Biostar SFF HTPC

jebo_4jc

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System specs:

Biostar iDeq 200N chassis
--Biostar nforce2 motherboard with Soundstorm (the reason I bought it)
Athlon 3000+ (400fsb) @ 1.45v
1GB Kingston HyperX
Sapphire x1600 Pro 256MB
Pioneer slot DVD-ROM (days are numbered. Going to replace with a quiet DVDRW)
Mitsumi floppy/card reader (highly recommended)
300GB Seagate 7200.8
Optical audio to Yamaha HTR-5730SL 5.1
VGA output to Samsung 50" HL-P5063W
MCE 2005

Sorry about the lack of thumbnails. Hardforums won't let me hotlink images from this particular gallery site

The system in action:
http://www.whelehonfamily.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=2199&g2_imageViewsIndex=2
Note: The top silver receiver drives the main sound. The bottom receiver (connected via analog) drives outside speakers, which can be seen in the outdoor shots.

Gallery full of various pics:
http://www.whelehonfamily.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=2169

The CPU heatsink/fan was always a little on the loud side for my tastes, and after much searching I finally found a suitable replacement. This was tricky because the mobo has socket 478 mounting brackets, but obviously it's a Socket A CPU. I also added some Kingston HyperX memory. Money shot:
http://www.whelehonfamily.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=2492&g2_imageViewsIndex=2
 
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