HTPC/StreamBox Sanity Check

[d33g33]

After the unfortunate demise of my shuttle project and the cost involved of getting it going, I might as well go a full new system.

 

This is what I've jotted down, gone an i3 over Pentium as I run screen capture for my Ambilight TV system. I've gone this case as it will fit the GTX750Ti, I already have an Intel 120gb SSD as well.

 

I wouldn't mind looking at an AMD alternative but dont understand their socket namings. if someone could recommend a comparable AMD Motherboard and CPU that would be appreciated. 

 

[SAV1OUR]

so you completely abandoning the shuttle project?   

[d33g33]

so you completely abandoning the shuttle project?   

Well... I cant find an ITX s775 motherboard, if I had one it might be salvageable. but that's a maybe. From the pictures i've seen the socket sits higher on what would be the PSU edge, as it is, the pump is hitting the PSU already, if it moves it again I wont be able to mount the pump at all. 

 

Really i'm quite sour on it, I've really struggled getting it finished with limiting time and I hoped with all the work that went in that it would fire up magically, apparently not. I powered it on last night after resetting the BIOS a couple of times and its just powering on for 3 secs then restarting constantly. Could be the the waterblock isn't touching the CPU well enough as its very close to some capacitors but there's no way to 100% tell so its rebooting to protect itself, could be issue with the mem, motherboard or PSU after I did all that work on it (though PSU tester worked fine) It's hard to tell. I don't have a heap of s775 spares to test it on

 

Tonight hopefully I can pull everything out of the case and try it open to see if I can get it to work, if so ill persist with it, if not and an ITX board doesn't show up in a week, it will most likely get parted out.

[SAV1OUR]

Well... I cant find an ITX s775 motherboard, if I had one it might be salvageable. but that's a maybe. From the pictures i've seen the socket sits higher on what would be the PSU edge, as it is, the pump is hitting the PSU already, if it moves it again I wont be able to mount the pump at all. 

 

Really i'm quite sour on it, I've really struggled getting it finished with limiting time and I hoped with all the work that went in that it would fire up magically, apparently not. I powered it on last night after resetting the BIOS a couple of times and its just powering on for 3 secs then restarting constantly. Could be the the waterblock isn't touching the CPU well enough as its very close to some capacitors but there's no way to 100% tell so its rebooting to protect itself, could be issue with the mem, motherboard or PSU after I did all that work on it (though PSU tester worked fine) It's hard to tell.

 

Tonight hopefully I can pull everything out of the case and try it open to see if I can get it to work, if so ill persist with it, if not and an ITX board doesn't show up in a week, it will most likely get parted out.

guh i wish i could send you the old shuttle my dad has sitting in his room 

[d33g33]

guh i wish i could send you the old shuttle my dad has sitting in his room 

 

 

Fingers crossed it works outside the case tonight and then I can start working back from there...