GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

[beowulf7]

^ Very nice, that Nikon camera must have cost a fortune.

 

[matteos]

^ Very nice, that Nikon camera must have cost a fortune.

Thanks, no the Nikon with both lenses cost me about $700, I'm all about Bang for Buck!

 

[beowulf7]

Thanks, no the Nikon with both lenses cost me about $700, I'm all about Bang for Buck!

Oh then that's not bad at all.

Enjoy your HTPC!

 

[agent8]

Pretty cool!

 

[Shago]

Ragehandles on the keyboard?

Brilliant.

 

[beowulf7]

^ That's pretty funny. But I guess it makes the keyboard easy to carry if it needs to be transported often.

 

[SHDSM]

new setup =]

Nice setup man.

 

[Mac Truck]

new setup =]

I'm SO showing my brother this...

 

[jad0083]

^ Those are bigger than some of the setups I've seen on concerts, lol

 

[skigz]

One day I'll have a setup like that one ^....

 

[beowulf7]

One day I'll have a setup like that one ^....

Then you'll be saying "What?!" a lot.

 

[dalearyous]

can we stop recycling really old pictures

 

[valve1138]

can we stop recycling really old pictures

Post some new ones then.

 

[beowulf7]

^ Great reply.

 

[Rabid Sloth]

CPU- Intel i5-3570
Motherboard- ASRock Z77E-ITX
RAM- Samsung Eco 2x4Gb DDR3 1600
Case- Lian Li Mini-Q PC-Q09 Black with 300W PSU
SSD- Intel 330 120Gb SATA 3
CPU Cooler- Noctua NH-L12 120+92mm PWM Fans

Everything squeezed inside. I also replaced the included 120mm case fan with a Noctua PWM 120mm

Here are some complete pictures with a iPhone for size comparison. I'm really happy with the size of the box. It looks great in my entertainment stand.

Front

Back with height

Top down

 

[beowulf7]

^ Looks very good, congrats on the new HTPC, but only 2 of the pics are loading.

 

[Rabid Sloth]

^ Looks very good, congrats on the new HTPC, but only 2 of the pics are loading.

It looks ok now. Let me know if it's still not working and I'll rehost them.

Edit: Also thanks

 

[beowulf7]

It looks ok now. Let me know if it's still not working and I'll rehost them.

Edit: Also thanks

Yep, they all work now and the pics look great as does your new HTPC. So you're using the 3rd gen i5's GPU?

 

[Rabid Sloth]

Yes, I'm using the onboard HD-4000 graphics and so far it's been working really well.

 

[MrGuvernment]

thats sexy!

 

[walwalka]

That thing is beautiful! Great work!

 

[hound]

Since I recently took pictures of my apartment (mom wanted to see ), figured I'd delurk and share. I'm a broke-ass grad student, so I've put everything together slowly and from sales/used/b-stock.

Living room:

Mac Mini 1.66Ghz CD, 1GB, 60GB, OS X 10.5.8 running Plex, controlled by an Apple remote with a Logitech k400 as backup/for browsing.
Hooked into an Onkyo HTS790 w/7.1 (HTIB that was a pretty good deal) and a Westinghouse 32" (the "eco" model that I nabbed for cheap on black friday a couple of years ago).

Bedroom:

Mac Mini 2.4Ghz C2D, 4GB, 320GB, OS X 10.7.5 running Plex, controlled by an Apple remote with a Logitech diNovo mini as backup.
Hooked into Dell 2005fpw, and a Cambridge Soundworks sub that's driving a couple of cheap old Advents.

Here's the server they draw from:

18TB system running SuSE in the office. I just use SAMBA and Plex media server on the Mac minis to keep everything browsable.

 

[RagingSamster]

Installed additional ceiling hooks for the screen so we can use the fireplace again. This shot provides better portrayal of the color than my last one.

I still need to work on conduit. but the Mrs was delightfully surprised when she came home from work

 

[FLECOM]

Receiver:
Yamaha RX-V1900

TV:
Panasonic P65GT30 65" 1080p Plasma

Speakers:
Martin Logan SL3 Electrostatic w/10" woofers (Bi-Amped)
KRK Rokit 10s

Audio:
Peavy DigiTool MX audio processor (operating as a dual 3 way digital crossover)
McIntosh MC2105 amp for the Electrostatic Panels
Altec Lansing 9444A amp for the 10" woofers…

Sources:
PS3 (Original SACD/PS2/PS1 compatible)
Wii
XBMC Win7 pc in Norco 2U rack case

Power:
Back-UPS NS1250
Monster (ugh) HTS 5000 (does my amplifier turn-on delays)
ART PS4x4 power strip/lamp

Wire:
All line level analog audio Canare L-2B2AT w/ Neutrik XLR's and Canare RCA's
Speaker wire is Transparent HP14-4

 

[hound]

FLECOM that is beautiful.

