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This is my main gaming PC.
It consists of a Q9650 processor (overclocked to 3.6), an Asus Maximus Formula motherboard, 4GB of Corsair Dominator DDR2 (at 1200), OCZ Vendetta 2 heat pip cpu cooler, EVGA 9800GTX 1GB video card, Corsair 750 power supply, Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro sound card, a seagate 7200.12 1TB hard drive, 3 Samsung SH-223 DVD/RW drives and an Antec 900.2 case.
The case has a 230mm fan on top, two 120 mm fans in front and a 120 mm fan on the rear. All are variable speed and are lit by blue LEDs.
It is currently running Windows 7 Ultimate.
Base mid-2011 Apple Mac Mini - this is my new full-time SSH Tunnel/HTPC
2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
2gb RAM -> Upgrading to 8gb -> Upgraded to 16gb Kingston HyperX DDR3 PC1600 December 2, 2013
500gb 5400rpm HD -> Upgrading to Intel 320 120gb SSD -> Upgraded to Intel 320 160gb SSD July 10, 2013 -> purchased iFixit dual drive kit, reinstalled 500gb 5400rpm HD December 2, 2013
onboard Intel HD Graphics 3000
Could that be the most gorgeous keyboard ever?
This is the corner of our living room. Media setup is complete, apart from needing to tidy up the cables a bit! TV is a normal TV, and is also hooked up to our Home Theatre PC. This is a DIY job, using a Mini-ITX motherboard. A Squeezebox duet sits on top of the PC, hooked up to a DAC, feeding the Cambridge Audio 840A amp. Keyboard is the unmistakable Logitech diNovo Edge.
No need for a CD player; lossless audio streams to the Squeezebox. No need for DVD or Blu Ray; media is streamed to HTPC over a wired gigabit LAN.
Columbo is up there too, keeping an eye on the set up. He knows all...! ;-)
This is a picture of our theater. It's a double exposure to get the look of the theater along with a good shot of the movie. This is taken from the armrest in the middle of the second row of seats. This row is on a 12" riser (stadium seats).
The projector is a Marquee 8000 run off my HTPC.
came home and found this stuff. the only things that were actually on sale were the Intel 320 SSDs (killer Black Friday deal) - I talked myself into the rest of the stuff just because.
Base mid-2011 Apple Mac Mini - this is my new full-time SSH Tunnel/HTPC
2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
2gb RAM -> Upgrading to 8gb
500gb 5400rpm HD -> Upgrading to Intel 320 120gb SSD
onboard Intel HD Graphics 3000
Netgear N900/WNDR 4500 router (a birthday gift from my brother!)
Intel 320 120gb SSD
Intel 320 160gb SSD
8gb Crucial 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
APC UPS 1000VA
HTPC keyboard
HDMI 4x1 Switch from Monoprice
This is my second mini-ITX build. This computer is adequate for:
- Home theater PC
- Office work
- Light gaming
- Downloading :)
With Windows 7 Ultimate installed, the power up time is ~30 seconds.
The Windows Experience Index is as follows (the scale goes from 1.0 to 7.9):
Processor: 6.9
Memory (RAM): 7.4
Graphics: 6.7
Gaming graphics: 6.7
Primary hard disk: 7.4
Base score: 6.7 (determined by lowest subscore)
The parts list:
Intel Core i3 2120T (2.6GHZ) (2nd gen Sandy Bridge)
ark.intel.com/products/53427/Intel-Core-i3-2120T-Processo...
I chose this CPU because I think it has the best balance of computing power (2 cores, 4 threads), consuming power (with a TDP of just 35W) and price.
CPU cooler SCYTHE Kozuti
www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cpu-cooler/kozuti-cooler.html
The CPU's stock cooler didn't work properly, so I had to buy this one. It's more powerful, more quiet and more reliable than Intel's.
Asus P8H67-I REV 3.0 (Mini-ITX)
www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8H67I/#speci...
This is a great little motherboard, ideal for a small factor build.
Kingston HyperX blue 2x4 GB DDR3-1333 CL9 (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G)
www.kingston.com/datasheets/KHX1333C9D3B1K2_8G.pdf
SAPPHIRE HD6570 ULTIMATE 1GB DDR3 PCI-E
www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?cid=1&gid=...
This is probably the best passively cooled graphics card money can buy.
OCZ SSD AGILITY 3 120GB SATA III
www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-agility-3-sata-iii-2-5-ssd.html
Great speed and plenty of space for OS, applications and games. And cheap, too.
Western Digital 250GB 4200rpm (from an old notebook)
SUPERCASE MINI-ITX MI-008 (250W)
www.supercase.gr/en/p/1-cases/2-super-case/32-itx-series/...
This was the smaller case I could find with enough space for CPU+cooler and a decent PSU. I could install one 5.4" drive, one 3.5" hard disc and two 2.5" hard discs if I wanted to :D I chose to install just the 2.5" HDs, the optical drive isn't necessary anymore (one can install everything from a single USB flash drive!), and since this isn't being used as a HTPC for now, a big capacity 3.5" HD wasn't needed either.
