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<blockquote data-quote="tomtom21000" data-source="post: 19933" data-attributes="member: 10287"><p>I am pretty excited about my new HTPC <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>So I thought, I let you all know about it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.mcubed-tech.com/generell/hero-l200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue"> Situation:</span></p><p>My first HTPC was a MSI Mega 651, a nice little box for the living-room.</p><p>The one thing my wife complaint about was the noise of the box. And, allthough my tolerance was somewhat higher, had to agree to this. </p><p>(And this, allthough I had a passive graphics card and replaced the original northbridge cooler with a passive solution.)</p><p>So this box replaced my 5 year old desktop now and I moved on to my 2. generation HTPC...</p><p></p><p>Sorry, no photo of my wife´s expression,, when I told her, I bought all the new stuff only for her, because she complained about too much noise <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Goals: </span></p><p># fanless, completely quiet HTPC</p><p># enough power to allow a game like NFS Underground and to reencode dvr-ms to avi</p><p># low power consumption</p><p># good design (not decisive)</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Shopping list:: </span></p><p>HFX-Media case 295 ,- EUR</p><p>Borg HPC CPU-Heatpipe 76,- EUR</p><p>HFX Emergency fan + controller 92mm 30,- EUR</p><p>Imon VFD 16x2 85,- EUR </p><p>Silverstone fanless 300W-Power-Supply 120,- EUR</p><p>Samsung SP1614C- SATA 160 GB 80,- EUR</p><p>Asus AV8-E Deluxe (with WLAN) 105,- EUR</p><p>AMD Athlon 3500+ Venice 229,- EUR</p><p>BenQ 1640 Double Layer DVD Brenner 54,- EUR</p><p>MSI NX6600 TD - 256 MB PCI graphic-card, passive cooled 115,- EUR</p><p>DDR 3200/400- 1 GB-CL3 RAM noname 84,- EUR</p><p>sunbeam Harddrive-silencer for 5,25" 11,- EUR</p><p>and Zalman passive Northbridge Cooler 6,- EUR</p><p></p><p>Total cost: 1.278 EUR </p><p></p><p>I reused my Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 (150 EUR)</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Comment: </span></p><p>The Spinpoints are known to work very silent</p><p>The BenQ was tested by "chip" as one of the most quiet drives</p><p>I replaced the motherboard fan with a passive solution</p><p>The case fan is only for emergencies. It is at 0 rpm and only starts when the cpu reaches 60 degrees Celsius</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Assembly: </span></p><p>It was quite hard. I won´t bother you with details. I am no hardware pro. I put together the MSI, but this was prebuild with box and mb, so I had only to stuff some things in. The case has lots of space, but the order in which you build things into the case matters. I had to build everything in and out four times. Had trouble connecting the VFD and getting S3 to work. Also nearly slipped a decisive setting to get the Cool & quiet working.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Experience: </span></p><p>I think it is a very nice case. It is extremely heavy, due to the massive heatpipes. The heatpipes do get rather hot, so they seem to work good.</p><p>While using MP, the MB and CPU temp are 55 degrees Celsius. I haven´t really stressed the CPU yet. mcubed has test charts on their website for 100% cpu-usage in a similar setting.</p><p>One possible drawback is, that the case has no card slots. There is a 3,5" bay at the back where you could place a internal 3,5" card reader into. As my HFX went into a rack and I can´t get to the backside easily, this was no option for me. I connected an external card reader via usb.</p><p>And it has no front usb.</p><p></p><p>The HFX works absolutely without noise. Very nice so far. Still testing. Have it now for 3 weeks.</p><p></p><p>Feel free to place your comments</p><p></p><p>tomtom</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.123webseite.de/user/16ec1ea63c63983ef0facaa3ffac745c/images/bg/original/3_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.123webseite.de/user/16ec1ea63c63983ef0facaa3ffac745c/images/bg/original/2_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.123webseite.de/user/16ec1ea63c63983ef0facaa3ffac745c/images/bg/original/4_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Info for HFX-case:</p><p>German: <a href="http://www.mcubed-tech.com/deutsch/hfx.