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<blockquote data-quote="Blue Energy" data-source="post: 734917" data-attributes="member: 109162">Hi Everyone,I'm finally back!&nbsp; The machine is built and I'm here in my recliner watching it display on my LCD TV while I write this entry.&nbsp; It took much longer than I had anticipated to completely get it done.&nbsp; One of the problems was the SATA2 glitch in Intel's newest chipset.&nbsp; Plus, I changed CPU coolers as well.&nbsp; I ultimately built this machine several times.&nbsp; But, it's working great now - and it's completely silent (or, anyway, I can't hear it - which is silent enough) and I believe it will have more than enough power to do what I want it to.&nbsp; While I was doing all of this I didn't keep up with what was happening in the old thread.&nbsp; I've finally finished reading it and now this new one too.&nbsp; What I think I gather is that if you want to run a couple of HDPVRs, or a pair of some combination of that and/or Colossus, the best thing to do is wait until a new version of MP comes out.&nbsp; How long a wait is required do you think?Here's a second question - how much space is required for time-shifting?&nbsp; The reason I ask is that I planned for a 64GB SSD for Windows 7 Pro 64 plus time shifting - and a terabyte 7,200 rpm drive for everything else.&nbsp; Or, anyway, that was my idea.&nbsp; But Windows 7 is really bigger than I had imagined it could possibly be, plus some software insists on installing to C: rather than D: where I'd planned for it to go.&nbsp; Already there's only 27 GB left on the SSD.&nbsp; In the worst case scenario, how much do I need for time shifting?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue Energy, post: 734917, member: 109162"] Hi Everyone, I'm finally back! The machine is built and I'm here in my recliner watching it display on my LCD TV while I write this entry. It took much longer than I had anticipated to completely get it done. One of the problems was the SATA2 glitch in Intel's newest chipset. Plus, I changed CPU coolers as well. I ultimately built this machine several times. But, it's working great now - and it's completely silent (or, anyway, I can't hear it - which is silent enough) and I believe it will have more than enough power to do what I want it to. While I was doing all of this I didn't keep up with what was happening in the old thread. I've finally finished reading it and now this new one too. What I think I gather is that if you want to run a couple of HDPVRs, or a pair of some combination of that and/or Colossus, the best thing to do is wait until a new version of MP comes out. How long a wait is required do you think? Here's a second question - how much space is required for time-shifting? The reason I ask is that I planned for a 64GB SSD for Windows 7 Pro 64 plus time shifting - and a terabyte 7,200 rpm drive for everything else. Or, anyway, that was my idea. But Windows 7 is really bigger than I had imagined it could possibly be, plus some software insists on installing to C: rather than D: where I'd planned for it to go. Already there's only 27 GB left on the SSD. In the worst case scenario, how much do I need for time shifting? [/QUOTE]

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