[mythtv-users] Can Myth be all I want it to be?

[PAUL WILLIAMSON]

>>> mythtv at salfter.dyndns.org 12/16/2004 3:40:54 PM >>>
>That's only a MicroATX case, though, which limits your motherboard
choices
>pretty severely.  A little more money gets you this:
>
>http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-142&depa=1

>
>I have one, with an FIC AU13 inside (six PCI slots ought to be enough
for
>anything :-) ).  It's quiet, and the 120mm fan right behind the HD
cage
>keeps your drives cool.  I have mine on a shelf above the TV.  If I
need to
>do something inside the computer, the lid is held on with two
thumbscrews
>and is easily removed with the computer in its normal place (just need
a
>stepladder to see inside).

Unless there has been some drastic redesign, that case is horrible.
I went through two CPUs, 4 hard drives and 2 PSUs before I got 
newegg to accept the return with no restocking fee and store credit.

The problem was massive heat issues.  I now have a cheapo backend 
built from an old ugly server case.  Nice and cool, but really loud.
What do I care?  It's in a closet under the stairs.

Paul