[mythtv-users] Hardware ideas

[David Brieck Jr.]

> I would like to buy an overture because it's the only destop case  which
> support atx and look good. but i have seen a lot of user not really
> happy with it. (because  not very quiet expescially the power).
> Can you tell me what you really use whit it ? did you use an lcd ?
> I would like to use this one
> http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/633/index.html#CFA633TMCKS (in
> blue) in which materiel 5.25 " bay are they ?
> the 3.5" bay look good even if i don't use them ?
> What kind of dvd drive did you use that go well with overture (look
> point of view and quiet)
> Xavier
> 

I don't find it that loud at all. The power supply fan in temperature
sensitive as well as the case fan. I think the key is the variable
speed CPU fan. It's generally what makes the most noise in a case. I
also make sure I clean the filter for the power supply to make sure it
runs cool.

It is a little deeper than it appears so make sure you have enough
room for it. It would have fit in just fine if I didn't need to plug
in all the cables on the back. I ended up cutting through the thin
black cardboard of the back of my entertainment center to make enough
depth. Come to think of it, that also might help with sound since the
backend is vented out the back.

I think it's probably the best case you can get for your money. You
could spend 3 times as much on a PVR case and i don't think you'd get
3 times as much for your money.