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The Media Center Rig /w Pics; Completed
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Ice Jul 26 2009, 07:11 PM Post #1
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Okay so heres the media center rig, almost completed
still need to add a compact flash adaptor+4gb CF card for internal readyboost
Also need to move the IDE HDD forward a bit
and im waiting on a higher airflow 80mm fan for the top

but, its pretty much done

Specs:
-Gigabyte MA78GM-US2H motherboard /w HD3200 onboard GFX, mod'd with aluminum heatsinks attached to the NB and SB heatsinks with AS5 Thermal Adhesive
-AMD Athlon Kuma 7750 2.7ghz undervolted .050v
-Asus EAH3450 HD3450 fanless GFX card (Hybrid Crossfire /w onboard) Mod'd with 8 aluminum heatsinks + 4 aluminum heatsinks attached with AS5 thermal Adhesive attached to the heatsink + Ram ICs
-4x1gb Mushkin DDR2 800 RAM /w heatsinks (added TIM to each IC)
-WD Caviar Green 750gb HDD
-16GB Quantam Fireball HDD used for OS
-Lite-On Blu-Ray drive/DVD burner
-Avermedia AverTVHD Duet dual ClearQuam tuner card
-RiData 233mhz 4gb CF card
-Lapped 955BE heatsink Mod'd with 6 aluminum heatsinks attached with AS5 thermal adhesive
-Scythe 120x12mm 2000Rpm slim fan (37cfm @ 32db)

Also had to order a Coax signal booster because the signal getting to my capture card just isnt strong enough apparently

Ok, on to the pics:
Top view of the EAH3450:
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Side view of the EAH3450:
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The NB heatsink /w the mod'd heatsinks attached:
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Ice Jul 26 2009, 07:13 PM Post #2
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The RAM and SB chips:
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The case with the HDD/Optical bay open:
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Case with the HDD bay closed:
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Ice Jul 26 2009, 07:15 PM Post #3
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Another view inside the case:
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Outside the case before 120mm fan:
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Front of the case compared to a $1 bill:
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The case upright on its stands:
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All the cables in the back:
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Side door /w 120mm fan installed (inside view):
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Ice Jul 26 2009, 07:19 PM Post #5
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Side of the case from the outside with 120mm installed:
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Inside the case one last time:
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Harmony 670 remote currently only programmed to the TV, AV receiver, and 360, but soon will control this rig as well:
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Major[KA] Jul 26 2009, 08:22 PM Post #6
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i have to say thats one nice computer ice.
what was your final cost??
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Ice Jul 26 2009, 08:32 PM Post #7
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i think my final cost, once everything was said and done, was under $400 or so

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Ice Jul 26 2009, 08:33 PM Post #8
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heres some temp readings and stress tests

heres idle:
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3 hr prime95 /w .050v drop in bios:
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Ice Jul 27 2009, 01:52 AM Post #9
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Even tho the Kaze slim fans are rated at relativly low DB ranges, the sound they put off is VERY whiney, so i had to mod a full-sized slot fan controll (PCI) onto a bracket, so heres what i came up with

Low-profile PCI cover modified (1st attempt, this one the holes where too far down and the apperatus hit some capacitors on the MB):
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Finished product installed in my last PCI slot:
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its plugged into a 3pin header on the motherboard (marked PCI_something or other), so the motherboard still marks the speed of the fan, i can just adjust it down, on low its not much louder than the 80mm thats installed, on high its kinda whiney, but hey, i got a speed control now ^^
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Ice Feb 4 2010, 12:43 AM Post #10
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thought i would bump this, bask in the beauty
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