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<blockquote data-quote="SweMart" data-source="post: 168699" data-attributes="member: 19249"><p>Summer is here so I thought it was a good idea to finally get rid of my old crappy piece of <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my_cooler_master_cavalier_4_htpc-t11373.html" target="_blank">junk</a>.</p><p></p><p>The choice of CPU may seem a bit retarded but since I'm a big fan of american muscle cars I went for the AMD64 X2 6000+ which consumes a whopping 125W.</p><p></p><p>Here are the specs:</p><p></p><p><strong>Hardware:</strong></p><p>- <a href="http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=lc17&area=usa" target="_blank">Silverstone LC17 case</a></p><p>- AMD64 X2 6000+ (Socket AM2)</p><p>- <a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2470" target="_blank">Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3 (motherboard)</a></p><p>- <a href="http://www.corsair.com/products/hx.aspx" target="_blank">Corsair HX 520W (PSU)</a></p><p>- <a href="http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=10&lng=en" target="_blank">Noctua NH-U9F CPU heatsink</a></p><p>- <a href="http://www.club3d.nl/index.php/products/graphics/item/287" target="_blank">Club3d ATI HD2600 Pro 512M (Passively cooled CPU)</a></p><p>- 3GB RAM</p><p>- 400GB Seagate barracuda</p><p>- NEC 13x DVD-+RW</p><p>- <a href="http://www.digital-everywhere.com/cms/en/cms_daten/html/13_09_04_11_09_11.html" target="_blank">2 * FloppyDTV-C</a></p><p>- <a href="http://www.hifiatx.com/hfx.php?lang=EN" target="_blank">mCubed HDD Slient Brackets</a></p><p>- <a href="http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=9&lng=en" target="_blank">3 * Noctua NF-R8 80mm fans</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Software:</strong></p><p>- Vista Ultimate SP1</p><p>- MP 1.0.0.0 RC2 using TVE3</p><p>- PowerDVD 8.0</p><p>- CoreAVC 1.8.0</p><p>- Latest Haali</p><p>- Latest DivX</p><p>- Latest Direct VobSub aka vsfilter</p><p>- Latest Daemon Tools</p><p></p><p><strong>Home theatre stuff:</strong></p><p>- Sony Bravia KDL-52W4000 52" LCD connected via HDMI</p><p>- Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver with built in HDMI switch(capable of DTS HD MA and DD TrueHD)</p><p>- Harman/Kardon KTS11 5.1 speakers</p><p></p><p><strong>Changelog:</strong></p><p>080922 - Today I swapped my PSU to a Corsair HX520, bloody amazing! It's even quieter than my old Zalman, it's also only 520W. Mental note: Never open the case again, it's a nightmare changing the PSU.</p><p>08XXXX - The following changes have been made:</p><p>- XP MCE 2005 out - Vista Ultimate SP1 in</p><p>- ASUS 8600GT out - Club3D HD2600 Pro in</p><p>- Old Samsung 40" LCD out - Sony KDL-52W4000 52" LCD in</p><p>- Another GB to cater for Vista</p><p>071004 - Renovated the room, new wallpaper + paint, also replaced the Yamaha with an amazing Onkyo system</p><p>070901 - Replaced my "Zalman CNPS9700 LED" with a "Noctua NH-U9F"</p><p>070901 - Mounted the HDD using mCubed Silent Brackets in a 5.25" slot</p><p>070829 - Replaced standard fans with Noctua NF-R8 fans</p><p></p><p>Note 1: Added some pictures of the mCubed HDD brackets as per several requests.</p><p>Note 2: Interesting build guide at corsair.com, they same to like the same kinda products - <a href="http://www.corsair.com/systembuild/report.aspx?report_id=358301" target="_blank">http://www.corsair.com/systembuild/report.aspx?report_id=358301</a></p><p></p><p>The wife, daugther and the dog loves it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SweMart, post: 168699, member: 19249"] Summer is here so I thought it was a good idea to finally get rid of my old crappy piece of [url=https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/my_cooler_master_cavalier_4_htpc-t11373.html]junk[/url]. The choice of CPU may seem a bit retarded but since I'm a big fan of american muscle cars I went for the AMD64 X2 6000+ which consumes a whopping 125W. Here are the specs: [b]Hardware:[/b] - [url=http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=lc17&area=usa]Silverstone LC17 case[/url] - AMD64 X2 6000+ (Socket AM2) - [url=http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2470]Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3 (motherboard)[/url] - [url=http://www.corsair.com/products/hx.aspx]Corsair HX 520W (PSU)[/url] - [url=http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=10&lng=en]Noctua NH-U9F CPU heatsink[/url] - [url=http://www.club3d.nl/index.php/products/graphics/item/287]Club3d ATI HD2600 Pro 512M (Passively cooled CPU)[/url] - 3GB RAM - 400GB Seagate barracuda - NEC 13x DVD-+RW - [url=http://www.digital-everywhere.com/cms/en/cms_daten/html/13_09_04_11_09_11.html]2 * FloppyDTV-C[/url] - [url=http://www.hifiatx.com/hfx.php?lang=EN]mCubed HDD Slient Brackets[/url] - [url=http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=9&lng=en]3 * Noctua NF-R8 80mm fans[/url] [b]Software:[/b] - Vista Ultimate SP1 - MP 1.0.0.0 RC2 using TVE3 - PowerDVD 8.0 - CoreAVC 1.8.0 - Latest Haali - Latest DivX - Latest Direct VobSub aka vsfilter - Latest Daemon Tools [b]Home theatre stuff:[/b] - Sony Bravia KDL-52W4000 52" LCD connected via HDMI - Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver with built in HDMI switch(capable of DTS HD MA and DD TrueHD) - Harman/Kardon KTS11 5.1 speakers [b]Changelog:[/b] 080922 - Today I swapped my PSU to a Corsair HX520, bloody amazing! It's even quieter than my old Zalman, it's also only 520W. Mental note: Never open the case again, it's a nightmare changing the PSU. 08XXXX - The following changes have been made: - XP MCE 2005 out - Vista Ultimate SP1 in - ASUS 8600GT out - Club3D HD2600 Pro in - Old Samsung 40" LCD out - Sony KDL-52W4000 52" LCD in - Another GB to cater for Vista 071004 - Renovated the room, new wallpaper + paint, also replaced the Yamaha with an amazing Onkyo system 070901 - Replaced my "Zalman CNPS9700 LED" with a "Noctua NH-U9F" 070901 - Mounted the HDD using mCubed Silent Brackets in a 5.25" slot 070829 - Replaced standard fans with Noctua NF-R8 fans Note 1: Added some pictures of the mCubed HDD brackets as per several requests. Note 2: Interesting build guide at corsair.com, they same to like the same kinda products - [url]http://www.corsair.com/systembuild/report.aspx?report_id=358301[/url] The wife, daugther and the dog loves it! [/QUOTE]
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