So who here has built a successful HTPC?

[acsnet]

I'm thinking about building a HTPC based in a low profile case such as the Hiper Media Chassis (http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20051003/index.html) but having read the problems the TH guys ran into using that case i'm left a little less enthrilled. So back to my original question, who where has built a quiet fully fledged HTPC (HDTV, S-Video, DVI etc) using a low profile case and if so what components did you use?

[XA04]

I haven't, but if you search the forum or look in the project log area you will find some people who have

[acsnet]

Ah cheers m8, just getting used to navigating around this place, cool blog bth!

[DR]

I am running a Hiper as part of mine - and the main thing which it causes pain to is the HDD - infact 2 of mine have become corrupted now because of it and I am unable to format them again.

[acsnet]

I am running a Hiper as part of mine - and the main thing which it causes pain to is the HDD - infact 2 of mine have become corrupted now because of it and I am unable to format them again.

Is that through heat build up or movement of the SATA connector?

[DR]

Heat, not SATA connector....

[Byatt]

I have! I am currently putting the finishing touches (adding a second tuner, improving remote control & woman friendliness) to a mythbox in a Silverstone LC04 - couldn't be happier with it...just a pain that it only allows one PCI slot.

Using s-video out at the mo - works fine, but might switch to a geforce 6 series card for component out and less cpu usage for outputting mpeg-II.

[XA04]

Ah cheers m8, just getting used to navigating around this place, cool blog bth!

No probs.

And thanks, will find something useful for my site eventually

[acsnet]

I have! I am currently putting the finishing touches (adding a second tuner, improving remote control & woman friendliness) to a mythbox in a Silverstone LC04 - couldn't be happier with it...just a pain that it only allows one PCI slot.

Using s-video out at the mo - works fine, but might switch to a geforce 6 series card for component out and less cpu usage for outputting mpeg-II.

Ah nice one, what cpu and board have you got rigged up in it?

[Byatt]

Ah nice one, what cpu and board have you got rigged up in it?

I'm running some Epox based nforce 2 board (8rda+, I think) with an AMD 1500+ mobile, which runs at a tepid 35 under load under a "so-quiet you think it could be broken" panaflo fan.

Quite a low spec really, but dvb really doesn't need a great deal of CPU power.

[mr_anderson187]

i have, 1700+ @ 1ghz with 512 of 3200, and a quiet 40gb maxtor drive, cpu is passive altho pretty high, in a case set behidn the Tv at home admitadly though, no low profileness for me, not that hard to do, just keeping them quiet but cool is the catch

[DR]

I am considering one of these chassis:

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-sg01.htm

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-lc02.htm

or

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-lc11m.htm


This will be my secondary media centre - in the bedroom - since downstairs I have an Intel 'OurRoom' PC coming - which is the same one which Alienware, and HiGrade sell.


No data is held on the remote PC - but the applications I use and I want the net access means I can't use a media extender.

Films and Music are held on my Sysnology box (with a 400GB drive)

[Lee H]

I've a media Centre system but its in a normal ATX Tower case.

Gives much more flexibility and more hard-drives are able to be used for storage

[mr_anderson187]

that 3rd link definitly David, looks very nice

[DR]

I should have my digital home stuff ready to write up soon

I think i've sorted the Hiper again - HDD corruption

[Digitizer]

specs are

Silverstone lc03 (silver)
Antec true power 430 psu
Abit Nf7s mk 2
Athlon xp2800+
512mb dual channel ddr
2 x seagate 200gb hd's
Ati radeon gfx
Black gold tv card
Wireless pci card
Creative x-fi audio card (into Denon 2805 av Amp into B&W Speakers)
Pioneer 109 dvdrw
3.5" 12 in 1 memory card reader
Windows mce

Works a treat
Plenty of info can be found on the net loads of forums ect

Digitizer...