[P@co]

Let hope it get here in Europe quickly

Well it is out in japan

[gui]

Zotac GeForce 9300 arrived today with 2gb memory and E5200 CPU.
ok i narrow it to 3 cases,

APEX MI-008 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...0392604667
APEX MI-100 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...0391179782
they have the same spec ,so i guess i matter of test. witch will looking better under the lcd tv
witch you suggest?
OR
Sugo SG05 http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebPr...ce=froogle (I GET TO UNDERSTAND THAT FINDING A OPTICAL DRIVE TO FIT THIS BOX PROPERLY IS A PROBLEM,BUT IT TAKES FULL SIZE GRAPHICS CARD)

[P@co]

Well I spent my last saturday in Mongallet (a street in Paris with about 100/150 computer shops) looking for a suitable case for the Zotac, I found only 3 cases that were "suitable" in terms of looks and quality :
- the Sugo SG05
- the Thermaltake SD100
- the Lian Li PC-Q07

The termatake is fine because it's really thin (7cm) and the Lian Li can fit a regular atx drive and a regular DVD drive.
Then if you want to fit a graphic card the Sugo is your only choice
If you're looking for a blu-ray slim player look for the Optiarc 5600S

[gui]

unfortunally the the Optiarc 5600S £159.87 price tag is to much,so i think i will have to go with the £50.00 Sony BDU-X10S http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158605# and the £45.00 Xcase Atomic Itx Cube Case http://www.xcase.co.uk/X-Case-Atomic-Cub...cubebk.htm

[gui]

building time

[gui]

getting ready the hdd and waiting for the BLU RAY DRIVE

[SystemLord]

I'm running XBMC on this board, must say it works perfectly.

Using the Zotac 9300 with:

E8400 @3ghz
4mb Memory
internal 160GB 2.5 inch sata HDD
OS: MS Vista 32 Ultimate
2x 1TB external (e-sata)





The system is running in a seperate cabinet, with HDMI / SPDIF / USB cables under the floor to my tv set. Control everthing with my ipod touch (wifi)

[bentzl]

Looks good SystemLord.
Which case/psu are you using?

[SystemLord]

Looks good SystemLord.
Which case/psu are you using?

Thanks!

I'm using a 120W pico psu with a external power brick.

http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/it.A/id.417/.f

Case is a pack box G : http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12244

I did not use the stock fan, but placed a big pure copper heatsink.
And used a 140mm fan (the only fan in the whole system) on top of the case, need to cut a hole first in the case...

[Justcop]

what is that hard drive dock? it looks awesome

[gui]

looks good but not optical drive then??

[SystemLord]

what is that hard drive dock? it looks awesome

That is a Sharkoon Quickport duo. They come in many sizes and brands.
Sharkoon is not the only one making these docks.

http://www.sharkoon.com/html/produkte/ex...ex_en.html

[SystemLord]

looks good but not optical drive then??

Nope, i choose not do do it, because my aim is to have all my media on harddisk (and i am lazy. Dont want to swap disc everytime i want to watch something ).

If i buy new dvd/blue rays discs etc, i rip them first onto my hdd with the use of another pc which has a blue ray player.

[gui]

i need some help,
i connected everything , switch on ,fan speens but no bios or signal on the screen at all.
im missing something?the wires for the front panel header?is white the + or - ??
thanx

[SystemLord]

Mmm, did you connect the 4pin connector (atx 12v) from your psu to the mainboard?

Example:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnect...ml#atx12v4