2012-11-17, 10:48
(2012-11-17, 06:18)eskro Wrote: honestly, let the foam there, bolt it as is, and move on.
The FM1 board looks the same... left foam on and bolted.
(2012-11-17, 06:18)eskro Wrote: honestly, let the foam there, bolt it as is, and move on.
(2012-11-17, 16:41)TriNitro Wrote: Nice one! Did you end up leaving the foam or removing some of it where it had contact? A picture from the side showing the clearance between the memory and heatsink would be greatly appreciated as well!
(2012-11-17, 21:13)Alexx Wrote: I am thinking of building a similiar HTPC but using the Antec ISK 310-150 case instead. I want it to have a blu-ray drive so I need 2 sATA power connectors, so I'm wondering if there is an adapter for the picoPSU or one that already comes with 2 sATA power connectors, and would 120W be enough for everything using the same APU with just the addition of a blu-ray drive?
(2012-11-17, 21:13)Alexx Wrote: I am thinking of building a similiar HTPC but using the Antec ISK 310-150 case instead. I want it to have a blu-ray drive so I need 2 sATA power connectors, so I'm wondering if there is an adapter for the picoPSU or one that already comes with 2 sATA power connectors, and would 120W be enough for everything using the same APU with just the addition of a blu-ray drive?You'll need this splitter- StarTech Model PYO2SATA 6" SATA Power Y Splitter Cable....for standard blu-ray playback, this "picoPSU-120/10A 120W AC-DC" should be enough....
(2012-11-17, 16:41)TriNitro Wrote: Nice one! Did you end up leaving the foam or removing some of it where it had contact? A picture from the side showing the clearance between the memory and heatsink would be greatly appreciated as well!
(2012-11-19, 01:05)Alexx Wrote: hypothetically speaking if you were to run this HTPC through a stereo receiver with a video upscaler such as the Denon AVR-1913 would it improve SD content like xvid files better than XBMC could?I tried several Onkyo's, Pioneer Elite and less expensive Denon AVR's over the years, but it didn't make any different in upscale SD video.....