I've got the i3 version with 16Gb RAM running Windows 8 Pro w/ Media Centre and Media Browser. Runs everything like a champ!
noob build Hi just thought i would post about my new system basic specs are intel i5-3570K hd4000 corsair vengance LP 8GB DDR3 Gigabyte H77N-WIFI Hauppauge HVR-2210 Logitech K400 wireless keyboard and trackpad 2 x 750GB 7200rpm hitachi HDD (more external storage fitted and possibly an internal SSD to come) Antec ISk300-150 case (almost full im eying off space for another HDD at the moment) but really quiet cheap slim internal blueray drive All seems happy at the moment running an old copy of win7 for some reason its running 32 bit at the moment, yet more stuff to fix compared to my LG tv the Hauppague card needs a really strong clean signal to stop dropouts but is getting the wife approval at the moment yet to sort out a good tv guide fta one here is shit. what is the easiest way to upload photos on this site? or what do people use o host photos? link to picasa https://picasaweb.google.com/100728395176805844551/May222013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKvM_Yr27pOq-AE&feat=directlink
Of the same opinion as flu!d. I bought the cheap $15 Win 8 upgrade when it was available, just in case, but have stuck with Windows 7 because everything just works and I don't want to spend weeks troubleshooting and getting everything running right again.
The reason I moved to Win8 on my HTPC is the start menu can be navigated via the remote. So it lets me easily switch between XBMC / Steam Big Picture / Netflix etc without a keyboard. Its the only Win8 PC where I have reverted back to a Win7 start menu.
I just finished my new Hawsell HTPC... not sure how I feel about Windows 8 yet but it sure is colourful Antec ISK310-150 i5-4670 Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI 8Gb 240gig SSD 2tb Seagate Hauppage HVR-2200 Xigmatek LD963 heatsink I was hoping that Intel would release a socketed Isis/Crystalwell/GT3 processor... but oh well this will do It sure is tight - The front USB and Estata comes and the power supply cables come from the front left of the case, and on the gigabyte motherboard that all connects to the back right of the mobo... anyway with plenty of swearing it just fits I don't need a CD/Blu ray drive so I didn't bother... got out the dremel and put a 3.5" hd there instead We will see how the PSU handles that... may need to look at undervolting the processor a bit Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Click to view full size!
Original thread here But overview Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Click to view full size! Since that thread the only thing that's changed is it now has 2 3tb hdds and a 120gb ssd for boot. Goes hard enough to play games on one monitor and watch 1080p gear on the big screen at the same time, winner.
OK, don't laugh please... Lian Li PC-C36B AMD 4850e Gigabyte MA78GN-DS2H 4 Gb GeIL RAM Scythe Shuriken 500GB HDD Blu-Ray drive (LG I think) Windows 7 Yumcha wireless keyboard with trackpad Built in 2009. Still going strong and handles everything I throw at it, including 1080p media.
That keyboard/touchpad looks like it was salvaged from a laptop My whole HTPC looks like that one of these days I'll get some perspex scraps from a friend in the industry and make up a proper case for the internals coz its still slightly bent from when it was roadkilled
I know it's horrible, but you'd be surprised at the performance and build quality. Definitely punches above its weight. I do love the Lian Li cases, and this one's a corker.
Heres mine built it a few back in jan and going strong running windows 7 and xbmc 12 antec isk110 case asrock h61m-itx mobo intel g550 cpu 4g kit 1333 patriot s hitachi deskstar 500gb hdd
thinking if selling my current HTPC in a few months sans HDDs with my content of course...can't sell those.
Excuse my noob question (which I'm pretty sure I know the answer to already) I've got the same tv card as you on a shitty low power mobo that has a dedicated pcie slot. The board you are using is a full sized slot. So I guessing you can just stick the 2200 tv card in there with no problems? I'll be sticking the same mobo and CPU you have chosen in a full sized htpc case, so size not being an issue, could you recommend another mobo with the same features? I like the look of that wifi card and the external antenna, as opposed to the USB wifi on the end of an extension cable that I'm currently using now. One last thing, what are the specs of the ram you bought? I've been out of the hardware game for a while now and have no idea what the hell I need to be looking at. Thanks
