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MythTV box specs

August 22, 2005 Posted by mitch | mythtv, technology | 0 Comments

Well... I completed a rough set of specs for a MythTV box. Processor/Mobo combo probably will change, and possibly the hard drive sizes. Currently I've listed one 40GB drive for the OS and a set of drives from 160GB to 350GB for the media drive (currently will only run one). Setup in a logical volume so future expansion is possible. This box would remain a MythTV box, and probably migrated into just a backend eventually. (this makes a difference for the type of hardware used). The rough estimate is ~$750 for the box. There are some areas I didn't skimp on the price of the parts. The power supply being one of them.

MythTV Box:
-Case
Name: Lian Li PC-60BPlus Black Computer Case
Price: $129.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112078

-Power Supply
Name: SeaSonic S12-430 430W Power Supply
Price: $99.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151023

-Hard Drive
--OS (may not be needed... probably will have spare for OS)
Name: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST340014A 40GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 - OEM
Price: $53.50
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148013
--Media
Name: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 - OEM
Price: $165.25
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148064
---OR
--Media
Name: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 - OEM
Price: $112.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065
---OR
--Media
Name: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3160827AS 160GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache Serial ATA150 - OEM
Price: $89.25
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148034

-DVD Drive
--Using one just pulled out of Desktop

-Memory
Name: pqi POWER Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 (PC 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
Price: $74.99
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141225

-Motherboard
Name: GIGABYTE GA-7VT600P-RZ ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Price: $47.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128281

-Processor
Name: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 400MHz FSB Socket A Processor - OEM
Price: $105.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103394

-Heatsink_Fan
Name: ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail
Price: $47.99
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118115

-Video Card
Name: MSI FX5200-TD128LF Geforce FX5200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
Price: $38.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127181

-Video Capture Card
Name: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 500 MCE White box WinTV-PVR-500MCE Windows XP Media Center Edition - Retail
Price: $138.00
Url: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815116628