20120406_7D_IMG_6803_MiniPC
This is my Home Theater PC (aka HTPC). It consists of an Asus P5QC motherboard, an Intel E8400 processor, a Zalman 7700 copper heatsink/fan, 2 GB of Kingston Hyper-X DDR2 1066, a somewhat outdated nVidia 7900GS video card, an Audigy 2 sound card, an Antec 480Bluepower power supply, Sony DVDRW, and a 500 GB Samsung Spinpoint drive.
It also has a Happauge HVR-1600 TV card, a Windows Medai infared keyboard and remote control, and a Logitech web cam.
It's running Windows 7 and using Windows Media Center.
This is another incarnation of my SnapStream PVR setup. This one is running SnapStream Media's Personal Video Station 3.4. I am recording off a DirecTV satellite via Svideo. I am tuning with a serial cable connected directly to the receiver.
Here is my SnapStream Personal Video Station 3.4 system before I bought my first HDTV. This system worked like a champ!
Detail of the VFD. The black mount is home made out of a flat sheet of metal. The Nylon screw and spacers were bought on Ebay for a few Quid.
The VFD is an Antec Veris (Imon VFD rebranded) bought second hand on Ebay.
View of the right side of the HTPC.
You can see two 1.5TB HDDs. the bottom one is attached to the base of the case with "Scythe HDD Stabilizers"
My modest entertainment center.
White Corner Hutch From Ikea, 30" LG CRT Widescreen, antec aria SFF case w/semperon 2200 & Biostar M7VIG 400 socket A micro-ATX budget mobo, PVR250/Diamond ExtremePVR 550, SnapStream BeyondTV 3.7.x/Beyond Media, SnapStream FireFly Remote, EVGA Nvidia Geforce FX5200, 40 hour Tivo series 2, crapola DVD player, & modded xbox
View of the left side of the HTPC.
The PCB on the side is for the VFD. I could not fit the two PCBs at the front so I had to separate them and built a custom ribbon cable to interconnect them.
We wanted a way to stream netflix and watch blu-ray in the bedroom, and we wanted it to go well with the wall-mounted television. I found this studio hybrid on dell's refurb site and thought it would be the perfect machine.
It has 4 gigs of ram and a core 2 duo processor. The biggest drawback: laptop video card, so no serious gaming. It came with Vista Home Premium, which means we can use the VMCnetflix plugin for netflix streaming from media center. It included a radio-frequency (e.g., better connection) wireless mouse and keyboard. The whole thing, including tax, shipping, and mounting hardware, cost less than $600.
I attached two mending brackets to a stud and drywall anchors. The straps run between the wall and the brackets, which are offset from the wall with silicon washers. I used 3M command strips to adhere the case to the brackets. The strips prevent horizontal movement and vibration noise, and also minimize strap sag. I still need to do some cable management. I'll post pics of the whole setup when I'm done.
I removed the reflections from this shot.
www.aleutia.com/products/htpc-blu
Our new Home Theatre PC, and smaller than a shoebox. We’ve combined powerful onboard Nvidia 9300 graphics and a Blu-ray drive with DVI, HDMI, Optical and Coaxial Audio out (as well as a legacy VGA ports.
Every other HTPC out there seems to be Micro ATX isntead of Mini ITX and Blu-ray is always an optional upgrade. What’s the point of having a 1080p-capable PC if you have to speed a week on Bittorrent downloading a 20GB Blu-ray rip? Blu-ray optical drives should be standard and it is on ours. Otherwise, just buy a dedicated sub £100 media player (though their interfaces are usually terrible).
The limitation of mini-ITX and small PCs is it can be difficult to sqeeze in an extra graphics card. With that in mind, we’ve gone with some of the best onboard graphics available, the Nvidia 9300. And instead of using a dual core Atom processor, we’re fitting it with a new Pentium Dual Core E6300 Processor, with 2 x 2.8GHz CPUs, FSB of 1066Mhz, and 2MB of L2 Cache.
Combined with 4GB of RAM, that makes this a tiny HTPC that you can actually use for gaming and general multi-tasking. All for just £399 ex VAT.
It's ESPN360 web streaming playing full screen on my HTPC, connected to my (ancient) Sony tube TV. Looks pretty good, and a heck of a lot cheaper month to month.
Detail of the Blue LED, The PCB is not connected anymore and is just there to hold the LED in place.
The LED has been Hot Glued in place.
View looking at the equipment rack from behind the chairs.
