[mythtv-users] Re: Yet another noobie sanity check ;-)

Brad mythtv at braddolman.com
Sat Jul 10 19:14:30 EDT 2004


Ok, I went and checked out the Aria case and, well, no. I think I'm 
going to spring the little bit extra for the coolermaster, afterall. 
Thanks to whomever suggested that! I haven't seen it in person yet, 
but I think it will fit better with what I have in mind (lives in the 
living room, room for extra HDs).

I'm also pretty much set on the Shuttle MN32N motherboard, having not 
heard anything bad from anyone here. I wish I could get something 
with onboard tv-out and firewire, but those two options seem to be at 
odds with each other.

So, is anyone using this particular combination? Any 
suggestions/caveats?  CPU/Heatsinc/fan suggestions? Recommendation on 
a quiet power supply able to drive this setup with 2 PVR250s and up 
to 3 HDs? I was thinking maybe a  "ZALMAN ZM300B-APS 300W POWER 
SUPPLY ACTIVE PFC"

Anyone offer some advice on a good AGP video card that meets the following?
- must support TV-out and S-Video
- must not have a fan (to keep system quiet)
- supporting DVI as well would be a plus but not required
  This is only for Myth, so no 3d gaming requirements.

I think I'm very close and itching to rack up the visa! Thanks in 
advance for any advice!

Brad


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