I'm getting fed up with my Aopen EZ-18 that I use for my media PC; the stock HSF sucks (I'm always getting the overheat alarm and having to power off) so I'm looking to replace it.
Option 1 is to replace the HSF, don't think this will be viable given the room in the case, but if anyone has done this then suggestions are welcome.
Option 2 is a new case. Preferably Socket A again so I can keep all the same bits, decent stock HSF, onboard gfx, net, sound, and two PCI slots (I want toadd a second tuner). It needs to look half decent and be reasonably quiet as it sits in my lounge next to the tv.
Any suggestions? I gather shuttle's have pretty good cooling and although I've always steared away from them because of price, I guess getting a Socket A box means ebay so any suggestion is a good one!
Edit/Update
Just found out I can get an SFF from a colleague for free to keep me going, so any new one I buy now must have 2 x PCI. I'm also open to mini-tower solutions assuming they look nice.
I know 2 x PCI on an SFF is a tall order.
Ta.
Option 1 is to replace the HSF, don't think this will be viable given the room in the case, but if anyone has done this then suggestions are welcome.
Option 2 is a new case. Preferably Socket A again so I can keep all the same bits, decent stock HSF, onboard gfx, net, sound, and two PCI slots (I want toadd a second tuner). It needs to look half decent and be reasonably quiet as it sits in my lounge next to the tv.
Any suggestions? I gather shuttle's have pretty good cooling and although I've always steared away from them because of price, I guess getting a Socket A box means ebay so any suggestion is a good one!
Edit/Update
Just found out I can get an SFF from a colleague for free to keep me going, so any new one I buy now must have 2 x PCI. I'm also open to mini-tower solutions assuming they look nice.
I know 2 x PCI on an SFF is a tall order.Ta.
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