2012-06-03, 06:52
Mi7 : The Fresh Eskargo Blu Build
My HTPC that I've named Mi7: The Fresh Eskargo Blu Build, is finally finished (at least the hardware and basic setup). Though I'm not British (and don't root for their footie teams) nor a a huge bond fan, I thought it was an appropriate name for My I7 build [get it? bwahahahaha ]. I hope the reference serves as a thanks to Eskro, Dougie Fresh, BluRay, and Beer40oz for their help (and as a play on Beer's A6-Pack).
The original budget was $1,000 all-in, I did use online coupons and gift cards, but didn't care about MIRs. If you want to see the full spreadsheet with vendors, s&h, and coupons, you can download the xlsx here
HTPC:
CASE: Antec ISK 300-65 $65
PSU: picoPSU-160-XT + 192W Adapter $75.95
MOBO: ASRock Z77E-ITX $134.31
APU: Intel Core i7 3770S $335.68**
RAM: G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB DDR3 $57.99
FAN: Scythe BIG SHURIKEN 2 Rev B. $47.95**
HDD: Crucial 64 GB SSD $88.05**
OS: Win7x64 Pro | Owned
REMOTE 1: Harmony One | Owned
REMOTE 2: iPazzPort Pro Mini KP-810-10-A $26.67**
REMOTE 3 (just 4 dongle): Rosewill RHRC-11002 $14.99
ANTENNA: Mohu MHANT 1000 $34.99
TUNER: SiliconDust HDHomeRun Dual $87.46**
Other: Arctic5 $7.99
HTPC Total: $976.93
** - denotes purchased via Amazon
Status:
Win7 Pro: Installed & Configured
XBMC: Installed
Plugins:
- Advanced Launcher: Installed & Configured
Emulators:
- Genesis: To-Do
- NES (Nestopia): Configured
- SNES: To-Do
- TurboGraphx 16: To-Do
TV:
- LIVE: HD HomeRunPrime Dual - configured via http://bit.ly/N2Euk9
* Channel Guide: To-Do
* PVR: To-Do
* Resolve some technical problems
- Streaming:
* AmazonPrime, Free Cable, Hulu, Eredivisie Live,
* Problems: ESPN
* To-Do: Netflix, Explore adding more Soccer (FoxSoccer?), BigTen Network, Football, F1, HBO/Xfinity
To-Do
In no particular order:
3. Setup Streaming for Amazon Prime, ESPN, Netflix, Xfinity, Etc.
4. Configure Harmony 1
5. Settle on a skin
6. Exchange Pico-PSU (something funky with it).
NAS
* In progress * will probably build unRAID
HD1: Samsung EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB $119.99
HD2: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB $119.99
NAS Total: $238.98
My HTPC that I've named Mi7: The Fresh Eskargo Blu Build, is finally finished (at least the hardware and basic setup). Though I'm not British (and don't root for their footie teams) nor a a huge bond fan, I thought it was an appropriate name for My I7 build [get it? bwahahahaha ]. I hope the reference serves as a thanks to Eskro, Dougie Fresh, BluRay, and Beer40oz for their help (and as a play on Beer's A6-Pack).
The original budget was $1,000 all-in, I did use online coupons and gift cards, but didn't care about MIRs. If you want to see the full spreadsheet with vendors, s&h, and coupons, you can download the xlsx here
HTPC:
CASE: Antec ISK 300-65 $65
PSU: picoPSU-160-XT + 192W Adapter $75.95
MOBO: ASRock Z77E-ITX $134.31
APU: Intel Core i7 3770S $335.68**
RAM: G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB DDR3 $57.99
FAN: Scythe BIG SHURIKEN 2 Rev B. $47.95**
HDD: Crucial 64 GB SSD $88.05**
OS: Win7x64 Pro | Owned
REMOTE 1: Harmony One | Owned
REMOTE 2: iPazzPort Pro Mini KP-810-10-A $26.67**
REMOTE 3 (just 4 dongle): Rosewill RHRC-11002 $14.99
ANTENNA: Mohu MHANT 1000 $34.99
TUNER: SiliconDust HDHomeRun Dual $87.46**
Other: Arctic5 $7.99
HTPC Total: $976.93
** - denotes purchased via Amazon
Status:
Win7 Pro: Installed & Configured
XBMC: Installed
Plugins:
- Advanced Launcher: Installed & Configured
Emulators:
- Genesis: To-Do
- NES (Nestopia): Configured
- SNES: To-Do
- TurboGraphx 16: To-Do
TV:
- LIVE: HD HomeRunPrime Dual - configured via http://bit.ly/N2Euk9
* Channel Guide: To-Do
* PVR: To-Do
* Resolve some technical problems
- Streaming:
* AmazonPrime, Free Cable, Hulu, Eredivisie Live,
* Problems: ESPN
* To-Do: Netflix, Explore adding more Soccer (FoxSoccer?), BigTen Network, Football, F1, HBO/Xfinity
To-Do
In no particular order:
3. Setup Streaming for Amazon Prime, ESPN, Netflix, Xfinity, Etc.
4. Configure Harmony 1
5. Settle on a skin
6. Exchange Pico-PSU (something funky with it).
NAS
* In progress * will probably build unRAID
HD1: Samsung EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB $119.99
HD2: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB $119.99
NAS Total: $238.98