I'd definitely need a fan then. The box I am looking to replace pretty much runs 24/7 under my TV in the living room. It could shut down at night, but I find that I stay up way too late some nights and don't really want it to shut down in the middle of a movie...<br>
<br>Thanks for all the responses; I'm still digging around, but you've all pointed me to some interesting items!<br><br>I do like the look of the little Acer Revo.<br><br>When I finish building this on paper, I'll submit it back here for inspection. ;) It's nice to have multiple opinions (sometimes)...<br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Daniel Agar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daniel@agar.ca">daniel@agar.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">>> This is what I'm currently using.<br>
>> <a href="http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=38919&vpn=IONITX-C-U&manufacture=Zotac" target="_blank">http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=38919&vpn=IONITX-C-U&manufacture=Zotac</a><br>
>> <a href="http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/215072/M350/Mini-Box/" target="_blank">http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/215072/M350/Mini-Box/</a><br>
>><br>
>> + 1GB DDR2 800<br>
>><br>
><br>
> That's a much more sensible motherboard than what I pointed out.<br>
><br>
> A couple of questions:<br>
><br>
> - - Neat case. How do you like it?<br>
><br>
> - - Do you have any fans in the system? Is passive cooling enough?<br>
><br>
> - - Is the single-core Atom enough for MythTV (or whatever media software<br>
> you are using)?<br>
><br>
> Thanks!<br>
> Lori<br>
<br>
</div>The case is nice, basically just a simple metal box. It's also the<br>
least expensive case I could find. This particular version of the<br>
motherboard comes with a 90W external "brick" power supply. A minor<br>
feature that makes this suitable for bedroom use is the power light<br>
doesn't flash when your in S3 (suspend). You can mount it to the back<br>
of a monitor/tv with a 100mm VESA mount, although you need to get the<br>
proper double head screws and the only place I could find them in<br>
North America wants $20 to ship 4 screws.<br>
<br>
This system is completely silent (no moving parts). It can get pretty<br>
warm (especially playing HD), but I rarely use it more than an hour or<br>
two per day. The rest of the time it's asleep. It it was running 24/7<br>
I might consider a fan.<br>
<br>
I netboot minimyth so the only thing really running on it is<br>
mythfrontend. I doubt this single process would benefit from 2 cores.<br>
If it was doing anything else I probably would have opted for the dual<br>
core version. Certain aspects of myth obviously aren't quite as<br>
responsive compared with my 3GHz workstation, but I find it more than<br>
acceptable especially given the size, power usage, silent operation<br>
and total cost.<br>
<br>
Here are a few photos<br>
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/dagar86/IONITX?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_1ttzwyvePwQE#" target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/dagar86/IONITX?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_1ttzwyvePwQE#</a><br>
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