(2012-04-09, 19:12)littlepooch21 Wrote: Maddog808,
could you give me a list of the exact parts you used in this build?
No problem.
CASE:
Apex MI-100 4BAY Desktop Blk/Silver 250W ATX12V Mitx $54
MOBO:
ASRock Socket FM1/AMD A75 FCH/SATA3&USB3.0/A&GbE/Mini-ITX Motherboard A75M-ITX $90
APU:
AMD A6-3500 APU with AMD Radeon 6530 HD Graphics 2.1/2.4GHz Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Processor $70
RAM:
Kingston Technology HyperX Blu 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) XMP KHX1600C9D3B1K2/4GX $28
CHASSIS FAN:
SilenX EFX-12-15 Effizio Silent 120mm Case Fan $15
SSD:
OCZ Agility Series OCZSSD2-1AGT60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) No longer in stock
I haven't had any problems with my SSD, although a lot of more experienced people on this forum seem to hate OCZ. I bought it for my Acer Revo 3610 at the time (September 2010) because it came highly recommended by Poofyhairguy, who is one of the Hardware Gurus on this forum. He loved OCZ SSDs back then. I'm not sure how he feels about them now, as he isn't very active here anymore.
If I was to buy a SSD today, I would get one of the ones that eskro has listed in
this post. Specifically, this one:
SSD:
Crucial 64 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT064M4SSD2 $82
Some people here say 30GB is enough for XBMC on Windows, and they're right. I need more, because I run usenet apps that need more storage space for temporary files while downloading. I've even ran into a couple problems where my 60GB SSD filled up, and the downloads failed. So, if the 64GB Crucial drive is only $20-$35 more than a 30GB drive, I think it's worth it to have the extra space. You never know what you might get into later that requires more GBs.
Oh, also, the DVD drive I put in is just an old one that came out of a dell desktop:
Samsung TS-H653F 22x DVD±RW DL SATA Drive (Black)
I probably wouldn't even put one in if I didn't have this one laying around. With usenet, we haven't used a disc in a long time. In fact, I sold all my DVD collection at a garage sale, because they were just collecting dust. If you want to put in a Blu Ray reader or writer, just pick something from
eskro's post.
Good luck! Hope this helps!!
(2012-04-09, 20:18)bluray Wrote: (2012-04-09, 18:56)maddog808 Wrote: (2012-04-09, 04:19)bluray Wrote: Right on.....
Wrong side of the bay, boys
Sorry, I'm always on the right side of the bay since Montana, Ronnie, Roger, Steve, etc days.......
I actually loved watching all those guys. Weird how you didn't name the best one (Jerry Rice)
But I've been a Raider fan since before we had a team here in AZ. Back when Bo Jackson was a rookie running people over. Man, imagine what he would have accomplished if he played full time, and didn't get hurt so early in his career. He actually called football a hobby, because baseball was his career.
Anyway, Niners look good, just not sure about Alex Smith. It could get uncomfortable now since they were looking to trade him and get Tebow.
Raiders are in complete rebuild mode right now since Al died. Hard to imagine the team without him. It will be interesting to see what they do this year.