[mythtv-users] Cases for a PVR box... recommendations.

[Jim Reith]

At 02:13 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote:
>My wife had the same complaint about the LED.  I just unplugged the
>HDD connector, and poof no more problems.  I am referring to the
>CAV-T04 which is only $50 (w/300 watt psu) plus shipping here:
>http://www.svc.com/coolermaster-htpc.html
>
>I have no affiliation with them, just purchased this one product from
>them and it was shipped promptly via UPS.

This is the one i got in all black

http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=search&item=11-119-071

Put a piece of red plastic over the two leds and now I get a subtle
lavender glow from them

I found that setting my three HDDs to spin down after 5 minutes gave me a
10 degree drop in temps according to mbmon. That made the fans slow down
and made the ambient noise much less. I've also just bought replacement IDE
cables that are round so i won't have as many obstructions to case airflow

>Hope it helps
>
>Jason
>
>On 11 Aug 2005 14:29:41 -0700, Jim Reith <reith at racores.com> wrote:
> > >I second the aria and coolermaster cases.  I have one of each, and
> > >both power supplies are quiet and both met the WAF.  The coolermaster
> > >has the advantage of being a full ATX and is easier to add stuff to,
> > >but the Aria is a very well designed micro-ATX case.  Depends on what
> > >your other equipment looks like.
> > >
> > >Jason
> >
> > yeah, the Cooler Master case I mentioned is nice as a combined
> > front/backend since it has room for my ATX motherboard with 5 PCI
> > slots. The only WAF issue was the too bright LEDs for in the bedroom
> >
> >
> >
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