2014-03-30, 20:55
Hi All,
Throughout the years I've installed dozens of XBMC boxes, starting with a fully modded (first series) xbox and ending with various AsRock, ATV1, ATV 2, Custom built, Xtreamer, R-Pi & NUC solutions.
I am now at the stage that I want to try and build a "Super-XBMC" machine, with all the bells and whistles I can think of and optimal performance without sacrificing on size and the wife-friendly factor.
This is what I came up with:
- 1 x Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT S1150 Z87 2xDDR3 mITX *
- 1 x Intel Core i5 4670K
- 1 x Noctua Processor Cooler NH-L9i Intel
- 1 x Be Quiet PSU SFX Power 2 400W
- 1 x Samsung 840 EVO Basic - Solid state drive - 250 GB
- 1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical - Memory - 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB - DDR3 - PC3-12800 - CL8
- 1 x ASUS GT630-SL-2GD3-L - GPU - GF GT 630 - 2 GB DDR3 - PCIe 2.0 x16 low profile *1
- 1 x ASUS - HDMI / DVI port low profile bracket
- 1 x Streacom ST-OB3 BD Write/BD Read
- 1 x SilverStone Milo ML05 - Case - Mini-ITX
- 2 x Noctua NF-R8, 80mm
- 1 x Matrix Orbital VK204-25-USB 20x4 VFD Display *2
- 1 x FLIRC IR receiver *2
- 1 x Internal USB header to External USB cable
- 1 x Speaker cloth *3
- 1 x Sound Damping Foam Mat
* Utter madness, I know, but that mobo is so cute
*1 All in all I think Nvidia GPU's still the best for XBMC under Linux. Hope this fits in the the case, otherwise I'll have to modify the cooling fins
*2 That's why I chose the ML05 case over the fancier ML06 case, I'm hoping to mod it and place the VFD and the IR receiver behind the transparent perspex
*3 I prefer using speaker cloth as dust filter rather than pre-assembled filters
Do any of you have any thoughts, suggestions, tips?
Are any of you interested in some sort of build log or tutorial?
Cheers,
Q
This is what I hope it will look like with the VFD behind the perspex:
Throughout the years I've installed dozens of XBMC boxes, starting with a fully modded (first series) xbox and ending with various AsRock, ATV1, ATV 2, Custom built, Xtreamer, R-Pi & NUC solutions.
I am now at the stage that I want to try and build a "Super-XBMC" machine, with all the bells and whistles I can think of and optimal performance without sacrificing on size and the wife-friendly factor.
This is what I came up with:
- 1 x Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT S1150 Z87 2xDDR3 mITX *
- 1 x Intel Core i5 4670K
- 1 x Noctua Processor Cooler NH-L9i Intel
- 1 x Be Quiet PSU SFX Power 2 400W
- 1 x Samsung 840 EVO Basic - Solid state drive - 250 GB
- 1 x Crucial Ballistix Tactical - Memory - 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB - DDR3 - PC3-12800 - CL8
- 1 x ASUS GT630-SL-2GD3-L - GPU - GF GT 630 - 2 GB DDR3 - PCIe 2.0 x16 low profile *1
- 1 x ASUS - HDMI / DVI port low profile bracket
- 1 x Streacom ST-OB3 BD Write/BD Read
- 1 x SilverStone Milo ML05 - Case - Mini-ITX
- 2 x Noctua NF-R8, 80mm
- 1 x Matrix Orbital VK204-25-USB 20x4 VFD Display *2
- 1 x FLIRC IR receiver *2
- 1 x Internal USB header to External USB cable
- 1 x Speaker cloth *3
- 1 x Sound Damping Foam Mat
* Utter madness, I know, but that mobo is so cute
*1 All in all I think Nvidia GPU's still the best for XBMC under Linux. Hope this fits in the the case, otherwise I'll have to modify the cooling fins
*2 That's why I chose the ML05 case over the fancier ML06 case, I'm hoping to mod it and place the VFD and the IR receiver behind the transparent perspex
*3 I prefer using speaker cloth as dust filter rather than pre-assembled filters
Do any of you have any thoughts, suggestions, tips?
Are any of you interested in some sort of build log or tutorial?
Cheers,
Q
This is what I hope it will look like with the VFD behind the perspex: