Went with this board: <a href="http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-series/content.php?S_ID=183">http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-series/content.php?S_ID=183</a><br><br>An AMD X2 4600 (not low power -- oh well), an reasonably quiet fan, and the thermaltake Mozart case, who's fans (at least) are rated to be quiet.
<br><br>I'll let you know how it all sounds / performs when it arrives and I put it all together.<br><br>-Dave<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Segall</b> <<a href="mailto:david@segall.net">
david@segall.net</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;"><br><br>David Frascone wrote:<br>> Yes, this is a bump ;)
<br>><br>> No one else has any mobo/cpu combo recommendations? No case<br>> recommendations? I expected at least an Intel-vs-AMD or<br>> Antec-vs-Silverstone flame war!<br><br>With a few caveats I would recommend my Antec Fusion case
<br><<a href="http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15738">http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15738</a>> but not to<br>you. It features a couple of large case fans that would be useful for a
<br>passively cooled CPU but they are not temperature controlled and I'm<br>sure you could do better with the right CPU fan.<br><br>Your second requirement is (possibly) for a built in IR control but the<br>Antec Fusion has only a volume control knob. Actually, I think a
<br>suitable keyboard makes a better remote than anything else and is<br>usually required anyway. I'm happy with my Adesso<br><<a href="http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=281">http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=281
</a>> but I covet a<br>diNovo Edge<br><<a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/192&cl=us,en">http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/192&cl=us,en</a>><br>
for its looks.<br><br>Since the Fusion is the only Antec case aimed at the HTPC market you are<br>unlikely to start a flame war. Anyway, I'm sure that all Antec Fusion<br>owners are still recovering from the brutal "I'm also only
<br>planning to put a motherboard and an optical drive in the case, so don't<br>see the need to having something that rivals the size of most older home<br>audio receivers" that was recently posted here. :)<br><br>
If you don't need an optical drive in your front end perhaps<br><<a href="http://www.mvpmc.org/">http://www.mvpmc.org/</a>> may be the answer.<br>> On 6/16/07, *David Frascone* <<a href="mailto:dave@frascone.com">
dave@frascone.com</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dave@frascone.com">dave@frascone.com</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> Ok -- it's about time for me to upgrade my diskless frontend, so I<br>> need some help on some items:
<br>><br>> 1) I run diskless, and prefer as little noise as possible. I know<br>> that AMD makes a low power CPU that can be passivly cooled, but I've<br>> had trouble finding one from any of the normal search engines.
<br>> (It's hard to put 15watts in the search). So -- does anyone have a<br>> link for a CPU / MB combo that can be passivly cooled? Built in<br>> video would also be nice -- as long as the whole combo can keep up
<br>> with HD video playback. So -- does anyone have any newegg or other<br>> online vendor links?<br>><br>> 2) Lirc is a constant cause of issues for me. It just often fails,<br>> and my wife is not technologically savy enough to ssh in and kill
<br>> mythfrontend. So -- she usually resorts to pushing reset. While<br>> this is fine on a diskless box -- it is unnecessary downtime. So --<br>> what I would like is some input on cases that have enough controls
<br>> to navigate back and kill mythfrontend. I guess a single "things<br>> are messed up" button would be ok -- but ideally it would be a set<br>> of arrows and a select. (And, maybe even an escape). Does this
<br>> exist? (of course, the buttons need to be some kind of HID or<br>> something -- an IR transmitter wouldn't do so well, if lircd was hosed.<br>><br>> 3) Am I missing anything? Would the case mentioned in #2 need a
<br>> power supply? If so -- should I just buy a cheap one (remember, I'm<br>> only powering a MB and possibly a DVD player/burner) Or, should I<br>> look for a "quiet" one?<br>><br>
> Thanks in advance,<br>><br>><br>> -Dave<br>><br>><br>> --<br>> David Frascone<br>><br>> Oxymoron: Safe Sex.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> David Frascone
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