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Windows ☆ Build #2 - eskro - 2013-06-06 ** Special thanks to Beer40oz's original A6-PACK ** [CASE/PSU] ANTEC ISK 110 VESA / 90W ($80) [CPU/GPU] AMD A6-3500 FM1 65W / AMD Radeon HD 6530D ($63) [MOBO] ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 USB3.0 SATA-III HDMI eSATA S/PDIF UEFI ($90) [RAM] Kingston HyperX Plug and Play 4GB (2x2GB) 240-pin DDR3 1866MHz CL11 1.5V ($47) [SSD] ADATA Premier Pro SP600 32GB SATA-III 2.5" Read:360MB/s Write:130MB/s ($50) TOTAL: $330 Pros? * FULL 3D 1080P Ready!! * Bitstreams DOLBY TRUE-HD & DTS-HD MASTER!! * 1 x HDMI output!! * 4 x SATA-III ports!! * 1 x Optical (S/PDIF) output!! * 4 x USB 3.0 ports!! * 2 x USB 2.0 ports!! Cons? * no Built-in WiFi!! * no Built-in Bluetooth!! * no Multi Card Reader slot!! RE: Windows ☆ Build #1 - User 68127 - 2013-06-06 That build looks really good, definitely has me considering it. If you wanted to add WiFi, what would your options be? Are there internal options or are you limited to a USB dongle? RE: Windows ☆ Build #2 - eskro - 2013-06-06 at this point yes, you'll need a usb wifi adapter... these 3 have very good reviews! - BUFFALO WLI-UC-GNHP ($20) - Medialink MWN-USB150N ($20) - B-LINK 150Mbps ($9) ships from HK well, unless you swap case with one that has an expension slot, example the ANTEC ISK300-150, and then get a WiFi card. the ISK300-150 doesn't have a FanLess PSU but, you could always replace it with a PicoPSU Power Kit like this one --> Here there used to be a motherboard made by ASUS that had built-in WiFi like we see often with ZOTAC motherboards, it was the ASUS F1A75-I Deluxe FM1. but its now discontinued... RE: Windows ☆ Build #2 - Beer40oz - 2013-07-13 At the moment I have my A6-PACK with this Wireless Adapter.... the TRENDnet TEW-684UB Dual Band Wireless N900 I must say I am very impressed. No drops and best of all I am playing my 1080P vids and the router is upstairs. I tested the famous birds test and no drops or anything. By the way my network says its connected at 144 Mbps.... I had the TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 and that stutter once in a while and that was connected at 65 Mbps..... Hope this helps.... Cheers! M8's TRENDnet TEW-684UB FTW! Of-course streaming from my unRAID server. BTW! I learned that a usb wireless adapter is connected at 1/3 or 2/3 of its actual speed that they say. RE: Windows ☆ Build #2 - eskro - 2013-07-14 nice to hear it works great Beer!!! RE: Windows ☆ Build #2 - esalkin - 2013-12-02 Noob question. Is there any reason why this hardware would not work equally well under Linux / Open Elec and save the cost of Window$? BTW, I've been googling for 2 hours to find a clear and (nearly) current recommendation for hardware. Thanks! |