Posts by revlimiter

Hey thanks for the info. I found a Apex DM-387 case for the same price (plus the cost of shipping + return shipping on the mITX case) but oh well, I can live with that. I think in the end the mATX HTPC case will be a better choice...

I purchased the following, without really doing enough research on sizing. It has now occurred to me, will this motherboard fit? FM2-A75MA-E35 http://www.msi.com/product/mb/FM2-A75MA-E35.html Inside the following case? APEX...

http://www.apextechusa.com/products.asp?pID=171 Will I need to purchase a bracket in order to have my 64GB Crucial M4 SSD in this HTPC case? There are some HDD / SSD brackets that come included with my Corsair Carbide Series 500R case...

I purchased the following hardware for my HTPC build: AMD A6-5400K Apex MI-008 mITX Case w/250PSU MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 And I am also using the following hardware that I already have at hand: 64GB Crucial M4 SSD for my boot drive Toshiba...

Quote:Originally Posted by Broseidon Yes. There's a huge difference between the Atom and an i3. Good to know... I have narrowed it down to these two CPUs with integrated graphcis now. Which one is better for HTPC playback in 1080p...

Any recommendations for best bang for buck motherboard with a HTPC running a AMD FM2 on Windows 8 with XBMC? Also, can I run Netflix on this build through XBMC Frodo or should I switch to Plex for doing that even better? I would like...

I have an Acer Aspire Revo 1600 with 4GB of RAM running XBMC in Windows 8, and I am looking at putting together the following build to replace it for my HTPC: Gigabyte H77N Kingston KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G 16GB Kit 2X8GB 1600MHz Intel Core...

Looking for a good HTPC case, preferably something with a power supply built in. Any suggestions? Thanks,

Thanks, Will there be any big improvements going with i7 over i3?

I am looking to build a new HTPC using a GA-Z77N-WIFI motherboard. Does anybody have any recommendations for something that will run XBMC without any issues? I will be running XBMC and will most likely purchase 2x8GB sticks of memory...