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<blockquote data-quote="achappey" data-source="post: 147666" data-attributes="member: 28396">Why not use two equal hdd's and put them in raid 0? Noise level will be the same but disk throughput will be much higher! I also can recommend the zalman heatpipe hdd coolers to reduce the noise level of the hdd's to minimum!<img src="http://maxi.diggi.sk/?Mode=Bin&amp;StiPLPictStiId=49339" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Also too consider if you're planning to switch to digital tv in a (short) period: 2x 150mce card instead of 1x 500mce to connect two set-top boxes.[edit]I would really consider too choose separate audio card (x-fi), since audio is (one of the) main features of the htpc i would not cut budget on that. Difference is really noticeable with onboard solutions, especially with good speakers/receiver combi. Why is quad core support needed anyway in a htpc? E6600 does have enough calculating power for all htpc functions nowadays and the years until p5w is antique... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="achappey, post: 147666, member: 28396"] Why not use two equal hdd's and put them in raid 0? Noise level will be the same but disk throughput will be much higher! I also can recommend the zalman heatpipe hdd coolers to reduce the noise level of the hdd's to minimum! [IMG]http://maxi.diggi.sk/?Mode=Bin&StiPLPictStiId=49339[/IMG] Also too consider if you're planning to switch to digital tv in a (short) period: 2x 150mce card instead of 1x 500mce to connect two set-top boxes. [edit] I would really consider too choose separate audio card (x-fi), since audio is (one of the) main features of the htpc i would not cut budget on that. Difference is really noticeable with onboard solutions, especially with good speakers/receiver combi. Why is quad core support needed anyway in a htpc? E6600 does have enough calculating power for all htpc functions nowadays and the years until p5w is antique... ;) [/QUOTE]

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