i3 build, with guide/tips (mostly linux)

thanks for these pics!
fantastic build!
congratz!!

Nice SSD choice!
Samsung SSD's are reviewed as Rock Solid and Fast!
14sec boot is insane

(2012-05-09 02:29)eskro Wrote:  thanks for these pics!
fantastic build!
congratz!!

Nice SSD choice!
Samsung SSD's are reviewed as Rock Solid and Fast!
14sec boot is insane

I tried to tell you eskro about those samsung ssd's lol

the SAMSUNG 830 is listed in my HTPC guide for quite awhile now

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...#pid723742

hi morpheus and congratulation with your build.

I have this kind of setup too and i am facing a strange issue with vdpau and xbmc on intel plathorm with ubuntu 12.04 (everything work fine with 11.10)

the issue is : no video with vdpau and xbmc freeze when stop the playback : http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/12970

Do you have this kind of issue?

thanks

@gerardpuducul - Thanks. Haven't had this issue.
VAAPI works great here. I used alanwww1's guide .
Installed the packages, and used the xorg.conf from that guide.
Try installing/upgrading thoose packages in the guide, maybee you are missing one.
Also remember the xorg.conf - Maybee the driver isn't loaded correct?
Personally, I'm not good friends with xorg, so I used alanwww1's conf without editing
(except changing HDMI number).

Not sure, that I will recommend this case anymore.
Just did a clean power down, and now, it won't turn on again.
When i push the power button, only my external USB drives starts up. CPU cooler og case cooler does not start up.
I read somewhere, others have this problem. That it works again, after ~2 hours, after unplugging
This really sucks. My i3 - 35w is nowhere near the 65 w limit.
Grumble...

Tried plugging in, after ~30 min. No luck.
Now, 1½ hour later, it worked again. Phew!
Great case, but the "pico-a-like-psu" seems to suck.
Not sure what I'm going to do. I only power down 1-2 times a year. So I'll maybee gonna have to live with it.
But crap if many of you, use it only for htpc, and do power downs often...
Just a few cents...and, maybee I'm just unlucky with that (case)psu...?

On the positive side, I've now hooked up my "Kill-A-Watt" thing...I'll report back

Updated post with power consumption (Kill-A-Watt).

Do you have a main storage drive in here as well?

Nope, just that 64 GB SSD, and 3 USB Samsung Story Stations, and one USB-powered WD 120 GB temp/torrent drive.