[mythtvnz] Debating the ionitx - single or dual core?

[Hadley Rich]

On Wed, 2009-10-14 at 12:05 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> This is a frontend only, and will probably run xbmc as well as myth
> 0.22 (when released). It will likely netboot and have no local drive
> (except perhaps a CF card). So the only noise will be the motherboard
> fan if I get a dual core.
> 
> So the real question is, does the dual core really need a fan? 

I just put together a little dual-core system for a bedroom. The fan was
a bit noisy but I didn't want to leave it out completely for someone
else's system. A 180ohm resistor in the power line of the fan slowed it
down to be pretty quiet and it still seems to keep the heatsink cool
enough.

hads

-- 
http://nicegear.co.nz
New Zealand's Open Source Hardware Supplier