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Decided to share what i'm building up as well. New guy here just entering the HTPC world and still learning new things. Any input and/or tips welcome as this is a first for me. I got the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2 MB, and heard the North Bridge goes hot, so i bought a Thermaltake CL-C00034 Copper Fan and Heatsinks(I heard this fits well), but if anyone got any thing better i'm welcome to changes.
Main HTPC
Case: Omaura TF8 - Delivered
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2 - Delivered
NB Cooler: Thermaltake CL-C0034 Copper Fan&Heatsinks - Delivered
CPU: AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ - Delivered
CPU Cooler: Stock at the moment - Shipped
RAM: 3gb Corsair - Not ordered yet
Harddrive: 4x Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM (4 terabytes) - not yet ordered
PSU: ZALMAN ZM600-HP Continuous 600W ATX12V V2.2 - Not yet ordered
Omaura OLED Display Kit - ordered but est ship 9/2008
Omaura MCE Remote Kit - ordered but est ship 9/2008
7.1 Sound Card - undecided at the moment
TV tuner - undecided at the moment, still researching
DVD: a used LITE-On SATA DVD RW from another system
(total is i don't wanna know but i'm having fun!)
Got the Omaura TF8 tonight. Very well packaged, and looks awesome! I'm a little worried about the space and temperature control along with keeping it as quiet as possible. But this is going to be a fun project. The Omaura case came with a small box with gloves and a screw driver which is new(the glove part lol).
Construction
Since i'm planning on setting up my main HTPC on a projector, some construction work is needed, might as well share that here as well, its a slow process this one, so i'll just leave a picture of the present setting, I still need to clean.
Main HTPC
Case: Omaura TF8 - Delivered
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2 - Delivered
NB Cooler: Thermaltake CL-C0034 Copper Fan&Heatsinks - Delivered
CPU: AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ - Delivered
CPU Cooler: Stock at the moment - Shipped
RAM: 3gb Corsair - Not ordered yet
Harddrive: 4x Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM (4 terabytes) - not yet ordered
PSU: ZALMAN ZM600-HP Continuous 600W ATX12V V2.2 - Not yet ordered
Omaura OLED Display Kit - ordered but est ship 9/2008
Omaura MCE Remote Kit - ordered but est ship 9/2008
7.1 Sound Card - undecided at the moment
TV tuner - undecided at the moment, still researching
DVD: a used LITE-On SATA DVD RW from another system
(total is i don't wanna know but i'm having fun!)
Got the Omaura TF8 tonight. Very well packaged, and looks awesome! I'm a little worried about the space and temperature control along with keeping it as quiet as possible. But this is going to be a fun project. The Omaura case came with a small box with gloves and a screw driver which is new(the glove part lol).
Construction
Since i'm planning on setting up my main HTPC on a projector, some construction work is needed, might as well share that here as well, its a slow process this one, so i'll just leave a picture of the present setting, I still need to clean.
