Completed Finally my HTPC is completed... (3 Viewers)

[redhawk668]

frenzy, I actually do have a case fan in my HTPC case, it's situated on the right. My CPU cooler is huge, it's a Cooler Master GeminII, and the fan is next to it, so all of the hot air gets sucked out of the case. The casefan is a CoolerMaster ultra silent 120mm fan. It doesn't run extremely hot, my idle temps are around 30 - 35 degrees celcius. Stressed temperatures are around 40 - 45 degrees. So, not really a problem . Let's say that I'm really happy with it .

craigparris1, I couldn't get a drive with a silver front, they're all black or a sort of creamy white. This one came with a changeable front panel. Black or some creamy white..... I kept the black one on the drive . I know, it kinda looks awkward. But, you can't have it all, can we? . Maybe, in the future, I'll get myself a Antec Fusion..... The 250 gb harddrive is enough for me, because I delete most of the recordings If I watched them, and I record not that much. Most of the stuff I want to keep is being put on my Linux SMB server.

 

[frenzy]

@Frenzy, I actually do have a case fan in my HTPC case, it's situated on the right. My CPU cooler is huge, it's a Cooler Master GeminII, and the fan is next to it, so all of the hot air gets sucked out of the case. The casefan is a CoolerMaster ultra silent 120mm fan. It doesn't run extremely hot, my idle temps are around 30 - 35 degrees celcius. Stressed temperatures are around 40 - 45 degrees. So, not really a problem . Let's say that I'm really happy with it .

These temps are fine for the cpu. What about the system ambient temps?

 

[redhawk668]

Ambient Temps...

System ambient temps are allright too, no problems at all.

 

[Plasma Dan]

OMG Is that CPU cooler big enough?

Only just fits

Nice job

 

[redhawk668]

Plasma Dan, My CPU cooler in my HTPC is huge, I know, I wanted silent cooling, and that's what I got! It fits in my case and that's what counts... And it keeps my AMD nicely cool, indeed. Only building my machine was a bit awkward, because I had to screw the damn thing on before I could put the mainboard in the case.

 

[redhawk668]

Little update here, I've changed some hardware things on the setup of my HTPC. I've replaced my power supply for a more silent one, it's got a nice 120 mm fan at very low rpm, it's a Recom 550 watt PSU, reasonable PSU fot it's price and quite silent, I have to put my ear on my HTPC to hear it..... And I've swapped the LG DVD writer for a Samsung DVD writer, much better. The LG made a lot of noise when playing a CD or a DVD, the Samsung is almost inaudible at this, that's what I like. I can definitely recommend the Samsung SH-S223F!