Right, decided to build a HTPC. I'm buying the cheapest possible parts for a i3 based 2TB system.
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What I was looking for..
Motherboard with 4 SATA ports and Gigabit port.
Case that matched the style of a Corsair 600T White.
PCI-E x1 port.
What I'll be doing with the build..
Mini media server, basically. Stick all my music, movies, photos, etc on it.
Decided to make the build because I want my gaming PC to be silent, or near as can be.
Using as Server PC only. G440 is useless for anything else.
Modding the case...
Spray rear of the case black.
That's it.
Cost..
€313
Photos..
Fairly basic looking ITX case. But I have plans for it. Comes with a mind blowing power supply of 150 Watts
The finish on the front plastic looks very good. Matches the steel panel colour very well.
Removed the front. Ready for spraying, almost.
All taped up. Professional as always.
Sprayed.
Fitted the Akasa silencing foam. The pack said it would fit a single tower PC. But I have enough to do the 600T also.
Put the foam on the PSU too.
Finished fitting the foam. I went over board with fitting the foam as I need this rig to be silent.
Fitted the new fan. The stock one was whiny and horrible. Tested the new one, it is completely silent.
Looking good beside the main rig.
More photos to follow as I get the parts. Rig should be done by the end of next month. Any ideas for asthetics are welcome. But not for hardware.
New stuff arrived a day ago, all in the tiny case... so here's more photos
All that's left to get..
OCZ Petrol 64GB SSD
Edited by PathOfTheRighteousMan - 5/11/12 at 10:26am
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This is the locked spec. I won't be changing it. Just to see what OCN thinks.
CPU: Intel Celeron G440
RAM: 2x 2GB AMD Entertainment Edition CL9 1600Mhz
SSD: OCZ Petrol 64GB
HDD: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB, Seagate 320GB (Both are 2.5" drives)
ODD: LG Bluray DVDRW
MoBo: MSI H61-E35
Case: SMARTTECK Mini-ITX Cube ST-A9089
CPU Cooler: Stock Intel
Fans: 80mm Noiseblocker M8-S1
PSU: OEM 150W ITX Case-included PSU
Other: ASRock PCI-E x1 SATA6G, Akasa Soundproofing, TP-Link Gigabit 5 port switch.
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit.
CPU: Intel Celeron G440
RAM: 2x 2GB AMD Entertainment Edition CL9 1600Mhz
SSD: OCZ Petrol 64GB
HDD: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB, Seagate 320GB (Both are 2.5" drives)
ODD: LG Bluray DVDRW
MoBo: MSI H61-E35
Case: SMARTTECK Mini-ITX Cube ST-A9089
CPU Cooler: Stock Intel
Fans: 80mm Noiseblocker M8-S1
PSU: OEM 150W ITX Case-included PSU
Other: ASRock PCI-E x1 SATA6G, Akasa Soundproofing, TP-Link Gigabit 5 port switch.
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit.
What I was looking for..
Motherboard with 4 SATA ports and Gigabit port.
Case that matched the style of a Corsair 600T White.
PCI-E x1 port.
What I'll be doing with the build..
Mini media server, basically. Stick all my music, movies, photos, etc on it.
Decided to make the build because I want my gaming PC to be silent, or near as can be.
Using as Server PC only. G440 is useless for anything else.
Modding the case...
Spray rear of the case black.
That's it.
Cost..
€313
Photos..
Fairly basic looking ITX case. But I have plans for it. Comes with a mind blowing power supply of 150 Watts
The finish on the front plastic looks very good. Matches the steel panel colour very well.
Removed the front. Ready for spraying, almost.
All taped up. Professional as always.
Sprayed.
Fitted the Akasa silencing foam. The pack said it would fit a single tower PC. But I have enough to do the 600T also.
Put the foam on the PSU too.
Finished fitting the foam. I went over board with fitting the foam as I need this rig to be silent.
Fitted the new fan. The stock one was whiny and horrible. Tested the new one, it is completely silent.
Looking good beside the main rig.
More photos to follow as I get the parts. Rig should be done by the end of next month. Any ideas for asthetics are welcome. But not for hardware.
New stuff arrived a day ago, all in the tiny case... so here's more photos
All that's left to get..
OCZ Petrol 64GB SSD
Edited by PathOfTheRighteousMan - 5/11/12 at 10:26am
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| CPU | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i3 2370M | Nvidia GT630M 1GB DDR3 | Transcend 8GB PC 12800 | Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB |
| Optical Drive | OS | Monitor | Mouse |
| DVD-DL-RW-SM | Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1 | 15.6" HD LED 1366x768 | HP Bluetooth Mouse |
| Audio | |||
| Sennheiser DJ 203 | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Celeron G440 | MSI H61-I E35 | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Entertainment Edition CL9 1600Mhz |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| AMD Entertainment Edition CL9 1600Mhz | OCZ Petrol | Crucial V4 | Western Digital Scorpio Blue |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Hitachi OEM | Toshiba OEM | Seagate OEM | Seagate OEM #2 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi OEM | Maxtor OEM | Noiseblocker 80mm Fan | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit SP1 |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Audio |
| Toshiba 700B HDTV 32" 1080p | 150W Generic PSU | SMARTTECK ITX Cube | Genius SF-HW 6000 5.1 200W |
| Other | Other | ||
| Akasa Noise cutting foam | ASRock Sata-600 PCI-E x1 card | ||
| View all | |||
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Sandy Mountain
(24 items) |
SandyCreek
(9 items) |
Sandy Hill
(25 items) |
| CPU | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i3 2370M | Nvidia GT630M 1GB DDR3 | Transcend 8GB PC 12800 | Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB |
| Optical Drive | OS | Monitor | Mouse |
| DVD-DL-RW-SM | Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1 | 15.6" HD LED 1366x768 | HP Bluetooth Mouse |
| Audio | |||
| Sennheiser DJ 203 | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Celeron G440 | MSI H61-I E35 | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Entertainment Edition CL9 1600Mhz |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| AMD Entertainment Edition CL9 1600Mhz | OCZ Petrol | Crucial V4 | Western Digital Scorpio Blue |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Hitachi OEM | Toshiba OEM | Seagate OEM | Seagate OEM #2 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Hitachi OEM | Maxtor OEM | Noiseblocker 80mm Fan | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit SP1 |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Audio |
| Toshiba 700B HDTV 32" 1080p | 150W Generic PSU | SMARTTECK ITX Cube | Genius SF-HW 6000 5.1 200W |
| Other | Other | ||
| Akasa Noise cutting foam | ASRock Sata-600 PCI-E x1 card | ||
| View all | |||
