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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1234602" data-attributes="member: 141969">It is very difficult to predict how noisy a system will be, because there are so many variables.&nbsp; But to achieve a specific air flow:(1) A larger fan spins more slowly than a smaller fan.(2) A fan spinning slowly generates less noise than a fan spinning quickly.So for fans: bigger is better.Probably, but it depends on the motherboard and on the particular fans installed.The TBS 6205 is a half-height card.&nbsp; I have the older TBS 6284, which is a full-height card.I would be reluctant to use an exclusively wooden case.&nbsp; Part of the function of the case is to act as a barrier for all of the radio-frequency leakage originating from the computer components inside the case.&nbsp; A wooden case would not provide this function.If you use sleep as the standby mode for MP, the Windows desktop can appear within 3 to 5 seconds of pressing the power button on the remote control.&nbsp; Hibernation takes longer for the desktop to appear, around 45 seconds on my system.As [USER=83973]@Owlsroost[/USER] said, you can run MP on quite a modest system.&nbsp; My HTPC dates from 2009, and is a quad-core Intel Q6600 running Windows Vista with 3GB of RAM (a powerful processor for 2009, but a modest amount of RAM).&nbsp; It runs MP without problem.&nbsp; However, if you want to do transcoding of recordings (from one format to another), you might need more than a modest system.If you use the broadcast EPG (this is what I use), you never need to connect the HTPC to the internet (except when you install MP).&nbsp; If you want to use an alternative EPG (e.g. the paid-for Schedules Direct EPG), or want to use catchup services (e.g. BBC iPlayer), or want to use streaming services (e.g. Netflix), then obviously you do need to connect the HTPC to the internet.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1234602, member: 141969"] It is very difficult to predict how noisy a system will be, because there are so many variables. But to achieve a [B]specific air flow[/B]: (1) A larger fan spins more slowly than a smaller fan. (2) A fan spinning slowly generates less noise than a fan spinning quickly. So for fans: bigger is better. Probably, but it depends on the motherboard and on the particular fans installed. The TBS 6205 is a half-height card. I have the older TBS 6284, which is a full-height card. I would be reluctant to use an exclusively wooden case. Part of the function of the case is to act as a barrier for all of the radio-frequency leakage originating from the computer components inside the case. A wooden case would not provide this function. If you use sleep as the standby mode for MP, the Windows desktop can appear within 3 to 5 seconds of pressing the power button on the remote control. Hibernation takes longer for the desktop to appear, around 45 seconds on my system. As [USER=83973]@Owlsroost[/USER] said, you can run MP on quite a modest system. My HTPC dates from 2009, and is a quad-core Intel Q6600 running Windows Vista with 3GB of RAM (a powerful processor for 2009, but a modest amount of RAM). It runs MP without problem. However, if you want to do transcoding of recordings (from one format to another), you might need more than a modest system. If you use the broadcast EPG (this is what I use), you never need to connect the HTPC to the internet (except when you install MP). If you want to use an alternative EPG (e.g. the paid-for Schedules Direct EPG), or want to use catchup services (e.g. BBC iPlayer), or want to use streaming services (e.g. Netflix), then obviously you do need to connect the HTPC to the internet. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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