HTPC Time

[NaturalViolence]

The rest of the parts arrived today. Except the HSF which is coming next week, until then I'm stuck with stock cooling.

In a few hours I'll begin building the system and update the thread occasionally as I go along. Since it's already pretty late I will likely finish it tomorrow.

Until then here is a quick preview of how small the chassis is:
http://i.imgur.com/PLJWq8U.jpg

Also I'm sorry about the quality and color tint. I don't intend to fix up any of these in photoshop.

I'll be using image links to help out those who have lower resolution monitors and/or slow internet.

Spoiler: (Show Spoiler)

Of course in reality it's only for MaJoR

[MayImilae]

(05-24-2013, 01:15 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote:

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Of course in reality it's only for MaJoR

I think everyone knows that lol. Thanks.

[Xalphenos]

What Specs did you go with?

[NaturalViolence]

@Xalphenos
http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-random?pid=276364#pid276364

[MayImilae]

You might as well list them here, since this is "the thread" about it.

[Xalphenos]

Ah cool. I never read random threads or the like anywhere. Just too much random for me. Looks good though. I've been thinking about building a new HTPC to replace the Atom/ion NES PC I have. I just keep telling myself to wait for haswell; also I have a i5 2400 system kicking around that I planned on using in a case mod that I never got around to. I need to get to it before buying any more pc stuff and before it's completely obsolete.

[NaturalViolence]

I apologize about the quality and the lighting. It's night time over here so there is no natural sunlight lighting my room. And the camera exaggerates the red glow of my lamp. Some came out really sharp and others very blurry due to camera movements. I don't have time to redo them until the morning. I've decided I'll build it tomorrow morning instead of tonight since it's already 1:50 a.m. here. This took way longer to do than I was expecting.

The whole thing spread out across some broken down cardboard boxes. Due to space constraints some stuff like the motherboard had to remain in its package for now:
http://i.imgur.com/nwpxSiB.jpg

Motherboard box:
http://i.imgur.com/uQAqrsq.jpg

ASRock Smart Remote, IR receiver, and box:
http://i.imgur.com/oCLgcGU.jpg

Ultra-slim HDMI cable (jesus they weren't kidding, this is one of the thinnest cables I've ever seen and definitely the thinnest full size HDMI connector I've ever seen):
http://i.imgur.com/vLS0FtD.jpg

Seasonic 300 watt SFX PSU (with my hand for some perspective on how insanely small this thing is, it still doesn't so it justice, it is slightly larger than my hand clenched into a fist):
http://i.imgur.com/C2ui25B.jpg

Duke Nukem Forever Game Code (it's a shitty game but it came free with the graphics card, if you want it please feel free to activate the code to get the game for free on steam):
http://i.imgur.com/JCfuE72.jpg

ADATA 64GB SSD Box:
http://i.imgur.com/9S5Krl6.jpg

ASUS Passive Nvidia GT 640 Graphics card and box:
http://i.imgur.com/2E3wX9C.jpg

Azio Class 1 Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter and G.Skill DDR3 1333MHz ram (2 x 2GB):
http://i.imgur.com/IghCkOi.jpg

SIIG 2.5" to 3.5" bay adapter (fits two 2.5" devices in a 3.5" bay):
http://i.imgur.com/zmBouZH.jpg

Buffalo 802.11n/g/b/a WLAN adapter:
http://i.imgur.com/aSpqQa3.jpg

CPU box and Wireless Xbox 360 Controller box:
http://i.imgur.com/kc7LwvT.jpg

CPU, CPU stock cooler, and Scythe Sumurai ZZ:
http://i.imgur.com/X67Yd24.jpg

Scythe Sumurai ZZ box (want to take a guess what country Scythe was founded in?):
http://i.imgur.com/FVU189X.jpg

Scythe Sumurai ZZ box closeup:
http://i.imgur.com/2qjyHFo.jpg

Shots of the graphics card:
Graphics card top Y axis: http://i.imgur.com/Ah0vadw.jpg
Graphics card top Z axis: http://i.imgur.com/ip5Q8At.jpg
Graphics card I/O: http://i.imgur.com/CGtuCvZ.jpg
Graphics card bottom Z axis: http://i.imgur.com/OheBSnh.jpg

Shots of the HSF:
Scythe Sumurai ZZ side: http://i.imgur.com/y9dkvXn.jpg
Scythe Sumurai ZZ bottom: http://i.imgur.com/xhPb7gz.jpg
Scythe Sumurai ZZ heatpipes: http://i.imgur.com/IrIv9w8.jpg
Scythe Sumurai ZZ top/fan: http://i.imgur.com/22uS1l6.jpg
Scythe Sumurai ZZ inside: http://i.imgur.com/4Jxcnbv.jpg

Some more size reference shots with my hand:
Scythe Sumurai ZZ vs. open hand: http://i.imgur.com/KWGaghd.jpg
Scythe Sumurai ZZ vs. closed hand: http://i.imgur.com/CdUFxtU.jpg
ASUS Passive Nvidia GT 640 vs. open hand: http://i.imgur.com/kpn91dM.jpg

I've now realized that this would have been much better with embedded images inside spoiler tags. This is all your fault MaJoR .

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Dial-up man has now become the villain in this story.

[Scootaloo]

Thanks for the free copy of Duke Nukem ...now if only it didn't suck.

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[MayImilae]

You actually used it? What's wrong with you? Are you a masochist? You need help.

Quote:I've now realized that this would have been much better with embedded images inside spoiler tags. This is all your fault MaJoR

You know you could have used thumbnails...

[NaturalViolence]

Too much work. Plus if I used imgur thumbnails you would still need to individually open the images in new tabs. And I'm not sure if the forums has a built in way to do it that expands the images in the post when you click on them instead of going to an http link. If there is a way and someone knows how, please share it.

Anyways that's all for now, I'll continue this tomorrow.