2011-10-06, 03:40
So, i received my parts yesterday and started my htpc .
case : Apex Mi-008
CPU : AMD A4 3400 llano
RAM : 2x 2 gb DDR3 Mushkin 10666
HSF : Scythe SCKZT-1000
HDD : 30Gb SSD Kingston
I chose the heatsink cause i thought the stock one would not fit under the psu . But it barely does , see below . about 5 mm of clearance ..
Now after mounting the aftermarket cooler , same thing , actually the stock one seems shorter then the scythe .
Eskro mentioned something about the cooler blocking the first Ram...IT DOES, i had to force a bit , as u can see the heat pipe is against the ram.
I also had a spare dvd drive, and it fits.
I have windows7 ultimate 64b. xbmc and using a wireless keyboard for now, this thing is very responsive, the UEFI is very user friendly. the only issue i had is having to install the O.S and drivers, I only have a usb keyboard and usb drivers were not installed yet...And had to manually set it to on board graphics, its set to pci by default so couldn't install xbmc.
It's been on since last nite, temps are hovering 32-38 . Enjoy
case : Apex Mi-008
CPU : AMD A4 3400 llano
RAM : 2x 2 gb DDR3 Mushkin 10666
HSF : Scythe SCKZT-1000
HDD : 30Gb SSD Kingston
I chose the heatsink cause i thought the stock one would not fit under the psu . But it barely does , see below . about 5 mm of clearance ..
Now after mounting the aftermarket cooler , same thing , actually the stock one seems shorter then the scythe .
Eskro mentioned something about the cooler blocking the first Ram...IT DOES, i had to force a bit , as u can see the heat pipe is against the ram.
I also had a spare dvd drive, and it fits.
I have windows7 ultimate 64b. xbmc and using a wireless keyboard for now, this thing is very responsive, the UEFI is very user friendly. the only issue i had is having to install the O.S and drivers, I only have a usb keyboard and usb drivers were not installed yet...And had to manually set it to on board graphics, its set to pci by default so couldn't install xbmc.
It's been on since last nite, temps are hovering 32-38 . Enjoy