visionviper
[H]ard|Gawd
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- Jul 24, 2007
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I just moved into an apartment and I planned on not getting TV service to cut down on my bills. Since buying a ready made streaming box isn't nearly as fun as building one yourself, I went ahead and built my own.
Hardware:
Case: Lian Li PC-C37B
PSU: Enermax EES400AWT_II
CPU: Intel Core i3 530
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
Ram: G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO
Optical Drive: LG UH10LS20
And some other various bits and bobs. I was going to get a SSD but I decided at the last minute to save $50 instead.
Software:
Windows 7, Media Center
My Movies and various DirectShow filters to play all my media (avi/mkv/flac/iso/etc)
Now for the gallery part of the gallery thread!




Yeah, 4 pictures isn't much of a gallery but if you guys have any specific requests for pictures I would be more than happy to get those.
Things I learned while building this HTPC:
-Stock Intel fans are still louder than you think they should be
-Even tiny blue LEDs are bright as fuck (seriously Lian Li, did you have to make the LED that bright?)
-Modular power supplies really come in handy with small HTPC builds
-Motherboards with a single fan header suck (Why do you still include IDE connections Gigabyte?)
Hardware:
Case: Lian Li PC-C37B
PSU: Enermax EES400AWT_II
CPU: Intel Core i3 530
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
Ram: G.Skill F3-12800CL7D-4GBECO
Optical Drive: LG UH10LS20
And some other various bits and bobs. I was going to get a SSD but I decided at the last minute to save $50 instead.
Software:
Windows 7, Media Center
My Movies and various DirectShow filters to play all my media (avi/mkv/flac/iso/etc)
Now for the gallery part of the gallery thread!




Yeah, 4 pictures isn't much of a gallery but if you guys have any specific requests for pictures I would be more than happy to get those.
Things I learned while building this HTPC:
-Stock Intel fans are still louder than you think they should be
-Even tiny blue LEDs are bright as fuck (seriously Lian Li, did you have to make the LED that bright?)
-Modular power supplies really come in handy with small HTPC builds
-Motherboards with a single fan header suck (Why do you still include IDE connections Gigabyte?)