On Thu, 2009-12-24 at 17:55 +0000, Tony Houghton wrote: ... > > + I originally set up the system as a diskless (nfsroot) > > system, but KDE 4 (I am using OpenSuSE 11.2) performs > > unbearably slow, so I was forced to install a hard disk. > > Couldn't you use a much lighter desktop if this is a PC especially for > VDR? Running VDR is important, but not the only purpose. Surfing the internet, watching DVDs and BlueRays, etc. is a lot of fun on an HD beamer. :-) > > I currently use this (actively cooled) main board: > > http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a455388.html > > > > Using a passively cooled main board would solve the > > fan noise problem. > > I can't tell what's under that fan from the picture. If the heatsink is > fixed to the motherboard with pins you could replace it with a Zalman > passive chipset cooler, but you would need to make sure there's good > airflow through the case (what provision does it have for fans? Currently, the airflow is provided by the power supply fan only. > At least it should be easier to get silent case fans than a silent fan small > enough for that chip). I agree. As I said, A silent 4x4cm fan seems to be hard to find. There are very nice silent 12x12cm fans, > Otherwise you could get an adapter (like a > square funnel) to fit a bigger, quieter fan on to the heatsink. That will not fit. The power supply sits above the board. Carsten. _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
