<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/18/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">GyroTech</b> <<a href="mailto:gyrotech@freakinabox.com">gyrotech@freakinabox.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Well, I've been tinkering about with stand-alone implementations of<br>MythTV for a while and I have decided it's time for an investment of sorts.<br><br>I'm looking to rebuild my file server, and with it create a powerful
<br>backend for MythTV. I am interested in what people think of my choices,<br>any advice from people who have used same\similar components (inc.<br>software) etc... This will all be to receive UK Freeview (DVB-T) as well
<br>as playback DVD backups etc...<br><br>Thanks!!<br><br>Server:<br><br>Debian\Ubuntu<br>Tyan Tiger K8WE (<a href="http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigerk8we.html">http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigerk8we.html</a>)<br>
Opteron 248 (x2)<br>1GB DDR400 (x4 - 2 per CPU)<br>Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 (<a href="http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rr2320.htm">http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rr2320.htm</a>)<br>Samsung T133 400GB SATA S300 (x8)<br>
Hauppage Nova-T 500 (x2) ()<br>CoolerMaster Stacker 810<br>(<a href="http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=uk&Language_s=15&url_place=product&p_serial=RC-810&other_title=RC-810CMStacker%20810">http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=uk&Language_s=15&url_place=product&p_serial=RC-810&other_title=RC-810CMStacker%20810
</a>)<br></blockquote><br></div>Looks good to me. I would check ebay for the processors and memory. I have a similar system that I made about 6 months ago without the raid (I have only 2 320 GB Seagate 7200.10 and a 400 GB
7200.9 in a second mythbox)...<br><br>I am running dual processor Opteron 850s with 4 GB of Samsung REG PC3200 ECC on an TYAN 2885 mobo. I got the 2 cpus for $325US total and the memory for $75US/ 1GB dimm. I have a hauppage pvr 500 that I got at newegg.
<br><br>John<br>