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- Fri Jan 24, 2014 1:49 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: Help: HTPC built for Bu-ray and RPG games.
- Replies: 86
- Views: 105522
Re: Help: HTPC built for Bu-ray and RPG games.
It's been a while since my last post, but i was sort of in a similar situation when building my friends system. Bluray and later on gaming was also on the list. Its been a good while since that was built but thermal requirements have not really changed for the worse in the past few years. Concerning...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:10 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: quiet office/gaming machine
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2926
like the lian li's a lot. especially the b10 looks nice. however it also has the problem of the door that i have to avoid. but the a71 is also available w/o a door it seems. that may be a good option. any ideas how quiet the included fans are? since there's not so many 140mm aftermarket models to ch...
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:52 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: quiet office/gaming machine
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2926
quiet office/gaming machine
hi all. after a couple htpc builds that turned out nicely thanks to everyone on the board for sharing your experiences, i have another quest. i need to put together a new machine for my friends father. he wants to do mostly office work, some moderate image editing and some gaming, mostly ms flight s...
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:29 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:06 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:04 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
After quite a bit of researching, we have decided on the components we'll use. Board: Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H Processor: Intel E8400 RAM: 2x2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDRII 800 Disk: 2x Western Digital GP 1TB (it is the newer Version with 32MB cache) Optical: LG GGC-H20L HD-DVD/Bluray ROM, DVD Burner PSU:...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:48 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:08 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
I'll have to look into MediaPortal. In your experience, is it stable, so one does not have to hunt troubles and install funky updates every couple weeks? I am fine doing that myself but rather not on someone elses box. should be as easy as it can be... In your opinion, what's the biggest advantages ...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:59 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
I would agree completely. Personally I use my iPhone for my Mythtv box as well. Windows Sideshow would allow precisely that as well but there seem to be no two way capable remotes available so far. Othe than the Ricavision that's not available none I think. The squeezebox is a fine piece and would d...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:16 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Bluray capable HTPC build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7786
Bluray capable HTPC build
Hello all. I've been following SPCR for quite a while and was able to make some good purchases based on the forums' posts and reviews. Personally I run a Linux based HTPC with mythtv based on MoDT components. A friend of mine asked me to put together a HTPC for him with the following characteristics...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:14 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: new HTPC build -- bear with me please
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5454
mythbuntu is definitely worth a try. I've been running Gentoo on my box, but I started well before mythbuntu was available and ubuntu just getting mature. What I can tell you though, Nvidia traditionally has the best video drivers for linux that support even awkward resolutions. Don't know about cur...
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:54 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P180 / 182 SE "Warranty Build" -No part mods- Sile
- Replies: 29
- Views: 27747
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:54 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2TB storage in RAID 5 mode...
- Replies: 49
- Views: 27327
performance wise, as stated before the more disks you add the better the performance. theoretically. but - the more disks you have in the array, the more likely one will fail at some point. thus, using fewer disks may make sense too. on top, cooling and noise are easier to cope with as well if you u...
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:47 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Any Merom (C2D) mATX??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11112
Re: Speedster stability
i am also looking in upgrading my current rig to the merom speedster. i currently also run mythtv on mine. could you post the exact specs of your machine? ram, graphics etc? do you use an additional graphics card? many thanks Here comes the specs: - Core 2 Duo T7200 Merom - MSI 945GT Speedster-A4R ...
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:20 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Any Merom (C2D) mATX??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11112
Re: Asus
The machine is now running Windows MCE flawlessly (well it was flawless until I forgot that later Nvidia drivers don't support the MCE extensions and ended up watching all my DVDs in negative colours :shock: ) This seems odd. About a year and a half ago I tested WIN MCE sucessfully with a NVidia Ge...
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:06 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Any Merom (C2D) mATX??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11112
Re: Speedster stability
I can also mention that swapping the cpu coolers retention bracket on the Speedster-A4R to a standard 478p one is very easy and works very well. I now cool my Merom processor (T7200) passively with a Zalman 7000 Cu and it never goes above 65C with dual instances of cpuburn running. As for stability...
