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In Reply to: Fanless headless mini-iTX music server with Juli@ - chipset/driver issues with VIA? posted by Dave in gva on April 10, 2007 at 03:38:51:
Is it so that it is quiet? If so, I want you to know that you don't have to go with Gucci comp parts just to get quiet. Get what you want and then make it quiet.I built a smokin' fast AMD64 based media center pc not long ago using vantec case fans, an arctic cooling processor fan, an artic cooling v-card cooling kit (uses a fan), and a super silent Antec power supply (again, with a fan), and this thing is both cool and dead quiet. The only fan that you can hear at all is the chipset fan which I never got around to replacing because it doesn't make enough noise to justify the trouble of changing it out. You can't hear any fan noise at all from this box unless the comp is under a load (i.e., the chipset fan flips on) and you are within 3 feet of it.
The only noise that you can hear from this computer beyond three feet is the rattle, rumble and clicking of the chips/processor when it's processing. If I replaced the chipset fan that clicking would be the only thing you could hear from any distance.
It doesn't sound like cooling is going to be an issue for you for what you are trying to do. You aren't trying to overclock processors, or run a heavy graphics load or do anything that will require a lot of memory. As such, there are plenty of aftermarket products available to you for surprisingly little money that will help you reach a goal of both cool and quiet.
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Thanks. My reasons for interest in a mini-iTX system are outlined on my first post:1. Quiet
2. Low power use (6W idle) meaning I can leave it on 24/7 and make that little contribution to the world by being more aware of my carbon footprint.I don't need a smoking fast box for serving media files as you rightly point out. So either a mini-iTX or Mac mini would both do fine; neither are particularly expensive, and neither would require esoteric cooling or noise reduction measures.
My one major concern (and the reason for my post) has been with the VIA chipset and Juli@ combination as VIA chipsets are an unknown to me.
Hey Dave, while not an exact answer to your question, I have had no problems with teh via chips and my Lynx card.
I had overlooked the mega 'art of computer transports' thread though.Read it now and printed out the doc from cics. There's some interesting stuff in there.
Despite not being a zealot for either the Mac or PC platform my reading on this is both can be made to sound good. The configuration doc and various additions in that thread gave some really helpful pointers that basically go down the road I was heading anyway.
It may alter somewhat my build but whatever I do will be a low power and if at all possible fanless unit.
In my case I will be outputting from the computer to a Lavry DA10 DAC (AES, optical, and S/PDIF digital inputs).
From a posting some weeks ago I gather my best option is to take an optical out from the computer, thereby reducing any chances of EMI affecting the signal. The Lavry reclocks the signal so jitter created within the computer is not really an issue in my case.
Best,
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