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<blockquote data-quote="PVRJunky" data-source="post: 213721" data-attributes="member: 60513">Hi there,I finally completed my HTPC. Hier are the Specs:Case:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Silverstone CW02 with iMon FrontviewPro:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 So775 BOXMoth.B:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6, X38 Power:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Seasonic S12II-430 430W ATX 2.0 Rev. 2RAM:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Corsair XMS3 KIT 2048MB PC3-10667U CL9 DDR3-1333Drive 1:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATAII ST3250410AS Drive 2:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Older 500 GB HITACHIopt. Dri:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LG GGW-H10NRB&nbsp; for Blueray reading+writing an HDDVD readingGraphics:&nbsp; &nbsp; HIS 256MB 2600XT iSilenceIII GDDR3 PCIe (no Fan)CPU-Cool:&nbsp; &nbsp; Scythe Mugen with 1 Scythe S-FLEX 800rpm 120 mm Case-Fan:&nbsp; &nbsp; Scythe S-FLEX 800rpm 120 mmRemote:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Logitech Harmony 555Keyb:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard MX something (older)TV-Card:&nbsp; &nbsp; FireDTV CableSoftware:&nbsp;&nbsp; Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 MediaPortalCyberling PowerDVD UltraFDDShowBuilding: Because of the high and big case, buliding was quite easy. (Only the huge CPU-Cooler always gives me some trouble.) The case provides high quality. Although the price is far too high. I took the case, because it fits into my cabinet and I wanted the big 120mm Fans for a noiseless HTPC.The case fan is right next to the CPU-cooler. The speed of the system-fan changes between 500 and 800 rpm depending on the temperature of the system. The airflow of the systemfan also washs around the cpu-cooler, therefore the fan of the cooler is only runnin once in a while. The only noise, if we can talk about &quot;noise&quot;, is coming from the harddisk-drives. The &quot;Suspend vibration dampening hard drive cage&quot; of the expensive case is not really working. I am thinking of hanging the harddrives loose between rubbers. Enough space would be there. In the second step I am thinking of building in only one notebook harddrive and putting a NAS in the cellar which is connected with a 1GB LAN.The optical combined HD/BD drive works great. The graphics card works perfektly together with my Toshi TV. If I watch HD I force the graphics card to 24Hz. If I watch TV I put it back to 50Hz. This is done by the Harmony 555 which also works great over the iMon tool together with MediaPortal.So overall I am quite happy with the setup. But one thing is annoying me. I can't control the system fan. And non of the tools like speedfan or the gigabyte tools are working. But the good thing: Since I can't here the Scythe 120mm Fan even if it is running with 120rpm. I don't have a problem. But i would like to have that thing under my control.....Comments are welcome. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="PVRJunky, post: 213721, member: 60513"] Hi there, I finally completed my HTPC. Hier are the Specs: Case: Silverstone CW02 with iMon Frontview Pro: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 So775 BOX Moth.B: Gigabyte GA-X38T-DQ6, X38 Power: Seasonic S12II-430 430W ATX 2.0 Rev. 2 RAM: Corsair XMS3 KIT 2048MB PC3-10667U CL9 DDR3-1333 Drive 1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATAII ST3250410AS Drive 2: Older 500 GB HITACHI opt. Dri: LG GGW-H10NRB for Blueray reading+writing an HDDVD reading Graphics: HIS 256MB 2600XT iSilenceIII GDDR3 PCIe (no Fan) CPU-Cool: Scythe Mugen with 1 Scythe S-FLEX 800rpm 120 mm Case-Fan: Scythe S-FLEX 800rpm 120 mm Remote: Logitech Harmony 555 Keyb: Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard MX something (older) TV-Card: FireDTV Cable Software: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 MediaPortal Cyberling PowerDVD Ultra FDDShow Building: Because of the high and big case, buliding was quite easy. (Only the huge CPU-Cooler always gives me some trouble.) The case provides high quality. Although the price is far too high. I took the case, because it fits into my cabinet and I wanted the big 120mm Fans for a noiseless HTPC. The case fan is right next to the CPU-cooler. The speed of the system-fan changes between 500 and 800 rpm depending on the temperature of the system. The airflow of the systemfan also washs around the cpu-cooler, therefore the fan of the cooler is only runnin once in a while. The only noise, if we can talk about "noise", is coming from the harddisk-drives. The "Suspend vibration dampening hard drive cage" of the expensive case is not really working. I am thinking of hanging the harddrives loose between rubbers. Enough space would be there. In the second step I am thinking of building in only one notebook harddrive and putting a NAS in the cellar which is connected with a 1GB LAN. The optical combined HD/BD drive works great. The graphics card works perfektly together with my Toshi TV. If I watch HD I force the graphics card to 24Hz. If I watch TV I put it back to 50Hz. This is done by the Harmony 555 which also works great over the iMon tool together with MediaPortal. So overall I am quite happy with the setup. But one thing is annoying me. I can't control the system fan. And non of the tools like speedfan or the gigabyte tools are working. But the good thing: Since I can't here the Scythe 120mm Fan even if it is running with 120rpm. I don't have a problem. But i would like to have that thing under my control..... Comments are welcome. :thx: [/QUOTE]

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