Re: Silent HA PC

[Rob Heyes <mh001b4520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you thought about a Hush ATX - not cheap but pretty damn sexy

http://www.mini-itx.com/store/configure.asp?sid=HUSH-ATX

May only take one drive though - but then you could always have a
server somewhere else where the noise doesn't matter so much.

BT> I'm after an (ideally) silent PC for use as:

BT> p2p file sharing,
BT> possible audio/video server,
BT> HA - haven't decided how/what, but with a PC on 24/7 it would be
criminal
BT> not to put it to HA use.
BT> Outward facing web-interface to possibly TiVo, security cameras,
Comfort,
BT> ...?
BT> Remote display for occasional use in the kitchen (on-line food
shopping,
BT> etc)

BT> Whilst I'm quite capable of spec'ing a machine to do these tasks, my
BT> knowledge dries up when looking for a "fanless" solution. 
I think that an
BT> EPIA mobo will struggle with serving multiple audio/video/whatever,
so I've
BT> started looking at a "Shuttle" sized unit.  May have to go
bigger to
BT> comfortably fit/keep cool a couple of 160GB drives...?

BT> I presume Intel run cooler than AMD?  Any recommendations for cases
that can
BT> be easily modded to provide passive cooling on everything?

BT> I've checked out www.quietpc.com but even their "fanless CPU
coolers" rely
BT> on the PSU fan to maintain airflow :o(



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