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:24 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Pentium M 753 vs. Core Solo U1400
- Replies: 31
- Views: 14815
here you'd find the htpc machine: http://www.digitallogic.ch/english/products/datasheets/mec.asp it is basically based on their "normal" microspace machines and adapted for multimedia. http://www.digitallogic.ch/english/products/mobile/mpc.asp here you find all their microspace fanless pcs. the pcf ...
- Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:47 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Pentium M 753 vs. Core Solo U1400
- Replies: 31
- Views: 14815
I'd go and check the mini pc's from digitallogic. they have a host of different fanless machines for industrial applications and even a media center. some run on lv pentiums. if you are prepared to spend some money, they even make you custom boards to exactly fit your needs. http://www.digitallogic....
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:31 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: mini-itx with PCI Express
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8167
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:18 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: mini-itx with PCI Express
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8167
In the test they used a 6600GT. I think some recent card like 7600GS/GT will work, but that's an hypothese. I guess that any PEG (PCIe Graphics Card) would work. However, lots of mainboards only support 16x graphics cards in that slot. 4x or 8x RAID controller often do not work. I would like to use...
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:01 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: mini-itx with PCI Express
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8167
Hi ! You got this : http://de.kontron.com/index.php?id=226&cat=61&productid=1336 A review, in german : http://www.minitechnet.de/kontron_986lcd-m.html Love this card, but very expensive, and hard to find. yeah, i read about the kontron. would be just what i want, but i cannot find any info whether ...
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:26 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: mini-itx with PCI Express
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8167
I have found something: GlobalAmerica lists a Yonah board and advertises the PCIe slot as being 4x compatible on the website. http://www.globalamericaninc.com/new_spec/spec2.php?id=664 However in the manual it only says 16x and 1x mode. I am waiting for a reply still. http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-b...
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:32 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: mini-itx with PCI Express
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8167
yeah, I was also looking at the Speedster. Might be an option if I cannot find a mini itx board. One with a 8x or 16x slot that accepts raid controllers would also be fine. I was just planning on a mini cube server with 4 2.5" sas disks. So in case you remember one with a 8x or 16x slot, that would ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:26 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: mini-itx with PCI Express
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8167
mini-itx with PCI Express
Anyone know of a mini itx board that has a PCIe slot and supports anything else (speak raid controller 4x or 8x card) besides video cards in that slot?
The MSI 945GT Speedster would support 4x PCIe cards, but i'd love to find something in the mini-itx ballpark...
The MSI 945GT Speedster would support 4x PCIe cards, but i'd love to find something in the mini-itx ballpark...
- Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:10 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Ninja Plus or Thermalright Ultra-120! please help!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4899
- Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:21 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: CPU cooler on MSI 945GM Speedster
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3273
yes i do mean the MSI 945GT Speedster-A4R. Did you run it with a core2duo or a core duo? I read in a German forum that most people running it with a core2duo have problems. Memory also seemed to be a source of trouble. I am mostly interested in the msi for it's 4x PCIe slot (RAID controller). Otherw...
- Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:30 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: CPU cooler on MSI 945GM Speedster
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3273
CPU cooler on MSI 945GM Speedster
Has anyone actually installed an aftermarket Cooler on the MSI 945GM Speedster CoreDuo mainboard? I understand that it uses a custom retention module but the holes in the board are standard. I'd love to be able to mount a Scythe Ninja cooler even if that means loosing the PCIe graphics slot. Current...
- Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:23 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: MSI Speedster 945GT report
- Replies: 41
- Views: 35914
- Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:03 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New system (file / backup server)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7268
i also had a sun netra running for a while as my home server. a very nice machine indeed. even though it does not consume a lot of power, they are very noisy. and the scsi drives used cost a fortune. this is a bit better with the newer suns that also use ide or sata drives. as you can see in my earl...
- Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:34 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New system (file / backup server)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7268