[mythtv-users] Hardware check - first time MythTV build

[Jonas Anden]

> Case:
> Antec Fusion MicroATX case w/430w PSU
> http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15738

Nice & quiet case. I got the same one. VFD works fine (although the text
is a little too small for my liking), HD is real quiet since the silicon
mounting isolates the vibrations from being passed on to the box.

> TV-IN:
> HAUPPAGE-NOVA-T-500-MCE

I've got the same one. Works with the latest inuxtv.org DVB drivers (not
in the atrpms yet I think (at least not when I installed it two weeks
ago) so I'm using the drivers from their source tree. Not 100% stable
though -- not sure if its the drivers or the DVB core in the kernel, but
something is seriously messing up and the box locks up sometimes
(especially if the signal is bad) If you need stable DVB-T (and can't
wait for more stable drivers/kernel), get another card. I've got three
analog tuners as well, so I'm not too dependent on the DVB tuners.


> Storage:
> Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 320GB (Ive got a 40GB PATA drive spare
> I plan to use for the OS)

Baracudas are nice and quiet. My box is intended mainly as a frontend,
so I got the (a little quieter) 160GB model.


> CPU:
> AMD Athlon64 3200+, 32/64bit 3.00GHz 512KB L2 Cache, Socket AM2,

Should be more than sufficient. My backend is running on a 2.8 Ghz
celeron, the frontend (the fusion box) is newer and so has a celeron 3.3
Ghz. The backend has no problems running three tuners, mythweb,
commercial flagging and 

> RAM: 2 x CORSAIR 512MB DDR2-533 PC4200

Could be a little tight if you want this as a combined backend/frontend
and run parallel X sessions. My backend has 768 MB memory and it is
pretty much using all that (no swapping though). 0.19 used a little less
memory (steady aroung 500 MB used). On the other hand, you've got 

Don't forget about the DVD-RW ;)

  // J