HTPC Advice

[Cornholio]

Guys, im in need of some HTPC advice...i have one at the moment, specs are as follows

antec fusion black case ( worst VFD EVER ! ) the screen is about as useful as a blind bus driver.
x2 5200
4gb corsair xms 6400
Mobo is an asus with onboard HDMI, cant remember model number
HDD some old wd i had lying around, noisey as hell
PSU is the one that came with the case, antec 430 jobby ?
Just a DVD rom as my pc is in the same room, seemed pointless to have two burners.
Keyboard/mouse is the wireless keysonic jobby
Pinnacle DVB-t solo stick

Heres a pic of the setup



Case...ive gone off it and it seems a little too big for the table, need something shallower and preferbly without a VFD as i would add my own in time.

CPU cooler, should i go for the AMD 64 pro v2 or the low profile version, or any other ?

Keyboard, whats this one like..http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Micro...Infrared-Black as we use media center quite a bit now.

Anything else you think it should have ?

[GoNz0]

u have to have the microshaft ir reciever for that keyboard, i treated myself to a logitech dinovo from ebuyer today when i picked up a corsair psu and ram for my build

[staffsMike]

How about
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Antec...Slots-Front-IO

Just a smaller version without a vfd. As long as you are only using low profile cards.

[Cornholio]

How about
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Antec...Slots-Front-IO

Just a smaller version without a vfd. As long as you are only using low profile cards.

Could do with having space for a VFD in the future dude, oh and must be black

[staffsMike]

Errr Antec fusion?

[Cornholio]

LOL i not already have the fusion ? Is there nothing other than antec ? need something a little shorter than what i have now really as it barely fits on the table !

[staffsMike]

Can't think of much that fits the bill..
http://www.silverstonetek.com/produc...e.php?area=usa

Might be something in there.

[Cornholio]

Will take a look at silverstones, i use a TJ09 for my rig, what about the cpu cooler mike ?

[staffsMike]

Not sure about the cooler. I tend to overspend but I would get the Scythe Shuriken if space is an issue

The best thing about the fusion is it can fit the mini ninja and run it passive due to the placement of the 120mm fans.