I just built a HTPC (installing updates as we speak) using a ASROCK 1150 socket motherboard .... It's their H97 Anniversary one + 3220 CPU and NO GPU.... But with a budget of 500 the sky's the limit for you my man....
I'm in Brownsburg IN myself. Id hit up Frys. I was in there myself today and...
Can I ask a stupid question........ does it HAVE to be internal?
What about an external solution? Would just mean you run the tubes to the CPU and GPU blocks but the radiators would be mounted outside the case.
Then your NOT limited by the internals in the case at all.
Some random links...
Here is what I'd do.
I'd go to Polks ebay website and try to snag some RTi A or RTi speakers. I'd look for the following:
Fronts: RTi A3 or RTi6
Center: CSi A6 or CSi5
Surrounds: RTi A3, RTi5 or BEST would be FXi A4 or FXi A6
If you buy from Polks ebay site, its from the manufacture, comes...
They also make usb dongles/extension cords so you could connect it in the back, route it along the side and have it flush with the front. Still ghetto, but not "AS" ghetto lol....
another vendor that is in the US is PerfectHomeTheater.com
They carry an assortment of small ITX cases. However you wont find them under 50 bucks, more in the 100 range IIRC.
Either buy another WD Live TV, or a Chromebox (double your budget) and load Kodi as the OS and your good to go.....
I'm in a similar situation but am going to build a full on HTPC/Server because I need expandable storage in the TB range....
For Sale is a USED Antec P182 computer case. Its got a couple scratches that are visible but overall in good condition. This is one of Antec's more quiet cases and in addition to being built to be silent I have added Acoustimat Foam to both sides and along the top back and between chambers.
I...
I paid 65 for a WD Live TV not too long ago. Thing about these is the newest firmware update lets them send LOSSLESS (DTS-MA & TrueHD) out. Its the ONLY streamer thats low cost that can do 1080p MKV's with lossless audio.
I know lots of guys that have bought these to replace blu-ray players...
I agree but it's got a bunch of 5.25 bays I could fill with drives. If nothing else each bay could hol another drive for a total of 4 more + 6 initially plus 1 3.5 external bay for a total of 11....
But I think your right and that is likely too much. I will sleep on it and decide tomorrow...
^Thanks for that info. I will do some more research.
SnapRaid sounds VERY similar to UnRaid which was also recommended to me. I dont need to worry about existing data because its all on an external HDD and I would not be adding that drive to this to start with. Are they basically the same or...
Yeah 6 is even lol.... Long day but pointless as 6 TB drives are way outside my budget. I will read up on other options hard drive wise. I'm not against WD but Seagate is off the list for sure lol...
I don't anticipate needing more than 8 gigs of RAM so I'm going to go with that and if...
Will take a look, main thing is I dont want to have a entire drive (or pair) that cant be used to store data on, however I'd be OK with if I have to lose a single disc as my library isnt going to grow super fast blu-ray wise just likey 12 or so a year as I'm picky about what I rip.
Lots of...
Currently I have a WD Live TV. It works great to stream my MKV's from a 3TB Seagate HDD. But I'm running out of space fast so I want to look for a better solution. So I'm looking to build a small NAS that can also run XBMC (if needed).
I'm looking to build something to store and stream my MKV...
Have you tested it with both sticks of RAM to make sure the second slot is bad yet?
And what case is that you have it installed inside in the pictures?
Yup, still nothing... do you have to have a dropbox account to see them? If so that would explain it, I dont have one.
Try signing out of your dropbox account and see if you can still see them.