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on: August 24, 2010, 04:17:47 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by CheesePower | ||
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All you need is a remote for that bad boy and you'll be in the butter zone. Very cool Zak
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on: August 16, 2010, 07:33:31 am
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| Started by Zak - Last post by Zak | ||
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It's connected directly to the tv via HDMI for right now, but when I get a receiver (currently shopping for one) it will run through that first. As for setting the software up, this guide pretty much is what I used: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1250607. Everything pretty much worked "straight out of the box".
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on: August 16, 2010, 07:12:31 am
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| Started by Zak - Last post by apad | ||
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That's badass. I want to build one when I get the money. Props for G-Skill ram.
 You make it sound so simple. How is it connected to the TV? Is the sound running through a receiver? Would love some explanation on this as I'm HDTV dumb. |
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on: August 16, 2010, 07:09:17 am
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| Started by apad - Last post by apad | ||
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on: August 15, 2010, 12:59:26 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by Zak | ||
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It pretty much all went togther wihout a hitch, although i'll be tweeking it for a while to make it all how I want it to look. After the win7 install, it took about a half day to get Media Center configured, the plug-ins installed, and 4 Blu-rays ripped to the hard drive. It took about 30 mins per BD to rip (30ish GB per). I spent the better part of this morning playing with themes, backgrounds, and custom icons.
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on: August 15, 2010, 12:53:13 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by Zak | ||
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Now for the fun stuff:
win 7 x64 desktop:  Windows 7 Media Center main menu:  Kylo media center web browser plug-in:  Internet TV plug-in:  Macrotube plug-in:  Total Media Theater 3 media player plug-in:  Media Browser main menu:  Media Browser movie menu:  |
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on: August 15, 2010, 12:29:00 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by Zak | ||
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The build in-process:
assembled mobo:  mobo in the case:  fully built - left side:  fully built - right side:  Powered on:  |
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on: August 15, 2010, 12:07:23 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by Zak | ||
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I'll be breaking this down into 3 posts - pre-build, during, and post-build.
The parts pre-build: case:  mobo:  hard drives:   cpu:  BD drive:  |
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on: August 04, 2010, 06:38:02 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by Zak | ||
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Thanks Apad
 Yes, i3/i5 5xx-661 procs have 2 physical cores dedicated to the GPU, which makes it very capable of 1080p. the i5 660 uses 14w less than my choice, but the GPU clock speed is less as well. The mobo I'm using has a x16 PCIE slot if I need to up the graphics. The SSD was a last minute choice, as I wanted to maximize the hard drive slots, and the SSD would save me one, as I can just mount it pretty much anywhere inside the case. I plan on using Win7 x64 Media Center, using AnyDVD/AnyDVDHD to rip BD and dvd .isos to the HD and then Daemon Tools and Total Media Theater 3 to mount and play the ripped .isos. I'll also be using Media Browser, which replaces the default Win7 MC movie library. |
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on: August 04, 2010, 05:22:29 pm
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| Started by Zak - Last post by apad | ||
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That is more powerful than my current gaming rig hahaha. I've been out of the hardware scene for a while, but from what I understand, that's a good setup. Love the choice of SSD for the system drive. I assume the graphics will come off the embedded vidcard in the mobo?
Looking forward to pics. Never built an HTPC myself, so I'm very excited to see it come together. As an aside, what OS/software are you planning to run with? I've seen HTPC in action with Windows/OSX/Linux. My fav would have to be OSX. It was just so polished. Thanks for the thread. Gratz and good luck! |
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