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3D HTPC IvyBridge Build (now w/ pics) - mikev927 - 2012-07-02
After about a week of research and help from a lot of you here (thanks!) I took the dive.
Here is what I'm building:
Case:
nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum / Acrylic / Steel HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Power:
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power ...
Remote:
nMEDIAPC HTPCKB-100 Black USB RF Wireless Slimline Keyboard with IR Universal TV Remote Set
CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Board:
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
SSD:
Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
HD:
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Drive:
LITE-ON Blu-ray Burner with 3D Playback SATA iHBS212-08 LightScribe Support
Ill keep everyone posted as the stuff comes in and build commences!
I'm sure I will have a million questions.
Gonna do some emulators too for some old school gaming!
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - thrak76 - 2012-07-02
That's going to be a nice HTPC!
Personally, I'd go with a larger SSD. I've got a 128GB model in mine - but I also use my HTPC for ripping and encodes.
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-02
well i dont know much about ripping yet, but thats what the 3tb hard drive will store, the ssd is really for the os
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-02
huge ups to ASSASSIN, btw, awesome guides and helped me 1000000%! Step by step with photos is so clutch!
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - assassin - 2012-07-03
(2012-07-02, 18:21)mikev927 Wrote: huge ups to ASSASSIN, btw, awesome guides and helped me 1000000%! Step by step with photos is so clutch!
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for using them.
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - thrak76 - 2012-07-03
(2012-07-02, 18:04)mikev927 Wrote: well i dont know much about ripping yet, but thats what the 3tb hard drive will store, the ssd is really for the os
Yep, I get it. I only suggest it because you really have to watch your SSD when you have that much space. I've tried to be as careful as could be with a clean install, and only the essential programs I need - plus moving all documents, temp directories, page file, etc. - and still have gobbled up 55GB of 120GB in a flash!
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-03
truth. thanks man, im still new to all this and trying to learn as much as possible. i can always switch it out before i put it all together. thanks!
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-05
UPDATE:
Everything came in. I put it all together, but im not getting any signal to the monitor. Went over connections 100 times, and im just hoping the motherboard isnt defective.
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - KraziJoe - 2012-07-05
(2012-07-05, 14:39)mikev927 Wrote: UPDATE:
Everything came in. I put it all together, but im not getting any signal to the monitor. Went over connections 100 times, and im just hoping the motherboard isnt defective.
Use a VGA connection then update the BIOS.
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-05
i am using vga... still nothing
it keeps telling me the monitor is in sleep mode and to wake it up, but the comp wont recognize the keyboard or mouse
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - bluray - 2012-07-05
Is there any sign of power at all on the mobo?
If you have a multimeter, you can do as I suggested in this post #10.......
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-05
it looks like power is running throughout. im at work now but ill mess with it when i get home.
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - GortWillSaveUs - 2012-07-05
Do you have a spare video card you could pop in there and check that way?
Also, have you tried a second monitor/display?
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - mikev927 - 2012-07-05
my little brother just got it going. he called me and called me a bitch and said its up and running... smh... it was probably a wrong connection...
RE: Took the dive in! 3d HTPC build will commence! - reksveks - 2012-07-05
will be interesting to see how you get on, just built a gaming/3d build with the same cpu and now trying to sort out making it look like an appliance then a computer.