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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1234588" data-attributes="member: 141969">[USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] and [USER=103549]@JimCatMP[/USER] have given good advice.&nbsp; Various cases can be used, with various motherboards, various CPUs, and various tuner cards.&nbsp; Most of them can be made to work with MediaPortal.&nbsp; But I think that the &quot;gating factor&quot; is the requirement for a quiet system.Bear in mind that when a manufacturer describes a cooling fan as &quot;low noise&quot;, he means that it sounds like Concorde taking off.&nbsp; And when he describes a fan as &quot;silent&quot;, he means that it sounds like a hoover (other vacuum cleaners are available).&nbsp; Now it is possible to assemble an HTPC that has no moving parts, and which is therefore completely silent, but such systems are not cheap.&nbsp; For example, the following system can be purchased with a TBS 6205 quad-tuner card pre-installed:<a href="https://quietpc.co.uk/sys-a470s" target="_blank">https://quietpc.co.uk/sys-a470s</a>Quiet PC stock other passively-cooled cases, some with a horizontal format (but I don't know whether they can accommodate an internal tuner card).&nbsp; So, you need to decide how much noise you are prepared to accept.&nbsp; That will determine the case, which in turn determines the motherboard size, CPU power, and size of tuner card.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1234588, member: 141969"] [USER=128337]@joecrow[/USER] and [USER=103549]@JimCatMP[/USER] have given good advice. Various cases can be used, with various motherboards, various CPUs, and various tuner cards. Most of them can be made to work with MediaPortal. But I think that the "gating factor" is the requirement for a quiet system. Bear in mind that when a manufacturer describes a cooling fan as "low noise", he means that it sounds like Concorde taking off. And when he describes a fan as "silent", he means that it sounds like a hoover (other vacuum cleaners are available). Now it [I]is[/I] possible to assemble an HTPC that has no moving parts, and which is therefore completely silent, but such systems are not cheap. For example, the following system can be purchased with a TBS 6205 quad-tuner card pre-installed: [URL]https://quietpc.co.uk/sys-a470s[/URL] Quiet PC stock other passively-cooled cases, some with a horizontal format (but I don't know whether they can accommodate an internal tuner card). So, you need to decide how much noise you are prepared to accept. That will determine the case, which in turn determines the motherboard size, CPU power, and size of tuner card. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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