 

[compslckr]

Nice Martin Logan's

 

[ArtX38]

Cooler master elite 120 ( http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1039359861#post1039359861 )

,

Thermaltake ( http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1702726 )

,

,

The first work (Aquarium) 2009

,

,

 

[FLECOM]

FLECOM that is beautiful.

thanks, I have actually cleaned up the cables a bit more so you cant see those going between the shelves as you can in the photo...

Nice Martin Logan's

thanks, they are really amazing speakers, got them second hand locally, actually, I got everything but the TV and HTPC second hand

 

[DemonDiablo]

Tough act to follow with ArtX38 post but here goes.

And the 18TB of NAS storage

I'll probably put in some killer 7.1 sound system over the summer but for now I'm just cruising along without.

 

[beowulf7]

Nice pics, Art and Demon. Thanks for sharing.

 

[TotallyCool]

What class!

 

[greeneye]

HTPC Details

i5 3330
8Gb G.Skill F3 1600
ASUS P8H77-I Mini ITX
EVGA GTX670
HyperX 120Gb SSD
Seagate 500Gb Momentus XT
Corsair HX650
Silverstone SG05 (Came with 450W.. fan was too loud)
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate / XBMC 11.0

It's not much but at least I wake up to it. Xbox 360 is on the right side of the cabinet hidden along with 2x 6-Port Powerboards

 

[Lunar]

Well, my setup isn't as nice as some I've seen on here, this is what I have.

Living Room

Nerve Center (In the Office)

HTPC Specs:
Intel Celeron G530
ASRock H61M/U3S3 Motherboard
HIS Radeon HD 7770
4GB Corsair DDR3 1600
WD Green 750GB (DVR/OS)
WD Black 200GB (Games)
ASUS Blu-Ray Drive
Corsair CX430 PSU
Hauppauge HVR-2250
Silverstone GD05B Case
Logitech K400 Keyboard/Mouse
Rosewill RHRC-11001 Remote

Other Components:
Toshiba 50" LED-LCD TV
Onkyo HT-R390 Receiver
Xbox 360 S
Slim PS3
ASUS RT-N66U Router
2 TB Data Share via Router
Silicondust HDHomeRun Prime Network TV Tuner

The idea behind the component selection for the HTPC was to give it enough power for HTPC duties as well as gaming while keeping power draw to a minimum. Believe it or not the G530 handles everything I throw at it very well. Also, sorry about the picture quality, but the Galaxy Nexus has a terrible camera.

 

[beowulf7]

Sweet pics, greeneye! And yours aren't too shabby either, Lunar.

 

[Carlitos714]

here it is iphone 3g and usb sticks in pic to show size

 

[Ideon]

Well, my setup isn't as nice as some I've seen on here, this is what I have.

Living Room

What TV stand is that?

 

[Phantum]

I'll post the pictures of the actual setup when I get them imported, but for now I've got this; Raspberry PI Model B, OC'd to 'Fast' setting. I had a buddy at work, who's our product photographer, take this today. The case we, another coworker and I, milled at work. The bottom is a glossy plastic and the top is clear acrylic, held together by some hex screws.

 

[Scrub206]

my god.. thats a gorgeous raspberry pi case +___+ i would actually buy one... ya know if you ever decided to make another and sell it ;D

 

[spencers]

Intel NUC running XBMC

Runs Windows 8 (for fast booting), with XBMC as the front end. I do all the controlling of the HTPC using the remote that came with my TV (using a PulseEight USB CEC adapter)

The box itself is an Intel NUC DC3217IYE, mounted to the back of my TV.

Windows 8 (script bypasses metro)

XBMC, with Aeon NOX skin.

 

[lord_farfig]

Intel NUC running XBMC

Mounted to the back of my television
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Those NUC's are pretty freaking sweet!

I just assembled 10 of them for a bunch of HDTV "monitoring" screens at my new office.

They handle multimedia pretty well.