[mythtv-users] New system build. Looking for opinions.

[Brian Wood]

On Jun 20, 2006, at 12:34 PM, Troy Beneke wrote:

> I'm going to build my first MythTV box (both backend and frontend  
> for the living room). I'm trying to balance performance (I'll  
> probably be doing quite a bit of transcoding) and affordability  
> with this. I'm also looking to have a relatively quite box (I'm  
> hoping for < 28 db). I know that the processor is probably overkill  
> (but it was only $25 more expensive than a slower Sempron proc and  
> I now have the option of underclocking it for lower temps). I'll be  
> using it for basic TiVo like functionality as well as ripping  
> movies/music, playing emulated games, and basic video editing  
> (segmentation into clips) footage from my DV camcorder. I do have a  
> question about the TV tuner options below (How is the tuning  
> occuring on the 500 with only a single external input? Is the card  
> itself doing the tuning or is it relying on the STB? I'm curious  
> how that is handled and it will determine which option I go with).
>
> Thanks,
> Troy
>
> Case: Silverstone LC16M
> PS: Seasonic 330W
> CPU: Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
> Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 nForce4
> HSF: Thermaltake CL-P0220
> RAM: 1 GB Patriot (2x512) DDR 400
> HD: 120 GB WD
> Gfx: Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D-RH Geforce 7300GS fanless PCIe
> DVD: BenQ DW1650 16x DVD burner
>

The 120GB of disk storage looks to be a bit lean. That's about 50  
hours at DVD-quality mpeg-2, not counting what you might want for  
DVDs, music, operating system, etc., or about the same as the bottom- 
of-the-line TiVo unit.