[ichessblumen]

hello enthusiasts,

after finishing the last project one year before and the made experiences i decided to built a new htpc.... fully passive.

here we go with the components:

mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H, UVD for 1080p ( just ordered, expected delivery date 29th,february 2008)
RAM: 2GIG DDR 2 800 any brand
CPU: Athlon X2 BE-2400 (45 W)
GFX: Onboard
HDD: 250 GB, 2.5"
TV-card: terratec cinergy s2
Optical drive: Toshiba Hd-DVD ( bought in december) to be replaced by BR drive
PSU: 120 W
Cooler: diy
Housing: diy
display: VL-System with IR Control

cooling:
as you see, the aluminum cooler fins are used as the left "side-plate". i build the cooler from components i bought from conrad.de the right side-plate is also composed of this 0,3 mm fins. the top plate has a aluminum mesh.
due to this composition i'll have a good air vent in the housing (hope so).

as soon as i will have the motherboard i'm going to build a dummy enclosure from reinforced cardboard to get the exact measurements for the aluminum front-plate.

the vfd-display needs to get stripped. i want to hide it behind a transparent plexi.

i'll keep ya posted.
ieb