they use an external 
power pack (to reduce heat) and the site says they can run fanless in 
some configurations (but doesn't give details of what configurations).  
Some of the cases can also handle up to two pci slots (which is why I'm 
interested in them).  The pricing is significantly cheaper than the 
"hush" case, but the case isn't as "pretty".  Case details are here: 
http://www.caseoutlet.com/shopexd.asp?id=172 and they have a case / 
motherboard compatability chart here: http://www.caseoutlet.com/via-mb.html

Craig...