home theatre pc

[CraigHf]

Hey guys ! It's been a while since the last time I've been here. I hope all of ya are doing well !!!

Here's my last buid... my home theatre/media sharing pc made of "old" hardware I had from previous builds. May be a little overkill for these tasks, but I managed to get my hands on a very cheap E8400 on Ebay ( read 100$ ). So here it is:

• E8400;
• p5n32-e sli;
• 2 Gb ballistix RAM;
• ATI hd 4550;
• ATI theatre 550 pro;
• corsair tx 750w;
• soundblaster fatality champion series;
• lapped termalright ultra-120 extreme;
• western digital 250 Gb hard drive ( I know, this ain't enough... gotta add a tera in there... );
• Bluray optical drive
• the hole thing mounted in an antec 300 case ( wich I love )...

[SiDiX007]

Nice Build =)

[dataxpert]

ya very obsolite those Bluray ........., seriously, with a new Hd , you are in business . if I'm not wrong this board can do Raid 1, why not put 2 drives and have an extra safety for few $$$

Originally Posted by CraigHf

........made of "old" hardware .


Bluray optical drive

[CraigHf]

Originally Posted by dataxpert

... if I'm not wrong this board can do Raid 1, why not put 2 drives and have an extra safety for few $$$

Hey thanks man! I don't know why I haven't thought of that one... pretty good idea...

[dataxpert]

but still your PC can be stolen or your place pass on fire..... Catch something nasty so it's not fail proof .. Backup back up Backup

[Mattu]

Lol, $100 for an e8400!
eBay = win (sometimes)

[BrainEater]

Nice work man !

Recycling the old gear into cool stuff is something I love.

Good wire management....but reverse your HDD , It'll look better .

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[Mr. Gruntsworthy]

I don't know why it bothers me so much, but I just can't come to call something that's in a regular tower case an 'HTPC.' To me, for me to allow myself to call them such, they need to be in a low-profile desktop case. It's like OCD or something. >_<;

[dataxpert]

That not bothers me at all it's a nice HTPC . I'm thinking to make one with my Mozart TX case, will be very nice standing at the side of my TV

Originally Posted by Mr. Gruntsworthy

I don't know why it bothers me so much, but I just can't come to call something that's in a regular tower case an 'HTPC.' To me, for me to allow myself to call them such, they need to be in a low-profile desktop case. It's like OCD or something. >_<;

[Wall86]

What I think would be a great idea is mounting an HTPC To the Vesa mount on the back of most HD TV's these days.

I shouldn't be the one to talk though, I have a WHS Stuffed into a P182 sitting in the corner of my living room with its guts exposed to the world >_< darn CoolIT [PURE]'s and their wide radiators