[mythtv-users] Noise and whether to split the client and server

[Darren Hart]

I have been running a client/server combo myth box for a while using NFS root 
and recording storage (no local disk) because it was just too darn loud.  Now I 
am looking at upgrading hardware and was curious what people think about modern 
disks, power supplies, case fans, etc.  Can you build an "HTPC" with all those 
things such that you can hear the TV over the hardware noise?  When the house is 
quiet, does that new box in the entertainment center draw all ears to it?  And I 
am talking "living room", not "dorm room".

I was planning on building a server box and leaving it in the office closet, and 
to hell with the dBs, then building the client with a nice mini HTPC case, CF 
boot disk (or maybe NFS).  The drawback here is not using the PVR350 for video 
output.

So I'd love to hear experiences on case volumes with modern cases, hard drives, 
PSUs and case fans.  I'd also be interested in how stable people's separate 
client / server installations are working out to be.

--Darren