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<blockquote data-quote="ichessblumen" data-source="post: 235448" data-attributes="member: 45047">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 brandCPU: Athlon X2 BE-2400 (45 W)GFX: OnboardHDD: 250 GB, 2.5&quot;TV-card: terratec cinergy s2Optical drive: Toshiba Hd-DVD ( bought in december) to be replaced by BR drivePSU: 120 W Cooler: diyHousing: diydisplay: VL-System with IR Controlcooling:as you see, the aluminum cooler fins are used as the left &quot;side-plate&quot;. i build the cooler from components i bought from conrad.de&nbsp;&nbsp; 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</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ichessblumen, post: 235448, member: 45047"] 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 [/QUOTE]

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