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Hello all and thanks Eskro for all the great HTPC hardware threads. I put together this spec together last night and have a few questions:
1.) While sitting in a BIOS screen or just a non operating system prompt (before i installed windows 7) the power supply was feeling very hot and was around 60C and climbing. After i installed win 7 i was seeing around 30-40C temps. What is the normal operating temps for this combo and what software can i use while in windows to monitor. In xbmc the system properties shows nothing next to the CPU temp display.
2.) I was hoping this was going to be a quiet machine but its actually quite loud. what other things can i do to quiet this down. I purchased a 120 mm fan but have not installed it yet. What about the BIOS settings for the cpu / case fan speeds, by default they are set to all on, is it safe to enable the automatic mode?
3.) Where is the best spot for the case fan? i have a 3.5 HD in the side rail already. I tried to install the fan in the front left position but the case would not close properly. Where do you attach and how?
4.) the support website has a bunch of utilities for fast USB and fast memory. Should they be installed?
Thanks all..
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Thanks!
I got the case fan installed, i put in a cooler master not the silenx, couldnt get it to fit exactly where you have it, mine fits more towards the middle. Also added a fanmate2 and set it to the slowest setting. Then set the cpu fan to 50% with SpeedFAN. Its much quieter now but still slightly annoying in a bedroom. Do you think the SilenX fan is much quieter than the rest?
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silent case fans are listed in my HTPC guide.
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2012-04-02, 10:17
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-02, 20:18 by maddog808.)
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My Living Room Theater XBMC Mini-ITX Build
CASE: MI-100 - MOBO: ASRock A75M-ITX - APU: A6-3500
Kingston 4GB 1600MHz - SanDisk 128GB SSD -- DVDRW
W7 HP - Kodi 15 - Confluence | ATV1 w/BCM970015 & Crystalbuntu in the BR
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2012-04-04, 19:49
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-04, 19:51 by evanl81.)
For anyone wondering if this build is fast/powerful enough, I built it this week (my first HTPC build) after a lot of trepidation and second-guessing. It runs Aeon ridiculously smooth, and with an SSD boots in under 30 seconds from off (comes back from standby in under 5). All in all I spent $308 with 4gb RAM and a 32gb SSD.
Thanks to the regulars for all their guidance on this. I highly recommend it.
Now if only I could go back two days before I found this sub-forum to take back my recommendation to my dad to buy the AspireRevo AR-3700 for $350...
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Actually, quick question - HD video looks great with this setup, but SD looks worse than it did on the Revo - sort of jagged around the edges. Is there any fix/optimization for this that anyone knows about?
Thanks.
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Done.
Bluray, I made those changes and it seems to help. Just curious what your video playback settings are. At the moment I only have DXVA enabled.