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Users / Re: About to take the plunge...!

« on: June 09, 2008, 10:07:03 pm »

I think I had read somewhere else on the forums that I would be needing to trim one of the cables. I think the spdif cable was said to be best to trim as there was more excess plastic on that cable.

Thanks for the info Dave about using the RCA jack, however trimming seems to be the best option for someone like me who has only used a soldering iron to make solder balls whilst at school...!

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Users / Re: About to take the plunge...!

« on: June 09, 2008, 02:34:54 pm »

Dave,

Thanks for that, I ended up ordering the SilenX 80mm fan to keep the case cool yesterday. Shame I didn't know about the Ninja coolers, they sound pretty awesome. I'll bear those in mind if I end up having issues with the NorthQ one I purchased.

Now just waiting for the parts to arrive...!

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Users / Re: About to take the plunge...!

« on: June 08, 2008, 01:01:43 pm »

If heat worries you, then you might want to choose a CPU that uses less then 125W max.  Otherwise make sure you have plenty of airflow through that case.

Yeah that was an issue, will see if I can get some sort of silent fan for the case just to make sure. Cheers.

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Users / Re: About to take the plunge...!

« on: June 08, 2008, 11:28:22 am »

Cheers for the input! Think I'll get it ordered today then!

All looks good to me... maybe a larger HD would be a good idea though ;-)

Should have mentioned that I already have 1TB of NAS which should be sufficient for now ;-)

I have no 1080p TV to test that, so I can not say if it works or not. But I did set up a Mythbuntu installation for a friend of mine using the same mainboard and it's connected to his 1080p TV with HDMI and both sound an d 1080p is working great. It should work just as well in LinuxMCE.

I'll update you as to how well it works at producing a 1080P output when I get everything together, but at least it does sound as though it will work.

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Users / About to take the plunge...!

« on: June 07, 2008, 07:14:07 pm »

Hi,

I've been lurking around these forums quite a bit over the last few months and have finally got together a shopping list.

My requirements are to set up a Hybrid server to play 1080P files to my 46" TV, and also to be futureproof to cope with the latest technologies.

I was wondering whether anyone could cast their expert opinion on the set up and let me know if it looks as though it will work?

Case - SilverStone LC20B
PSU - 400W Silverstone SST-ST40EF+ super silent, 80%+ eFF' , v.1 ROHS
Motherboard - Abit AN-M2HD
CPU - AMD AM2 Athlon 64 X2 6000+ , Windsor Core, Dual Core 3.0GHz, 1MB Cache
Cooler - NORTHQ 3393
RAM - 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2 Pro, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12
HDD - 80 GB Western Digital WD800AAJS Caviar SE, SATA 300, 7200 rpm, 8MB Cache, 9 ms
Bluetooth - DLink Bluetooth USB (1.1) Adapter (DBT-122)
Optical Drive - Lite-ON LH-20A1S-11C LiteOn 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8 / -RW x 6, DVD-RAM x12, SATA, Retail

Will the case need its own fan as well, or should the setup be cool enough?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!