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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>With a
case as small as the Hiper, I'd be very concerned of heat problems.
The specs for the case state a max CPU cooler height of 40mm
and a single 50mm fan. That's not much room to play
with. The little 50mm fan at 3000rpm would be fairly loud. I guess the
only way is to try it out. They listed another case that appears to come without
a motherboard (HMC-2K53A-A0) but it's not available yet. (A forum posting
somewhere mentioned they're only available to system integrators at the moment).
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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I was
intending to use the Antec Fusion but I really like the appearance/size of
the Hiper case. Unfortunately, I'd prefer two internal HDDs as I'd rather
not have my HTPC dependant on another box right now but want alot of storage
space. Given my requirements, I may be stuck with both a FE and a BE.
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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
*was* considering an Opteron 170 for my new FE/BE but I've had
poor results temperature-wise with my Opteron 185 workstation. It runs
extremely hot (40C idle, 64C load) and </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm debating
on returning the processor. While I haven't measured, I'm sure the CPU
cooler on my Opty 185 is MUCH taller than 40mm. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This is
a bummer as I have four 939 m/bs and 8Gb of DDR400 RAM
kicking around. Maybe it's time to do some selling on eBay. (ugh!)
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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>What processors offer the best </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>performance/cost/heat/power consumption combination right now? The
Intel Core Duo 2s? The mobile Intel Cores? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'd
like to build a single FE/BE with HDMI w/ audio, one or two 750Gb SATA
HDDs (software RAID 0 if two) and a PVR-350 (for survellience
cameras). I'd like enough processor to record up to 4 HD streams over
firewire at the same time, be able to commflag as needed. If possible, I'd the
system to also handle my cable Internet connection as well (iptables/nat, dhcpd,
ntpd, named, vpn). </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I really don't want to spend more than $300 on a
processor though. Any recommendations? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Would
an AMD64-4000 be enough to play HD content? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thanks! </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000084711-03052007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>-Brian</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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