Guys looking for a bit of advice. I am planning on building a box for playing DVDs, MP3s and recording TV, basically I need a system with TV out which will allow me to add a Hauppauge PVR250 card and playback recorded shows with no loss in quality (rules out MiniITX methinks).
I have a Shuttle SN412G2 (Athlon Thunderbird 1200) as my main system so I know Shuttles.
Questions are;
1. Celeron 2.0 or Athlon 2.0 which will lead to a quieter system ?
2. Shuttle system vs AOpen XC cube?
3. Are the latest Athlon CPU's (XP Barton) cooler running than my ageing T'bird 1200 ?
My main concern is system noise. Is a Shuttle with the Sunon ICE fan replaced and the honeycomb grill removed really much quieter ?
or would I be better going the mATX route to get a quieter system.
I really don't want to mess around modding the PSU on a Shuttle as the system will need to run 24/7 and I don't want the house burning down. If needs be I can wait and buy the new PSU when it becomes available.
Thanks for any advice.
EDIT Sorry for reposting this message