You can't tell a lot about the Media Center Edition 2005 PC by looking at the picture, so here are a few details:
P4 3.2 GHz 800 Mhz, 1 MB L2 Cache, Prescott
Asus P4P800 Deluxe Motherboard
1 GB RAM (512 MB x 2) DDR PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel
Pioneer DVD-106s Slot Load DVD Drive
Sapphire Radeon 9600 128 MB AGP Video Card w/ Passive Cooler
Holo3DGraph-I DCDi Video Scaler Card
MyHD MDP-100 HDTV Tuner and Capture Card
2 x Hauppauge Win-TV PVR-150MCE TV Tuner Cards
Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 60 GB Hard Drive
IR-Man Ir to Serial Interface
Windows OEM IR Receiver
Zalman CPU Cooler CNPS7000A-AlCu
Low Profile HTPC Case from Digital Connection
Airboard Wireless IR Keyboard SK7100
I have a few more details about the theater online at:
A brand-new EVGA Nvidia GTX 750Ti, seen from the back, awaits installation in one of the poster's seven working computers. This replaced a GTX660 that had started acting up in the HTPC. Taken in Albany, CA by a Nikon D610 at ISO 400 with a Nikkor 50mm Æ’ 1.8 AF-D lens. Exposure is 1/50 sec @ Æ’ 3.5.
This flavor of the Nvidia was one of the first uses of the "Maxwell" architecture.
Computer ON (Blue LED ON) with standby message.
Brian is the video projector's name not mine. He's a 15 Year old Barco 808.
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Regular Price: $19.95
Special Price: $16.96
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Mini Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard which can be used for your iPad 3 and iPhone PC Smartphone HTPC. White+silver simple design, slim size with 78 keys, low-noise when typing, excellent wireless transmitting.
Quick Overview
Mini Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard which can be used for your iPad 3 and iPhone PC Smartphone HTPC. White+silver simple design, slim size with 78 keys, low-noise when typing. The bluetooth wireless keyboards will bring you useful functions with excellent wireless transmitting.
Product Description
Features:
Bluetooth cable-free operation.
Up to 10m operating distance.
Ultra-Slim Design with 78 keys.
Includes multimedia keys that activate iPad features.
Stylish layout with full size keyboard.
Compatible with Apple iPad 3 (New iPad) and iPhone 4. (No app required)
low-noise when typing.
Scissor-switch keyboard.
With a working status indicators.
Powered by 2 AAA Batteries. (batteries NOT included)
With ON/OFF switch.
Built-in intelligent power management for power conservation.
System Requirements: iPad, MAC OS, Windows OS (Windows XP, Vista, 7)
Speicifications:
Bluetooth version: Bluetooth 2.0
Remote control distance: Up to 10m
Power: 2 * AAA batteries (NOT provided)
Color: White + Silver(Like show in the picture)
Product dimensions: 285*12*2cm
Product weight: 302g
Package dimensions: 29*12.6*2cm
Package weight: 325g
Package Including:
1 * Bluetooth Keyboard
1 * User Manual
A close up: Mac mini and his Remote. Let's keep it simple. This mac mini is a great performer and absolutely silent. It can play High Definition videos 720p and 1080p. Indeed a worthy HTPC contestant!
Starting at the top. Shuttle XPC SN41G (go here for specs) used as DVD player and streaming digital media player (controlled by VNC, iTunes/rTunes, and VLC), 1GB iPod Shuffle (technically not an input, but I use iTunes as my jukebox, so I sync to that machine), Emerson VCR (cheap, but it's stereo...and we don't use it much at all), MTS TV Motorola TV receiver (powered by VDSL from the phone company :) )
This is my former home media center setup. I went from 4 remotes to one and loved it. MCE 2005 proved to be stable and easy to configure. Saving up to build a Vista MCE next.
This was an unfinished room above my garage.
In this picture you will see a Wac om Tablet a External Lap fit Monitor and a Speaker which is part of the Panasonic 5.1 System I have a PS3 which i can use to play games when i want to i also connect the HTPC via and the Laptop Using Synergy I so that i can borrow the mouse when i need it
This is my first HTPC system while I was at Mississippi State University. I was running SnapStream Personal Video Station 2.0 on this system. This was before SnapStream created the award winning ViewScape interface that shipped with Personal Video Station 3. This machine served up video to any web browser on campus.
Way too many remotes. Recently had a spring clean and tidy-up of the cable loom behind the TV just how many remote controls could I possibly need!. All of them as it turns out.
Various under telly boxes and bits, Custom Build Home Theatre PC (HTPC) in an Antec Veris Fusion case. Yamaha somethingoranother Home Cinema AV Receiver, Sony Playstation 3 and a Humax HD-Fox T2. Remotes are
Telly, Room Lights, Freeview HD, HTPC, PS3 and the AV above... cripes
In this picture we can see the clearance between the CPU cooler and the back of the DVD drive, again it's about 2mm !!!!
IN this Picture you can probably see a tv which is my HTPC in which i play music on and watch BBC i Player on and recorded TV then my laptop which i do everything on And Features a External 22" Monitor the art work is done by my brother and is available to download on Deviant art Just Search for Mewtw0 on Google
Housing my second Raspberry Pi after losing my first to becoming the home HTPC (media center) running XBMC.
This one is a Version 2 Model B and has double the memory (512MB) of my original.
The case is a considerable improvement over my original Raspberry Pi's Ripple case:
Installing Leopard on my Mac Mini home theater computer.
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