[mythtv-users] Zotac Z68ITX-B-E (integrated gt430) anyone?

[Govindarajan]

This was my first SFF build. I still have to restore my recordings
from my earlier box, which has a 2TB disk. I just realized that it has
450GB of recordings. I have to prune it as disk space is only half of
what I had earlier. I wish they made 2TB 2.5 inch disks.

-G


On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Govindarajan <govind.rajan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Resurrecting this thread after 4 months just to let everyone know that
> I got the Zotac Z68-B-E supreme motherboard with onboard nvidia gt430
> card. Everything works fine with Mythbuntu, just had to make sure I
> connected ONLY to the displayport during install so that intel drivers
> are not loaded but only nvidia.
>
> Audio comes through fine over diplayport. I had to buy a displayport
> <-> hdmi converted to connect to my Marantz receiver. Advanced2x is
> configured in the vdpau profile and livetv is fine with no dropped
> frames yet. I have tested only for the past hour or so.
>
> Here is my config.
>
> Zotac Z68 B-E Wifi Supreme
> Intel core i3 2120T
> 8 GB RAM
> 30GB Adata XM13 (mini pcie, free slot is on the bottomside of the
> motherboard) for install
> 1TB Samsung 2.5 inch Sata driver for /var (all mythtv data)
> HVR 2250 (from my earlier myth box)
> Pico PSU 160W
> 120W external power brick
> Wesena ITX7 (yet to arrive, for now its on a spare case)
>
> Just to note that the Atheros wifi module works fine in Linux. The
> only extra config was to copy the firmware files for HVR2250. All else
> is supported out of the box.
>
> I hope this helps. I still have to configure audio for non-mythtv apps
> like VLC, browser, etc.
>
> Regards,
> Govind
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Matt Garman <matthew.garman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with the Zotac
>> Z68ITX-B-E motherboard?  It's an Intel Z68 Mini-ITX board; it's fairly
>> unique in that it includes an integrated nVidia GT430.  Seems like it
>> would be nearly ideal for a frontend machine.  To me, the appeal is
>> that since the GT430 is integrated, it saves on space.  And depending
>> on what kind of CPU cooler is used (e.g. big top-down blower), seems
>> like you might be able to build something that is fairly cool, quiet,
>> and small (of course you pay a premium for the integration).
>>
>> I tried to solicit some feedback on the XBMC forum
>> (http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=950566&postcount=5), but got
>> minimal response.  So I thought I'd try here.  :)  If anyone here has
>> any experience with the board, I'd be interested in hearing about it.
>> Particularly if you happened to take power consumption measurements;
>> also interested in the bottom of the board---there was some discussion
>> somewhere (HardForum IIRC) that suggested there are a lot of
>> components on the back that hinder installation of heatsinks that
>> require a plate.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Matt
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