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11/9/12 at 12:46pm

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thanks for your info and advice
it's basically a NAS / HTPC / HDMI to TV capability .. instead of copying film from external 3tb to external portable 1tb and hooking external portable 1tb up to LG 42"3DTV i just want all my movies and tvshows on 1xHDD where I can play all my files by hdmi on my tv ... cos I have an Xtreamer Pro but that only accepts up to 2TB HDDs and not 3TB above.
... was looking at this : Thecus N5550 | I use the family acer emachine ez1711 [all-in-one-pc] to download by jdownloader program [[[ USED FOR: Watching Movies, TVShows, Music, Pictures by XBMC from HDMI on 42"LG 3Dtv]]] and transfer/copy over files to the external hard drive (3tb which is almost full) ... So gonna go for 4tb deskstar 7k4000 series hard-drive x1... which would cost about €750 for both Thecus N5550+4TB hdd.

You dont really need to buy a nas, you can build one yourself. It is very easy to do, and plenty of guides on it. Where are you located?

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11/9/12 at 1:00pm

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....I use XBMCbuntu on my HTPCs at my home......

is it true you can share you hard drive folders to setup IP address to share with the world.... don't know what computer term it's called ... But if I had that belonging to friend I can view friends' IP address (shared folder)?

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11/9/12 at 1:01pm

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You dont really need to buy a nas, you can build one yourself. It is very easy to do, and plenty of guides on it. Where are you located?

this will be a budget priced htpc... (except for HDD 3tb or 4tb)

located in ireland.

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11/9/12 at 1:06pm

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You can but some ISPs(Internet Service Providers) block the ports required for it. It is really a hit or miss, sure they are some workarounds, but IMO they normally are more of a hassle than anything.

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this will be a budget priced htpc... (except for HDD 3tb or 4tb)
located in ireland.

I know, but you said you were going to buy a NAS, the link you sent in your previous post
http://www.thecus.com/product.php?PROD_ID=76

Which will work with Hard drives no problem, but it cannot be used to play the media, it can be used to host the media. You can normally build a NAS for cheaper than you can buy one. What sort of Online stores do you have that will ship to Ireland?

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11/9/12 at 1:11pm

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i know a few ... but prob from here cos its cheaper than others... and cousin has account with them : Thecus N5550

why i picked the silverstone L20 series is because I want to put it under the tv stand with the upc sat decoder/receiver.

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11/9/12 at 2:32pm

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Originally Posted by FCADrizzt

i know a few ... but prob from here cos its cheaper than others... and cousin has account with them : Thecus N5550
why i picked the silverstone L20 series is because I want to put it under the tv stand with the upc sat decoder/receiver.

For your HTPC I would get the following case/PSU
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Antec/ISK_300-150_Mini_ITX/144598/?
and this Mobo, cpu and GPU bundle
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Biostar/A68I-350_DELUXE_inkl._AMD_E-350/1040143/?

Fill the rest out with a small 2.5" HDD, and 2x2GB of DDR3

For your NAS/Server I would get this case...
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Rasurbo/BC-20/1032690/?
This Mobo, cpu and GPU bundle
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/MSI/E350DM-E33_inkl._AMD_E-350/1003057/?
^^The above board has 6 stata ports on it, which is why it was picked
This PSU
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Corsair/430CX/1034735/?

And add 2x2GB of RAM and whatever HDDs you want. I personally use a small SSD (a small HDD works too) as a boot drive and use my 3TB HDDs as storage only.

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i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
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Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

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Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
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4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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11/9/12 at 2:49pm

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what about this case Fractal Design - Array R2 or this one SilverStone LC20B-M

the case has to be compact and fit next to or on top or under the upc digital box.

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11/9/12 at 2:50pm

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Originally Posted by Ironman517

For your HTPC I would get the following case/PSU
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Antec/ISK_300-150_Mini_ITX/144598/?
and this Mobo, cpu and GPU bundle
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Biostar/A68I-350_DELUXE_inkl._AMD_E-350/1040143/?
Fill the rest out with a small 2.5" HDD, and 2x2GB of DDR3
For your NAS/Server I would get this case...
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Rasurbo/BC-20/1032690/?
This Mobo, cpu and GPU bundle
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/MSI/E350DM-E33_inkl._AMD_E-350/1003057/?
^^The above board has 6 stata ports on it, which is why it was picked
This PSU
http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Corsair/430CX/1034735/?
And add 2x2GB of RAM and whatever HDDs you want. I personally use a small SSD (a small HDD works too) as a boot drive and use my 3TB HDDs as storage only.

savage idea... but case won't suit us.

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11/9/12 at 3:01pm

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savage idea... but case won't suit us.

But im confused, the NAS is sooo expensive, why not build your own?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
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RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
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1/18/13 at 5:53am

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I need help building my own BUDGET pc / htpc

what i want is usb 3.0 and hdmi output with 4tb support ... it will be my media player with ability to back up my data to another drive.

Seagate 4tb Central Media Player

something like this but multi-bay and usb 3.0
Edited by FCADrizzt - 1/19/13 at 7:21am

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