2011-08-22, 08:50
Hey guys,
18 months ago, I set up a dedicated XBMC box. I went all out, fuck the ITX form factor - I needed HDD's.
2 cases later, 20TB of storage in RAID5 and a full case later...I need to start making a more modular setup. I'm using a fractal design case atm, due to the noise reduction properties of it, but I'm looking at relegating this PC to being my server, and building a Linux XBMC ITX machine to run it.
I've gone over a lot of the buying guides, but the hardware simply doesn't seem to be available in Australia. Any kind of ZOTAC board seems impossible to get my hands on, and a search for ITX ION doesn't yield much better.
Any Australians that have put together an ultra tiny HTPC capable of doing 1080p easily? If so, where did you get the parts from?
18 months ago, I set up a dedicated XBMC box. I went all out, fuck the ITX form factor - I needed HDD's.
2 cases later, 20TB of storage in RAID5 and a full case later...I need to start making a more modular setup. I'm using a fractal design case atm, due to the noise reduction properties of it, but I'm looking at relegating this PC to being my server, and building a Linux XBMC ITX machine to run it.
I've gone over a lot of the buying guides, but the hardware simply doesn't seem to be available in Australia. Any kind of ZOTAC board seems impossible to get my hands on, and a search for ITX ION doesn't yield much better.
Any Australians that have put together an ultra tiny HTPC capable of doing 1080p easily? If so, where did you get the parts from?
). I also just built a full M-ITX Case, with parts from PCCaseGear, SSD from Cheap Memory, and Remote from eBay, aside from eBay, all parts arrived within the week, in fact about 3 days.
