Since you need three slots, that means micro-atx or bigger. I would guess just about any micro-atx or bigger case can handle three 3.5" drives and an ssd.
Cases with 120mm fans (or bigger) are going to be more quiet than cases with smaller fans. Same applies to power supplies. Get a gold or platinum efficiency power supply.
The fact you may be recording quite a few streams from TV tuners and home surveillance tells me you need probably a quad core cpu. Personally I would use an i5. The newer the cpu, the more efficient.
Replacing the motherboard and CPU with a later generation board with integrated passive CPU.
That would help especially since you currently have a 53W cpu.
Removing the 2 x 2GB sticks - is any more than 8GB really needed?
I guess one stick would use a little less power but you lose speed since you don't have dual channel memory anymore.
Buying a smaller case and using a single exhaust fan only.
You don't need a smaller case to do that.
Replacing the PSU with a silent and more efficient PICO power supply.
You have a gold power supply now. You wouldn't gain that much going to the PICO. Those things generate a lot of heat as well.
I assume that 12GB was overkill to begin with.
It might be but I don't know how much ram is used when recording from the tuners.
It is very encouraging that you think a mobo/CPU is the way to go - now all I need to do is find one that has at least 4 Sata ports, a PCI slot and two PCIe slots - a tall order but it must exist out there.
The board really isn't the issue. The cpu is the big issue. Just look for a lower wattage cpu.
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