I'd recommend looking at the Antec Take 3 (3U rackmount).
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=94003
They're extremely quiet, rack mountable, and use regular hight PCI cards, so
that you don't need any screwy riser cards for your motherboard.
later,
Steve
On 1/17/07, Larry Troxler <lt@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
> Hey all, it's that wonderful time where I'm picking components for a new
> music machine. It would mostly be used at home, but occasionally taken
> to rehearsalls and gigs, where it would function as a synthesizer.
>
> At first I was looking at rackmounts, say 2U, but got a bit concerned
> about how quiet they could be made.
>
> I then found this:
>
> http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15738
>
> It looks super, and has got good reviews with respect to quietness, and
> apparently there is a driver for the LCD display, which will come in
> handy for using it as a gig synth; I suppose I will look for some sort
> of USB button panel that also has Linux support.
>
> From the dimensions, it seems that it would fit into a 19 inch rack. So
> I wonder if I could buy or fashion some brackets so that I could put it
> into a rack when needed.
>
> I would get a single quiet hard drive, and try 64 studio, but this time
> I'll remember to set aside a couple of blank partitions in case I want
> to try another distro later.
>
> My main problem is deciding on a motherboard. I've been an AMD fan and
> I'm not quite ready yet to go back to Intel, even though I've read that
> the new Intel dual core is really giving AMD some competition. And since
> that case only fits a micro ATX motherboard, and since it seems like the
> AM2 socket is the way to go, it sort of limits my choices. And my main
> concern is with the on-board video. I am not interested at all in good
> quality video or 3D accel, but instead my priority is to pick a chipset
> that provides the least hassle in Linux, and is not disruptive with
> real-time operation.
>
> This is what New Egg has to offer:
>
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010200022+1070921489+1075707619&Subcategory=22&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=
>
> It looks then, like the video choices are Nvidia GeForce 6100, Nvidia
> GeForce 6150, VIA K8M800, VIA K8M890, and ATI Radeon XPress 1150.
>
> So, if anyone has suggestions on which of these might be best, it would
> be nice to hear.
>
> I could of course throw in an older video card if that turns out to be
> better, but I am hoping to avoid that so as not to use up another slot
> on the micro ATX board.
>
> Larry Troxler
>
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