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<blockquote data-quote="lsandini" data-source="post: 235402" data-attributes="member: 27840">Hello there,Having received all the components I initially ordered, I am getting ready to install them and start configuring. I count on you experienced people to comment this project.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Case&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Silverstone SUGO SG02W, no window, no extra fans (?)PSU&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SilverStone Element ST50EF-Plus Short CablesMobo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Abit F190HD (Radeon Xpress 1250, HDMI)CPU&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Core2Duo E4600Cooler&nbsp; &nbsp; Silverstone Nitrogon SST-NT06 LiteRAM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2X1GBHDD&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; WD Scorpio 2.5&quot; (160GB, laptop hdd, SATA)DVD&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ... mmhh, not decided yetDVB-C&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FloppyDTVSoft&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Windows XP, MP latest stableAmp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Harman &amp; Kardon AVR-235Loudsp&nbsp;&nbsp; BOSE&nbsp; Acoustimass 5 whiteTV&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Philips 32&quot; PF5320 (1368x766)It's a &quot;low-end&quot; machine, the purpose of which being that of getting rid of the external DVD player, DVB-C box and many remotes. Also playing some 720p files would be nice, no need for 1080 or a bigger screen for now. The TV is already wall-mounted, and the BOSE system installed and connected to the Amp, through which I currently play my DVDs and music. The little white box will be the last addition. Maybe I'll stick to the HK DVD31 for playing my DVDs and music, and add a BR/HD-DVD drive in the snowhite box later.As you see, no extra graphic board or soundcard, I am planning to use the mobo's integrated components. Also the HDD is quite &quot;minimal&quot;, but I'll use the gigabit ethernet network in our house for storage and mounting virtual DVDs.I am a bit anxious to see/hear the Silverstone PSU in action. The case is short, so a longer PSU won't fit if I have an optical drive. Since I haven't included one, I could put in there a Bequiet PSU, but that's fine tuning at this point. Modding the PSU by changing the fan is a second option if I need an optical drive in there anyway.I'll include pics as the machine is assembled and running in a few days.Lorenzo</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lsandini, post: 235402, member: 27840"] Hello there, Having received all the components I initially ordered, I am getting ready to install them and start configuring. I count on you experienced people to comment this project. :D Case Silverstone SUGO SG02W, no window, no extra fans (?) PSU SilverStone Element ST50EF-Plus Short Cables Mobo Abit F190HD (Radeon Xpress 1250, HDMI) CPU Core2Duo E4600 Cooler Silverstone Nitrogon SST-NT06 Lite RAM 2X1GB HDD WD Scorpio 2.5" (160GB, laptop hdd, SATA) DVD ... mmhh, not decided yet DVB-C FloppyDTV Soft Windows XP, MP latest stable Amp Harman & Kardon AVR-235 Loudsp BOSE Acoustimass 5 white TV Philips 32" PF5320 (1368x766) It's a "low-end" machine, the purpose of which being that of getting rid of the external DVD player, DVB-C box and many remotes. Also playing some 720p files would be nice, no need for 1080 or a bigger screen for now. The TV is already wall-mounted, and the BOSE system installed and connected to the Amp, through which I currently play my DVDs and music. The little white box will be the last addition. Maybe I'll stick to the HK DVD31 for playing my DVDs and music, and add a BR/HD-DVD drive in the snowhite box later. As you see, no extra graphic board or soundcard, I am planning to use the mobo's integrated components. Also the HDD is quite "minimal", but I'll use the gigabit ethernet network in our house for storage and mounting virtual DVDs. I am a bit anxious to see/hear the Silverstone PSU in action. The case is short, so a longer PSU won't fit if I have an optical drive. Since I haven't included one, I could put in there a Bequiet PSU, but that's fine tuning at this point. Modding the PSU by changing the fan is a second option if I need an optical drive in there anyway. I'll include pics as the machine is assembled and running in a few days. Lorenzo [/QUOTE]

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