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<blockquote data-quote="petsa" data-source="post: 181782" data-attributes="member: 29962"><p>Hi!</p><p></p><p>Since I've almost finished my second HTPC I thought I'd share what parts I've used and how I configured it. </p><p></p><p>Here is the parts list:</p><p></p><p>- Chassi, Antec Fusion (v1) with VFD. Comes with a 430W PSU</p><p>- MoBo, Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD. mATX with DDR2, integrated optical out, HDMI, and support for LGA775</p><p>- CPU, Intel C2D E6600, 2.4GHz</p><p>- RAM, Corsair TWIN2X 6400, DDR2, 2GB</p><p>- HDD, 2x Samsung 500GB, 1x Maxtor 300 GB (boot)</p><p>- Chassi fans, replaced Antec's TriCooler with 2x Noctua S12-1200</p><p>- CPU cooling, Scythe Mini Ninja</p><p>- CPU fan, replaced the boxed fan with Noctua R8</p><p>- Keyboard&mouse, Logitech diNovo Bluetooth</p><p>- Sound, Logitech Z-5500</p><p>- Remote, MCE with blaster</p><p>- TVcard, Terratec 2400i for DVB-T</p><p>- TV, Video7 32" with DVI. Has a 1366x768 resolution.</p><p></p><p>Software</p><p></p><p>- MP 0.2.3.0 RC2 with latest SVN</p><p>- TV3E 0.2.3.0 with latest SVN</p><p>- MCE replacement driver for remote</p><p>- Video codec, ffdshow</p><p>- h263 codec, ffdshow</p><p>- Audio codec, AC3filter with passthrough for AC97 etc</p><p>- Skin, Project Mayhem III</p><p>- EPG, webepg from the Swedish server dagenstv.com</p><p>- LCDSmartie to drive the VFD</p><p>- MP Web Interface (MWI), to schedule recordings from remote. Still in beta but works pretty well already.</p><p></p><p>It has taken a bit of work but right now the system is both stable and easy to use. I'm quite proud of a system that is very quiet and has a high WAF ;-)</p><p></p><p>The main problem was with the TV-card I used to have, Twinhan 3040. Because I want the systems to go into S3 standby the card f****d up after each resume. After a lot of reading on this forum and elsewhere I realized this had to do with the card being USB-based (even if it plugs into a PCI slot). Some of them can not properly handle S3 standby. The Terratec card is PCIE based and has worked flawless since I installed it.</p><p></p><p>I have not done a lot of tweaking to the system but I used to use PowerDVD codecs. Had some issues and works much better with ffdshow.</p><p></p><p>The CPU cooler from Scythe has been a really nice piece of cooler. It fits so nicely in the Fusion and keeps the CPU very cool. The Noctua fans are quiet as a whisper (use the LNA mode) so the PC is barely audible from 1m away. The CPU fan runs at full speed but is still very quite.</p><p></p><p>I use the MCE replacement driver and plugin to handle inputs from the remote. The blasters that comes with the receiver I use to turn on/off TV and sound system. So cool to have only one remote to control all this ;-)</p><p></p><p>The diNovo is thin as a leaf and with Bluetooth I can use it from the sofa without any problems. Had previously the version without Bluetooth and had some issues when the distance to the receiver became to long.</p><p></p><p>I am considering to buy a Asus 8600GT Silent to get more power for HDTV decoding but already now with the E6600 I get stutterfree h264 decoding. The other issue with the intergrated ATI X1250 graphics is that there is some flaw in the driver that causes it to use a lot of CPU cycles when in BasicHome.</p><p></p><p>The only remaining issue I have is that WOL (Wake-On-Lan) does not work with the MoBo. This has been reported to Abit but nothing done so far. Ideally I would like to enable this to be able to access MWI also when the computer is in standby. I travel a bit so it would be cool to login, schedule some recordings, and then the HTPC goes back to S3 again.</p><p></p><p>That's it! Took a while to get all bits'n pieces together but once it is there it works nicely. If you have any questions, please send me a PM or reply to this thread.</p><p></p><p>/Peter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="petsa, post: 181782, member: 29962"] Hi! Since I've almost finished my second HTPC I thought I'd share what parts I've used and how I configured it. Here is the parts list: - Chassi, Antec Fusion (v1) with VFD. Comes with a 430W PSU - MoBo, Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD. mATX with DDR2, integrated optical out, HDMI, and support for LGA775 - CPU, Intel C2D E6600, 2.4GHz - RAM, Corsair TWIN2X 6400, DDR2, 2GB - HDD, 2x Samsung 500GB, 1x Maxtor 300 GB (boot) - Chassi fans, replaced Antec's TriCooler with 2x Noctua S12-1200 - CPU cooling, Scythe Mini Ninja - CPU fan, replaced the boxed fan with Noctua R8 - Keyboard&mouse, Logitech diNovo Bluetooth - Sound, Logitech Z-5500 - Remote, MCE with blaster - TVcard, Terratec 2400i for DVB-T - TV, Video7 32" with DVI. Has a 1366x768 resolution. Software - MP 0.2.3.0 RC2 with latest SVN - TV3E 0.2.3.0 with latest SVN - MCE replacement driver for remote - Video codec, ffdshow - h263 codec, ffdshow - Audio codec, AC3filter with passthrough for AC97 etc - Skin, Project Mayhem III - EPG, webepg from the Swedish server dagenstv.com - LCDSmartie to drive the VFD - MP Web Interface (MWI), to schedule recordings from remote. Still in beta but works pretty well already. It has taken a bit of work but right now the system is both stable and easy to use. I'm quite proud of a system that is very quiet and has a high WAF ;-) The main problem was with the TV-card I used to have, Twinhan 3040. Because I want the systems to go into S3 standby the card f****d up after each resume. After a lot of reading on this forum and elsewhere I realized this had to do with the card being USB-based (even if it plugs into a PCI slot). Some of them can not properly handle S3 standby. The Terratec card is PCIE based and has worked flawless since I installed it. I have not done a lot of tweaking to the system but I used to use PowerDVD codecs. Had some issues and works much better with ffdshow. The CPU cooler from Scythe has been a really nice piece of cooler. It fits so nicely in the Fusion and keeps the CPU very cool. The Noctua fans are quiet as a whisper (use the LNA mode) so the PC is barely audible from 1m away. The CPU fan runs at full speed but is still very quite. I use the MCE replacement driver and plugin to handle inputs from the remote. The blasters that comes with the receiver I use to turn on/off TV and sound system. So cool to have only one remote to control all this ;-) The diNovo is thin as a leaf and with Bluetooth I can use it from the sofa without any problems. Had previously the version without Bluetooth and had some issues when the distance to the receiver became to long. I am considering to buy a Asus 8600GT Silent to get more power for HDTV decoding but already now with the E6600 I get stutterfree h264 decoding. The other issue with the intergrated ATI X1250 graphics is that there is some flaw in the driver that causes it to use a lot of CPU cycles when in BasicHome. The only remaining issue I have is that WOL (Wake-On-Lan) does not work with the MoBo. This has been reported to Abit but nothing done so far. Ideally I would like to enable this to be able to access MWI also when the computer is in standby. I travel a bit so it would be cool to login, schedule some recordings, and then the HTPC goes back to S3 again. That's it! Took a while to get all bits'n pieces together but once it is there it works nicely. If you have any questions, please send me a PM or reply to this thread. /Peter [/QUOTE]
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