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Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:45 am
by [VAG] *The Atheist*
I just finished, figured I'd share a few pics:

Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz (stock cooler)

Motherboard: EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI ATX Intel

Power supply: COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS

Memory: Crucial Ballistix 3GB (1 x 2GB, 1 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) 6-6-6-20

Video cards (SLI): 2 x PNY GeForce 9600 GT 1GB GDDR3

Optical drive 1: LG Black 10X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Model CH10LS20K

Optical drive 2: X-box 360 HD DVD external drive

Hard drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB (adding another 2TB drive in the near future)

Wireless card: Zonet ZEW1605 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter

Remote: MediaGate GP-IR01BK Windows Vista Certified Media Center MCE Remote Control and Infrared Receiver for Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate (Black)

Now I just need a good TV tuner and I'm set!

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Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:12 am
by (TKC) Slevin
Not sure wood is the best material to use for the case lol
but looks cool.
Start up a company that mass produce these :icon_teeth:

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:13 am
by (TKC)TheCrimsonStar
ok, now THAT is a sexy case :icon_crazy:

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:16 am
by (TKC) brownman350
Yes it's cool. :)

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:05 am
by (TKC)-o]T3[o
Nice.

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:58 pm
by Foffkillz
This is really cool! I also have the 9600GT, but not in SLI... :icon_neutral:

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:52 pm
by earth7man
nice job on that thing!! I think the thought was in using metal for cases was to send any RF interference to ground, but I've seen all plastic cases and the like, so wood should be just fine, and nothing beats the look of wood.

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:27 pm
by (TKC) Slevin
That fact that graphics cards can reach high temperatures if not properly cooled and are surrounded by wood...just saying

Re: Home Theater PC Build

PostPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:57 am
by [VAG] *The Atheist*
(TKC) Slevin wrote:That fact that graphics cards can reach high temperatures if not properly cooled and are surrounded by wood...just saying


Thanks! It has a 140mm fan in the back, and two vents up front where the speakers should go. I could add two more 80mm fans in those vents if need be. I am not OC'ing or anything, so I am not too worried. The entire bottom of that case is lined with metal for the mobo to go on. I got it from Newegg.com, so it was designed well enough, and has great reviews. It is more difficult to work with than a standard case though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811204039