On 8/21/07, Jouni Karvo <jouni.karvo@xxxxxx> wrote: > > hi, > > > covert covert writes: > > About to step into the deep end and build my first VDR box. In fact 2 > > of them at the same time both with the exact same specs. > > > > All parts are going to be new. > > > > New CPU's are a lot more confusing than the simple days of single > > cores at fixed clockspeeds. > > I can't help on the choosing CPUs part, but I can share my experience > with a P4 for a VDR. The thermostatic control fans reduce noise, but > are not really silent. I replaced both the power unit to a totally > fanless one, and my CPU cooler is Scythe Ninja Rev B, which is totally > silent (had a Zahlman AlCu7000 if I remember correctly, before). My natural progression will be to chose a fan solution after choosing a CPU. Thanks for the tips about fan less. I will seriously consider it. > > Then I have an additional 120mm fan running slowly inside the box, but > that I cannot hear outside. The one single large fan running slow seems to be a common theme for VDR. It must be a winning solution. > > The most noise right now comes from my Seagate Barracuda hard drives, > which are pretty quiet, but still noticeable. Especially one of them > which has probably bad bearings. > > I also tried throttling / underclocking the CPU to reduce heat, but my > MB starts an annoying whining noise if I do that, so I could not use > that. > > But my advice, if you really want to reduce noise in a VDR, is to go > for fanless choices. > > If you don't do other processing, any current desktop processor would > have enough processing power. For Full HD it could be different, > though. I want it to do some DivX encoding at night to save drive space so I will want the grunt there when I need it. Thanks for your advice. > > yours, > Jouni > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr > _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
