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<blockquote data-quote="elconejito" data-source="post: 102739" data-attributes="member: 12592"><p>Hello all,</p><p></p><p>I used to post here pretty frequently until those silly things such as work got in the way. Anyway, I decided to build a new media PC from (almost) scratch and install Mediaportal on it. I previously had MP installed on my desktop PC and that worked fine for a long time, but I found myself leaving the computer on almost all the time to either record or compress recordings. And quite frankly that computer was pretty loud and I could hear it and see it (blue LEDs) from my bedroom.</p><p></p><p>So I started on a mission to build a new dedicated MP box that would stay on 24/7 and do so quietly and reliably. WAF isn't an issue since its just me for now so i can afford to tinker a bit.</p><p></p><p>Here is a list of what's inside:</p><p></p><p><strong>Motherboard: </strong>DFI RS482 Infinity</p><p>VGA, DVI, and TV-out (S-Video, composite, or component depending on cable), 7.1 surround audio or digital optical passthrough. DX9 capable with shared memory.</p><p><strong>CPU: </strong>AMD Athlon 64 3200+</p><p><strong>HSF: </strong>Zalman CNPS7000B Aluminum/Copper</p><p><strong>RAM: </strong>*1GB Corsair XMS DDR400 (2x512mb)</p><p><strong>HD: </strong>Samsung 320GB Spinpoint T Series HD321KJ</p><p><strong>DVD: </strong>NEC ND-3550A 16x IDE DVD Burner</p><p><strong>TV Card: </strong>*Hauppage PVR-150MCE</p><p><strong>NIC: </strong>*Linksys WMP54Gv4 Wireless card</p><p><strong>PSU: </strong>Dynapower 300W</p><p><strong>Remote: </strong>MCE US Version</p><p></p><p>* = parts reused from old computer</p><p></p><p>All of this is in a cheapo $30 case for now until I get all the kinks worked out. Then I may or may not move it to a nicer case. It is also attached to a small 15" LCD I have lying around for testing before I hook it up to my TV.</p><p></p><p>For anyone who is interested in the "long story" I have it on my blog where I have plenty of photos of the parts and more details on my selection process. (Warning, in case you haven't noticed I can be a bit long-winded)</p><p><a href="http://www.harvsworld.com/?p=166" target="_blank">harvsworld.com</a></p><p></p><p>Any comments and suggestions are welcome, as I mentioned this is a work in progress so I'm all for trying out software or even hardware (budget permitting).</p><p></p><p>A question to those people with a dedicated box regarding how you "manage" the TV? By that I mean, is your PC off or suspended all day until its needed? Is the TV on the whole time that the PC is on? I use a settop box so MP will have to tune channels and potentially turn on the TV when I'm not home or worse, when I'm asleep. So I'm not sure how to handle that...</p><p></p><p>I will mention a bit of a headache I had with this particular motherboard (which has all the makings of a great HTPC board). I kept getting crashes and BSOD which I just could not figure out. Long story short it ended up that I needed to increase the voltage to memory to 2.7V from stock 2.6V. I've been running it that way for a day and a half now while running Prime95 so i think that is the cure, just in case that helps anybody else.</p><p></p><p>I'll post here again once I've gotten MP installed and running in a few days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elconejito, post: 102739, member: 12592"] Hello all, I used to post here pretty frequently until those silly things such as work got in the way. Anyway, I decided to build a new media PC from (almost) scratch and install Mediaportal on it. I previously had MP installed on my desktop PC and that worked fine for a long time, but I found myself leaving the computer on almost all the time to either record or compress recordings. And quite frankly that computer was pretty loud and I could hear it and see it (blue LEDs) from my bedroom. So I started on a mission to build a new dedicated MP box that would stay on 24/7 and do so quietly and reliably. WAF isn't an issue since its just me for now so i can afford to tinker a bit. Here is a list of what's inside: [B]Motherboard: [/B]DFI RS482 Infinity VGA, DVI, and TV-out (S-Video, composite, or component depending on cable), 7.1 surround audio or digital optical passthrough. DX9 capable with shared memory. [B]CPU: [/B]AMD Athlon 64 3200+ [B]HSF: [/B]Zalman CNPS7000B Aluminum/Copper [B]RAM: [/B]*1GB Corsair XMS DDR400 (2x512mb) [B]HD: [/B]Samsung 320GB Spinpoint T Series HD321KJ [B]DVD: [/B]NEC ND-3550A 16x IDE DVD Burner [B]TV Card: [/B]*Hauppage PVR-150MCE [B]NIC: [/B]*Linksys WMP54Gv4 Wireless card [B]PSU: [/B]Dynapower 300W [B]Remote: [/B]MCE US Version * = parts reused from old computer All of this is in a cheapo $30 case for now until I get all the kinks worked out. Then I may or may not move it to a nicer case. It is also attached to a small 15" LCD I have lying around for testing before I hook it up to my TV. For anyone who is interested in the "long story" I have it on my blog where I have plenty of photos of the parts and more details on my selection process. (Warning, in case you haven't noticed I can be a bit long-winded) [url=http://www.harvsworld.com/?p=166]harvsworld.com[/url] Any comments and suggestions are welcome, as I mentioned this is a work in progress so I'm all for trying out software or even hardware (budget permitting). A question to those people with a dedicated box regarding how you "manage" the TV? By that I mean, is your PC off or suspended all day until its needed? Is the TV on the whole time that the PC is on? I use a settop box so MP will have to tune channels and potentially turn on the TV when I'm not home or worse, when I'm asleep. So I'm not sure how to handle that... I will mention a bit of a headache I had with this particular motherboard (which has all the makings of a great HTPC board). I kept getting crashes and BSOD which I just could not figure out. Long story short it ended up that I needed to increase the voltage to memory to 2.7V from stock 2.6V. I've been running it that way for a day and a half now while running Prime95 so i think that is the cure, just in case that helps anybody else. I'll post here again once I've gotten MP installed and running in a few days. [/QUOTE]
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