[Systemic33]

This is a HTPC, so these were my priorities
- Case max depth is not greater than 33 (The smaller and prettier the better)
- Very low noise (Passive not required)
- 3D 1080p Bluray compatible (Should be able to play anything basicly)
- High Wife Acceptance Factor (I'm building for my dad, and my mom has a word xD)
- Easy maintenance and usage

With that said this is what I've come up with, and I would really appreciate some feedback.
I was considering a mITX case (Streacom) but i felt the 150W was too little for a HDD, a SSD, a ODD, etc
US Price is converted from the swedish SEK

Chassis
Silverstone GD04B $113

CPU
AMD A-Series A8-3870K APU $154

CPU cooler
Scythe Big Shuriken II Rev.B $55

PSU
Antec EathWatts Green 350W $60

SSD
Crucial SSD m4 128GB $180

HDD
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB $141

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H $129

RAM
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600Mhz 4GB CL9 $41

ODD
Samsung DVD+-RW / Blu-Ray Reader SH-B123L $75

3 x 120mm fans
Scythe 120mm Gentle Typhoone 800RPM $53

2 x 80mm fans
Noctua R8 Silent Case Fan 80mm $24

Remote
Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 $45

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium EN $133

TOTAL: $1247

It will be bought in Swden so unless you know deals in sweden its pretty useless to come with any US specific deals But i'm generally trying to keep it under 1500 USD
Here's currency rate: 1 USD = 6.73691018 SEK

[eskro]

150W is not little, its perfect.

u can bring the cost down significantly.

i think your overKilling it...

i say get an A6-PACK.

A6-3500 Here
ISK300-65 Here
Scythe SCSBK-1100 Here
A75M-ITX Here
HyperX 1866 2x2GB Here
CRUCIAL M4 Here

Sweden price compare ==> http://www.prisjakt.nu/

[Systemic33]

What about blu-ray and storage then?
Doesn't that exceed the 150W power available in picoPSU's

I'd love to fit it in a Streacom box

[eskro]

no problem for bluray. the ISK300-65 uses a slim one.

what do u mean storage?
u cant to fit a mechanical hard drive in your htpc?

why not go for external HDD?

[Systemic33]

Anyone got experience with the Streacom fc5-od-fanless-chassis ?

Looks jaw dropping, and if 150W is sufficient, this could go.

http://www.streacom.com/products/fc5-od-...s-chassis/

[bluray]

Anyone got experience with the Streacom fc5-od-fanless-chassis ?

Looks jaw dropping, and if 150W is sufficient, this could go.

http://www.streacom.com/products/fc5-od-...s-chassis/

The FC8 fanless is one of my favorite......

Streacom FC8 plus Asus F1A75-I DELUXE will make a great silent HTPC......

[Systemic33]

Drooling over here... XD

Bluray, do you have a build with the FC8?´care to share the details?

[Systemic33]

How does this look?

Case: Streacom FC8
CPU: AMD A-Series A6-3500 APU
PSU: Streacom 150W PicoPSU
SSD: Crucial SSD m4 128GB
External HDD: LaCie Porsche Design Desktop 2TB
Motherboard: Asus F1A75-I Deluxe
RAM: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz 2x2GB CL9
Blu-Ray ODD: Sony BC-5600S
Remote Solution: Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium EN

Pros: Looks FREAKING sexy, both the htpc and the external HDD, Completely Passive except the external HDD and ODD
Cons: Limited expansion possibilities, because of limited PSU, and Mini-ITX

[eskro]

looks top noch.

the Asus F1A75-I Deluxe is confirmed working in the Streacom FC8 case.

u should be able to put a 3.5inch hard drive in there.
specs say
1x2.5” and one 3.5" HD drive bay.

so, no need for LaCie Porsche Design Desktop 2TB

[Systemic33]

And Powersupply can keep up with that aswell?

[eskro]

150W is definitely enough!

can u link me to the PSU please

[bluray]

Drooling over here... XD

Bluray, do you have a build with the FC8?´care to share the details?

Sorry....no and I'm drooling too......

[bluray]

the Asus F1A75-I Deluxe is confirmed working in the Streacom FC8 case.

It's listed on their website- Motherboard Compatibility List.....


This is what I'm drooling for....

Case- Streacom FC8
CPU- Intel i3-2125
MOBO- Asus P8H67-I DELUXE
.......

[eskro]

why do you drool for the Streacom FC8 case now bluray?

weren't you the one that wasn't afraid of Cooling Fans?!

[bluray]

why do you drool for the Streacom FC8 case now bluray?

weren't you the one that wasn't afraid of Cooling Fans?!

Yes, CPU with high TDP and discrete GPU are entirely different setup than the low TDP all-in-one CPU. Since the case cover is the heatsink (it'll dissipate the heat into the air efficiently), I'm confidence that it'll stay cooler than the internal fanless heatsink CPU cooler and GPU cooler......