Win Building New HTPC Please HELP
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Im planning on building a small HTPC to hook up to my TV instead of using my older machine which is a full ATX tower in a antec 901 case. Which has a 750 watt power supply and really is a eye sore next to the tv. I want something Small but also that be noticed in a Room, Its only function will really be for XBMC for movies/tv shows/anime. Maybe for music but that is for later.

Case: LIAN LI PC-Q08B Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811112265

MOBO/CPU/GPU: ASUS E45M1-I Deluxe AMD E-450 APU AMD Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813131807

Backup GPU (in case the on board doesn't do the job.) XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814150447

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231311

SSD: OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820227725

Power Supply: Antec HCG M Series HCG-400M 400W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817371057


Any Suggestions or Feed Back or Improvements will be greatly thanked.


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#2
Do you need such a big case? Are you planning to add several hard drives in the future?

You could also go A6-3500/A75 for less than the $190 price tag on the E45M1-I and not need the discrete GPU.

$89.99 128GB SSD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820147163
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#3
I dont mine the size of the case since it will be next to the TV hidden behind the display. And no just the SSD inside the box, i already have a 12TB freenas box which hosts the shares it will be using. I looked into the APU chips and the A75 ITX boards, i didnt see any i liked and none with built in bluetooth. I ordered the peices last night, and I will post pictures and stuff after i get it built and then go thru the hell of creating a custom XBMC skin that supports anime lol.
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(2012-06-15, 19:21)insaneavi Wrote: then go thru the hell of creating a custom XBMC skin that supports anime lol.

I'm confused by this. What does the skin have to do with anime? How is special support needed? I have a machine with a tonne of anime on it, amongst other things, and good ol Confluence works fine for me. Can you elaborate on this?

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(2012-06-15, 19:21)insaneavi Wrote: I dont mine the size of the case since it will be next to the TV hidden behind the display. And no just the SSD inside the box, i already have a 12TB freenas box which hosts the shares it will be using. I looked into the APU chips and the A75 ITX boards, i didnt see any i liked and none with built in bluetooth. I ordered the peices last night, and I will post pictures and stuff after i get it built and then go thru the hell of creating a custom XBMC skin that supports anime lol.

The Lian-Li PC-Q08 is what I have for my server Smile.

I was going to suggest one of the other smaller Lian-Li cases like the PC-Q16 or this build: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=132688 but with the E45M1-I.



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#6
Nice, i saw the smaller cases but i love how the front has a Fan , which i will replace with the
Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition CO-9050009-WW 140mm Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835181028

i was worried since my CPU/MOBO have no fans the cooling would suffer from lack of air flow. Now i just need newegg to ship my stuff already >.<

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(2012-06-15, 21:41)insaneavi Wrote: Nice, i saw the smaller cases but i love how the front has a Fan , which i will replace with the
Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition CO-9050009-WW 140mm Case Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6835181028

i was worried since my CPU/MOBO have no fans the cooling would suffer from lack of air flow. Now i just need newegg to ship my stuff already >.<
This one "COUGAR CF-V14H" or this one "Prolimatech PRO-BV14" with better air flow and silencer........

>Alienware X51- do it all HTPC
>Simplify XBMC configurations
>HOW-TO Bitstreaming using XBMC
I refused to watch movie without bitstreaming HD audio!
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