Ok, so been out of the field for a while, but looking to now upgrade my home setup. I'm really looking to get a handle on current technology. My needs are pretty common, here's what I'm looking for:
1. Small form factor - Ideally Slimline Ohanix case.
2. High definition Video & audio streaming (future upgrade to blueray / hd dvd drive)
3. DVB-S/C Tuner card in the future.
4. Possibly run MCE (2005 most likely - maybe Vista)
5. Ideally 64bit & Hypervisor support
6. VERY QUIET!
7. I MEAN SILENT
So where do I start? I hear that the C2D run cooler then the equivilent AMD's so less need for a fan. I'm looking for as much passive cooling as possible, as my past experience with a Media Center with so called quiet fans, was not exactly that. Is that the case? What about the Quad cores?
And what Mobo would you suggest? How are the on board HDMI Mobo's? For my needs do I need a powerful graphics card? Not really going to be used for much gaming.
Thanks for your help
nme