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I like it. Not as beautiful as some nicer cases but it is a step in the right direction. Hopefully by the time this reaches the shelves there will more options from other vendors. As soon as Valve finally finishes their controller all these sff cases should improve. I don't know about the rest...

Haha, I might go ahead and get the v550. My main pc is in a node 304 that can still take an ATX sized PSU. The old BeQuiet SFX I am still using is lost in this case and makes too much noise. If I get a smaller case next year then I will try the SFX-L

@seanclayton How is that V650? Is it quiet?

When does this go on sale? Seen two reviews this week, want to see it for real.

Getting there:

I decided to share this build here to help some of the people who have questions about their own builds and what works in the real world. From initial tests the hardware is more than capable of playing mkv movies, its responsive and gives a smooth overall experience. Windows 7 has been...

First off the case, a very important piece due to the size constraints of basic plan. LC-Power LC-1320mi 75W mITX http://www.schwanthaler-computer.de/pc-komponenten/gehaeuse/mini-itx/1356/geh-lc-power-lc-1320mi-75w-mitx Cheap and plain looking but it does the job. Pico type PSU with...

Hi all, My htpc has seen some long hours of use in the last 2-3 years. Especially with my old flat mate watching entire seasons of TV shows on a daily basis. Looking back it has provided so much entertainment to me and my friends, tv shows, movies and listening to music.It really has been a...

I normally always bought Samsung mechanical hard drives but at the moment they don't seem to be readily available where I am. So now I will probably look for another manufacturer to replace a failed non OS disk. I have an SSD as my OS drive and I'm very happy with it, but I need a larger...

I normally always bought Samsung mechanical hard drives but at the moment they don't seem to be readily available where I am. So now I will probably look for another manufacturer to replace a failed non OS disk. I have an SSD as my OS drive and I'm very happy with it, but I need a larger...

Hi, I would like to buy a s775 motherboard, matx or atx, must support Q9550, and DDR3, otherwise not fussy, tell me what you have and how much! Any Geforce GT430, half size for HTPC, any model. Shipping is to Germany Thanks for looking

Take a look at J.River media jukebox, I started using it recently and its my favourite so far.

mikey967 - thats a nice tidy case, it just doesn't have enough room for my 3 hdd's.

It was an experiment with putting the electronics on display, it did get some very good reactions from people who came into the appartment, typically - 'WTF is that?' Thanks for all the comments, I took another look at it today and I have moved it into the tv stand so it is hidden away now for...

Very quiet, I don't notice it even when just using the internet, I sit about 2 meters from it and there are only two fans. The CPU fan is a stock intel, the thermaltake fan on the HDD's is quiet aswell. And only using onboard graphics. I wish my main rig was that quiet

I just wanted to show my current setup, I use this to watch movies and tv shows. I watch everything in English, its better than the usual crap on German tv. Let me know what ye think

I won't be able to sleep tonight after reading that!

I just found an old pic of it, its an OCZ600SXS, looks like it is 600W.

Sorry it is actually an OCZ 550W, I can't remember the model number and I cant see the label because its mounted at the bottom of my case.

I will probably just get a GPU for the time being, that should keep the frames up for a while. The Q9550 is getting more expensive by the week, its 320euro new on amazon.de, used models are on ebay.de for around 170euro. If I could get this kind of money for mine I would be happy, and it would...

I upgraded to a receiver and speakers this year, I will never go back to pc speakers for watching movies. I did spend about 200euro on a new Sony STR-DN610, but it has great features and power. I could only get cheap speakers, but they still sound great when a good amp is feeding them. And the...

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my current setup which is: Q9550, ATi4850, 4Gb DDR2, Gigabyte g33S2L uATX. The options I have in mind are to get a S775 X38 motherboard and 8GB of DDR3, keeping the quad as I know it has plenty life left in it, and getting a newer nvidia GPU. I don't have the...

I need to build a pc for playing my movies etc on the living room tv, will mostly be using windows 7 media center. And i want to reuse some older parts lying around spare. I already have hard drives, an original core 2 6300, and tv card. And after a quick look around locally I found these...

I really need to get a nice remote for win media center, and the microsoft remote looks good with all the needed functions and doesn't need extra software to work. It really seems to be just easier to use microsoft gear when using windows as I learned with the xbox360 pad for pc. But before I...

Anyone using free software that can display 2 to 4 cameras?

Would faster acess times be the deciding factor when picking a system drive? Not counting capacity. The WD 320 Black seems to be the fastest overall 2.5" even though it has much lower average read transfer speeds than 7K500

I'm thinking of using a 2.5inch as a system drive in my desktop, anyone using the 320black in this fashion? I don't want to use partitions anymore so a faster 1tb 3.5 drive partitioned doesn't interest me. Basically I want to be cloning my system drive for backup and keeping it a size that...

For the times i have to use windows I'd like the desktop to be more productive, more like linux with compiz. So I checked a few 3d desktop managers for windows on youtube, some look ok but I wanted to get a better opinion from you guys. Anyone using a different desktop manager or have any...

Has anyone tried this out? The only review I found online stated it cooled 20deg hotter than the CNPS9900 , that was on an AMD 7750+ Black Edition though. It on sale in a local store for 25euro and I'll be using it to replace my 'freezer 7 pro', in a month or so ill be getting an (s775)...

thanks guys, I'm ot sure if we used PSpice in college it been a long time so memories are vauge

Its been a long time since I used software to draw out my electronic circuits, always took the easy way and drew by hand. But its time for me to get back into this stuff and I was wondering what programs you guys use to draw out circuits.

nice work, how do you like the skeleton after using it for a while?

That Panzerbox linked above is pretty nice looking, maybe I need to make some changes to my current case? Its been a few months since its been cut up.

can u post a pic of the lock?

what are those plexi cases you are using by the way, who makes em?

I love the previous servers you have show there, they kinda have a very simple tidy look but at the same time very complex or maybe i've had to much beer

Im just going to order an intel atom330 board so im glad your worked out so well, I wonder what an SSD would do to help this system

very nice case, the way the joints are designed is very impressive

what kind of cpu is going in that cake?

Whee did u buy the psu from? checked back through the whole thread and didnt see what make it is