Anybody interested in my custom pc plans?(pic)

[jtbullet]

I am building this. If it looks like this will be a different story.
If anyone is interested let me know. I plan to add firewire and usb to the front. It will house an nforce 2 motherboard, amd 2600xp, have room for 3 hard drives, an agp card probably ati 9500 pro clocked to 9700 pro, pci video for secondary display, and 1gig of ram.

 

[ace3000_1]

yeah im interested how do i contact u?

 

[kardas]

im also interested in this

 

[verbose mustafa]

you going to run that linux open source htpc software (forget what its called). Whats the little nob do?

yea, i would like info on it.

 

[18wheeler]

More details on the design? Some drawings please?

also, what are you going to use it for? gaming or just a HTPC? If it just for a HTPC in the living room, do check out mini-itx.com website. you could make a fanless HTPC using itx motherboard/C3 cpu. The designs on its website are very interesting. I would suggest it to anyone who wants to make costum PC.

 

[karma]

sure let's see it up and running first. and some details please😉

 

[bigtinker]

I am building this. If it looks like this will be a different story.
If anyone is interested let me know. I plan to add firewire and usb to the front. It will house an nforce 2 motherboard, amd 2600xp, have room for 3 hard drives, an agp card probably ati 9500 pro clocked to 9700 pro, pci video for secondary display, and 1gig of ram.

You shouldn't have any problems, there are a lot of resources out there to work with. The cases are pricey ( http://www.digitalconnection.com/Products/Cases/ht200.asp ) but they look nice.

18wheeler,

Just curious if you have a mini-itx MB, and what you thought about it. I am consdering building a machine using one, but the reviews I have seen say they are too slow for decent gaming desktop.

Just wanted to hear what you thought about them.

Thanks,
BT

 

[jtbullet]

I plan on using only 1 motherboard, nforce 2. The integrate soundstorm 5.1 solution eliminates the need for a sound card.
The mini-itx just isnt fastenough for gaming, and i suspect for divx decoding either. The unit will be big, but the size will be like high-end audio gear like NAD and Luxman.

I will post more pictures today. I am not in this to make money, just pay for my tools and gear. I hope to simply sell a faceplate with vfd and ir receiver, knob, and slot integrated. That way a user simply attaches it to the front of a case, hooks up the power and usb leads, and they are off.

btw the knob will control volume, but i hope to make it multi-function as well.
Thanks guys!

ps I will make any pictures/plans/videos I have freely available to the forum.

 

[verbose mustafa]

yea. I would much rather have a standard 18 size case that would fit in with the dvd player, vcr, cable box, etc... you can put everything in a media rack. Mini itx would look a little weird in the mix.

 

[18wheeler]

Re: Re: Anybody interested in my custom pc plans?(pic)

18wheeler,

Just curious if you have a mini-itx MB, and what you thought about it. I am consdering building a machine using one, but the reviews I have seen say they are too slow for decent gaming desktop.

Just wanted to hear what you thought about them.

Thanks,
BT

No, I don't own a mini-itx MB. And I believe it is too slow for gaming. The top of the line is using a 1G C3 processor, which may be only as fast as a 1GHz Celeron (or even slower, consider it's low power consumption). But for a HTPC, it would be nice to have it for its silence (without CPU fan).

I am putting a Dell GX150 motherboard into a Sun Sparcstation IPC case (got this small case free, and it gives me a nerd feel 🙂 ) It works fine, but the PSU is a little bit loud. My ultimate HTPC project would be fitting a motherboard with sound build in (maybe video too), DVD-rom, TV tuner etc. into an old VCR or Amplifier case, which can blend into my audio/video rack 😀

 

[jtbullet]

Yeah, good idea. This one will have an integrated tivo system, remote, front panel firewire and usb. I hope to put in some silenx powersupply and fan products to see if it will be quiet. I am a newbie to case modding, so you guys will have lots of laughs. Anybody know how proto5 mounted his panel to his ohp?

 

[jcbklyny]

I'm doing the same thing... but with an old JVC 200 disc cd changer. I want my av rack to look stock... not have a pc case in the middle of all my amps and dvd players... etc.

I liked the 200 disc cd changer because it has a clear door that I can stick a 5" LCD in for added effect. Plus the matrix LCD displays can be hooked back up for display temps, cd info etc...

-John

 

[ace3000_1]

ok there is 2 threads about htpc's now but one question i got to ask is what about boot up times? wouldnt it be strange to have everything up and running before the main unit (pc) up and running? i think a fast boot system would have to be incorporated to keep up with the amps ect, it doesnt matter that much but its my preferance


Trev

 

[rapsac]

I guess this setup would be excellent if your deaf and live on the northpole.
Or
What about keeping it silent and cool?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldnt a htpc be (in no particular order)
- look cool
- silent
- be cool?