Do you have a HTPC? - Page 2

eRNo · 04-21-2006, 09:54 AM

Using mediaportal on aP4 3ghz with a asus p7131dual tvcard. Really nice program once you get it to work properly, took me a couple of weeks, but Im pretty lazy

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starbuck3733t · 05-15-2006, 02:02 PM

MCE 2005 powered (domain joined too, phew, what a task!)

Underclocked/undervolted mobile athlon XP2500
Thermalright XP90 w\ undervolted fan
2xemuzed MAUI III SDTV tuners
4x400GB Seagate SATAs
Ancient (and I mean beat to hell) Antec SX830 case.

Brians256 · 05-15-2006, 02:18 PM

How do you keep your HDs cool? What temps are they? I'm finding out that keeping the CPU cool while still being quiet is much easier than keeping 4 HDs cool. Most cases just don't optimize for the 4xHardDrive case.

Pug · 06-04-2006, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Brians256

How do you keep your HDs cool? What temps are they? I'm finding out that keeping the CPU cool while still being quiet is much easier than keeping 4 HDs cool. Most cases just don't optimize for the 4xHardDrive case.

If you're referring to Matt's system, I know he had a twin HDD cooler from me a ways back but iirc, he made his own blocks too.

Captain Slug · 06-27-2006, 03:19 PM

I have two HTPCs in the house at the moment, both running GB-PVR. One in the family room for recording and one in the basement for playback (streams video from all of the other machines on the network).
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Originally Posted by Brians256

Do you people with an HTPC keep a computer monitor attached as well as a TV? How do you deal with the cruddy resolution that a real TV has if you don't?

The HTPC server in my house is networked to every other machine in the house so barring some hardware problems I just control it remotely using VNC if I need to upgrade or troubleshoot software.

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04-21-2006, 09:54 AM	#26
eRNo Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 6	Re: Do you have a HTPC? Using mediaportal on aP4 3ghz with a asus p7131dual tvcard. Really nice program once you get it to work properly, took me a couple of weeks, but Im pretty lazy . /E __________________ ___________________ I love you........Atari!

05-15-2006, 02:02 PM	#27
starbuck3733t Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: State College, PA Posts: 338	Re: Do you have a HTPC? MCE 2005 powered (domain joined too, phew, what a task!) Underclocked/undervolted mobile athlon XP2500 Thermalright XP90 w\ undervolted fan 2xemuzed MAUI III SDTV tuners 4x400GB Seagate SATAs Ancient (and I mean beat to hell) Antec SX830 case. __________________ Goliath: 3.4E@3.91/Abit IC7, Maze4 (temporarily) + custom splitter to crazy 4-way watercooling parallel loop: X800XT @ 520/1280 + AC Twinplex, AC Twinplex Northbridge, Silenstar Dual HDD Cooler, Eheim1250, '85 econoline van HC + 2x120, 1x120 exhaust - polished aluminum frame panaflo L1As, 2x18GB 10K RPM U160 SCSI, 4GB PC4000. I wanna be BladeRunner when I grow up! Project Goliath - nearing completion.

05-15-2006, 02:18 PM	#28
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: Do you have a HTPC? How do you keep your HDs cool? What temps are they? I'm finding out that keeping the CPU cool while still being quiet is much easier than keeping 4 HDs cool. Most cases just don't optimize for the 4xHardDrive case.

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