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My new HTPC

HiGHRoLLeR
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http://imgur.com/a/3GCoc


--specs--


CASE: Silverstone ML04B


CPU: AMD A6-6400K


MOBO: MSI FM2-A75-E35


PSU: ANTEC VP-450


RAM: Crucial Balistix 2x4GB


HDD: Seagate 4TB (data), OCZ VERTEX2 40GB (boot)


(edit) HSF: Scythe Shuriken


 


Comments / suggestions much appreciated


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I love HTPCs.  That silverstone case is perfect.  Cable management is impressive considering what you're working with

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Very nicely done. :)

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What are you running for the media center? I think SilverStone is the best way to go for HTPC cases if you like their slim design.

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That's one of my favourite HTPC cases. I absolutely love it.

 

Looks great!

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Very clean :) 

 

how much did you end up paying?

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Very nice. I do know those cases to be quite expensive though, sadly. I was thinking of the Fractal Design ATX one.

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I do enjoy the HTPC builds in the super slimline cases. This looks like an off the shelf unit!

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I love HTPCs.  That silverstone case is perfect.  Cable management is impressive considering what you're working with

Thanks!  I wrangled up two very short SATA cables.  They're probably 6-8 inches and work perfectly.  

 

What are you running for the media center? I think SilverStone is the best way to go for HTPC cases if you like their slim design.

It's running win7 with XBMC as my library.  I started using xbmc about a year ago.  Prior to that, i just used VLC and didnt ever use a library / front end but then my fiance and I moved in together and she wanted something visual for movies/shows.  

 

Very clean :)

 

how much did you end up paying?

I mostly pieced alot of things together.  salvaged the PSU, drives, and RAM.  I purchased the motherboard and APU for $100 in a combo deal at MicroCenter.  The case was 70$ i think.  So $170 plus the parts I already had.

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Looks good. Like the case. Clean cabling. Kudos to you!  :D

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Very nice clean build. How are you liking XBMC?

It's okay.  I wish I could take advantage of the CEC functions over HDMI.  ie navigating xbmc with TV IR remote but you need some funky adapter thats 50 bucks.  http://www.pulse-eight.com/store/products/104-usb-hdmi-cec-adapter.aspx

But I really like how the entire UI is completely navigable with the keyboard.  using the mouse just seems.... silly.  Figuring out how to arrange episodes of Archer is the hardest part lol.... xbmc is particular with how Archer is organized in explorer.

 

Looks good. Like the case. Clean cabling. Kudos to you!  :D

Thank you.  It looks very clean under my TV.  friends dont even know it's a PC, but i dont know how that makes me feel lol.

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Assuming your HTPC is on your LAN and you have either an Android or iOS device with wifi radios you might want to look into either the official XBMC remote app or the Yatse app. Both offer full featured and highly responsive remote functionality for stock XBMC or XBMC running on windows.

 

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Assuming your HTPC is on your LAN and you have either an Android or iOS device with wifi radios you might want to look into either the official XBMC remote app or the Yatse app. Both offer full featured and highly responsive remote functionality for stock XBMC or XBMC running on windows.

 

Silas

Yeah, i have Yaste on my phone and it's awesome.  I always default to my Logitech K400 though. 

 

What cooler is that on your cpu

Scythe Shuriken 

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