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mcubed-tech.com/deutsch/hfx.htm</a></p><p>English: <a href="http://www.mcubed-tech.com/eng/produkte.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mcubed-tech.com/eng/produkte.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tomtom21000, post: 19933, member: 10287"] I am pretty excited about my new HTPC :) So I thought, I let you all know about it ;) [img]http://www.mcubed-tech.com/generell/hero-l200.jpg[/img] [color=blue] Situation:[/color] My first HTPC was a MSI Mega 651, a nice little box for the living-room. The one thing my wife complaint about was the noise of the box. And, allthough my tolerance was somewhat higher, had to agree to this. (And this, allthough I had a passive graphics card and replaced the original northbridge cooler with a passive solution.) So this box replaced my 5 year old desktop now and I moved on to my 2. generation HTPC... Sorry, no photo of my wife´s expression,, when I told her, I bought all the new stuff only for her, because she complained about too much noise ;) [color=blue]Goals: [/color] # fanless, completely quiet HTPC # enough power to allow a game like NFS Underground and to reencode dvr-ms to avi # low power consumption # good design (not decisive) [color=blue]Shopping list:: [/color] HFX-Media case 295 ,- EUR Borg HPC CPU-Heatpipe 76,- EUR HFX Emergency fan + controller 92mm 30,- EUR Imon VFD 16x2 85,- EUR Silverstone fanless 300W-Power-Supply 120,- EUR Samsung SP1614C- SATA 160 GB 80,- EUR Asus AV8-E Deluxe (with WLAN) 105,- EUR AMD Athlon 3500+ Venice 229,- EUR BenQ 1640 Double Layer DVD Brenner 54,- EUR MSI NX6600 TD - 256 MB PCI graphic-card, passive cooled 115,- EUR DDR 3200/400- 1 GB-CL3 RAM noname 84,- EUR sunbeam Harddrive-silencer for 5,25" 11,- EUR and Zalman passive Northbridge Cooler 6,- EUR Total cost: 1.278 EUR I reused my Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2 (150 EUR) [color=blue]Comment: [/color] The Spinpoints are known to work very silent The BenQ was tested by "chip" as one of the most quiet drives I replaced the motherboard fan with a passive solution The case fan is only for emergencies. It is at 0 rpm and only starts when the cpu reaches 60 degrees Celsius [color=blue]Assembly: [/color] It was quite hard. I won´t bother you with details. I am no hardware pro. I put together the MSI, but this was prebuild with box and mb, so I had only to stuff some things in. The case has lots of space, but the order in which you build things into the case matters. I had to build everything in and out four times. Had trouble connecting the VFD and getting S3 to work. Also nearly slipped a decisive setting to get the Cool & quiet working. [color=blue]Experience: [/color] I think it is a very nice case. It is extremely heavy, due to the massive heatpipes. The heatpipes do get rather hot, so they seem to work good. While using MP, the MB and CPU temp are 55 degrees Celsius. I haven´t really stressed the CPU yet. mcubed has test charts on their website for 100% cpu-usage in a similar setting. One possible drawback is, that the case has no card slots. There is a 3,5" bay at the back where you could place a internal 3,5" card reader into. As my HFX went into a rack and I can´t get to the backside easily, this was no option for me. I connected an external card reader via usb. And it has no front usb. The HFX works absolutely without noise. Very nice so far. Still testing. Have it now for 3 weeks. Feel free to place your comments tomtom [img]http://www.123webseite.de/user/16ec1ea63c63983ef0facaa3ffac745c/images/bg/original/3_2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.123webseite.de/user/16ec1ea63c63983ef0facaa3ffac745c/images/bg/original/2_2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.123webseite.de/user/16ec1ea63c63983ef0facaa3ffac745c/images/bg/original/4_2.jpg[/img] Info for HFX-case: German: [url]http://www.mcubed-tech.com/deutsch/hfx.htm[/url] English: [url]http://www.mcubed-tech.com/eng/produkte.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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