How cool is your HTPC setup? I love showing off my setup!

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Asmodeus

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#567363 11-Jan-2012 14:08

Asmodeus: Silverstone Crown CW02 case
Asus P5Q-L main board
Intel Dual core E8400 3.0GHz CPU
Thermalright Ultra120-Extreme Passive CPU Cooler
Blackgold BTG3540 6in1 TV Tuner & Hauppauge PVR-150 MCE Edition
Asus EN9600GT-Silent Passive GPU
4GB Supertalent DDR2 800 RAM
64GB SSD for OS
1TB TV recording
6 TB for media library
LiteOn DH-401S BD/DVD/CD reader
Corsair HX-520w PSU
1 single Noctua Silent Case fan
Logitech diNovo Bluetooth Media Desktop
Logitech Harmony 785 Universal Remote
Logitech Wireless Rumblepad 2
Customised Windows 7 Media Center x64, Customised MediaBrowser & Arcsoft Total Media Theatre
Pioneer amp & 42" Panasonic LCD TV (can't remember model numbers)
5.1 JBW speakers w/ Sony sub
Silver Pace Sky decoder w/IR blaster

Fair bit of that kit is quite old now, but is still working fine so no need to fix it if it aint broke. Swapping the OS & software to an SSD was a win though.

Will upgrade some more once I have bought a new TV.

Would never go back to not having an HTPC...

Just upgraded this TV to a 51" plasma.

Loving it

Nety

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#567413 11-Jan-2012 15:42

I used to have one of those Sony subs you have tucked away there.. I stuffed it full of pillow filling which improved it somewhat.

Media centre PC - Case Silverstone LC16M with 2 X 80mm AcoustiFan DustPROOF, MOBO Gigabyte MA785GT-UD3H, CPU AMD X2 240 under volted, RAM 4 Gig DDR3 1033, HDD 120Gig System/512Gig data, Tuners 2 X Hauppauge HVR-3000, 1 X HVR-2200, Video Palit GT 220, Sound Realtek 886A HD (onboard), Optical LiteOn DH-401S Blue-ray using TotalMedia Theatre Power Corsair VX Series, 450W ATX PSU OS Windows 7 x64

Asmodeus

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#567914 12-Jan-2012 13:42

Nety: I used to have one of those Sony subs you have tucked away there.. I stuffed it full of pillow filling which improved it somewhat.

Cheers, might give that a whirl

wazza15

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#594269 12-Mar-2012 17:43

Just wanted to show my HTPC spec's. Ill try post a photo this weekend.

Im using Windows 7 MCE as my front end along with mediabrowser, tvlibrary, musicbrowser & Google TV spotlight plugins.

HTPC Specs:
ASROCK Vision 3D 241B HTPC
Intel i5-2410M Mobile Sandy Bridge Processor
Mobile Intel HM65 Express chipset
NVIDIA GeForce GT540M Graphics
SSD 2.5" SATA 60G HDD for Windows 7 OS"
2.5 SATA 750GB HDD for recorded TV
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
Slot-In 3D Blue Ray Combo Drive - using CyberLink PowerDVD 12
"TwinStar" Dual DVB-T 3D AVerMedia TV Tuner
32GB Echo ZX falsh memory card for "Live TV Buffer recording"
7.1 CH HD Audio with THX TruStudio

It is extremely quiet and low on power consumption. I love the fact that it is a purpose built barebones MINI HTPC case. It looks real good in the AV cabinet.

blur

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#594277 12-Mar-2012 18:01

Do you mean that you have custome made your case? If so would love to see a photo!

My HTPC - Case Antec Fusion Remote, MOBO Intel DH67BLB3, CPU Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz, RAM 8GB DDR3 1333, HDD 120Gig Corsair Force Series 3 SSD system | WD Caviar Black 2TB data, Tuners Black Gold BGT3595 dual DVB-S/S2, dual DVB-T, Video nVIDIA GeForce GT 520, 1024MB, Sound Intel® High Definition Audio (onboard), OS Windows 7 x64

beaverusiv

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#594422 13-Mar-2012 01:11

He means the premade box he has:

blur

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Ultimate Geek

#594442 13-Mar-2012 08:14

Oh right - quickly scanning the list I thought that was the motherboard!

Who resells these cases in NZ?

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Azzura

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#594447 13-Mar-2012 08:38

Got one of these in from Canada (couldn't find anyone selling these in NZ).

Model    ZBOX-AD02-U
Chipset    AMD M1 Chipset
Cooler Type    Fan (Single Slot)
CPU Socket    N/A (Integrated CPU)
Dimensions    7.40in x 7.40in x 1.73in - 188mm x 188mm x 44mm
Form Factor    No
FSB    No
Memory Size    Up to 8GB
Memory Slots    2x 204-pin SO-DIMM
Memory Type    DDR3 1066 SO-DIMM
Onboard Audio    Onboard analog stereo high-definition audio/7.1-Channel LPCM digital audio (HDMI)/Optical Digital S/PDIF audio
Onboard LAN    10/100/1000Mbps, Wifi 802.11n/g/b (300Mbps)
Onboard Video    AMD Radeon™ HD 6310

Been playing with it...and it is dead quiet and uses 10-20Watts.

blur

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#594449 13-Mar-2012 08:41

wazza15: Just wanted to show my HTPC spec's. Ill try post a photo this weekend.

Im using Windows 7 MCE as my front end along with mediabrowser, tvlibrary, musicbrowser & Google TV spotlight plugins.

HTPC Specs:
ASROCK Vision 3D 241B HTPC
Intel i5-2410M Mobile Sandy Bridge Processor
Mobile Intel HM65 Express chipset
NVIDIA GeForce GT540M Graphics
SSD 2.5" SATA 60G HDD for Windows 7 OS"
2.5 SATA 750GB HDD for recorded TV
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
Slot-In 3D Blue Ray Combo Drive - using CyberLink PowerDVD 12
"TwinStar" Dual DVB-T 3D AVerMedia TV Tuner
32GB Echo ZX falsh memory card for "Live TV Buffer recording"
7.1 CH HD Audio with THX TruStudio

It is extremely quiet and low on power consumption. I love the fact that it is a purpose built barebones MINI HTPC case. It looks real good in the AV cabinet.

Is there room in the case for a low-profile PCI-e card, or do you use external USB tuners?

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