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Mr Bigman
10-13-07, 04:56 PM
http://www.multimediapc.nl/images/Zalman%20HD160%20Black.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5827/firewire9pc.jpg
-=Gib-McFragger=-
10-14-07, 02:39 AM
Zalman eh? How's that work for you? I haven't used a Zalman product in years.
Mr Bigman
10-14-07, 02:59 AM
It was sort of a pain in the ass to put together.

The drives were weird cuz of the box they go in had 8 screws 4 under where the drive mouths 4 on the sides but how da hell do you get a screwdriver in there to mount the damn thing. But since i notice the sides come off, that made things much better.

The display isn't bad although irtrans software was a pain in the ass and no IR Blaster was included with the remote and infered reciever on the display.

But with everything all said and done nice piece of hardware, CASE.

I got it for 250 and some change.

But i give it a 7 of 10 in setup and 9 of 10 in looks and component layout.

The Antec ones are very nice but a mini atx is required.
crainger
10-14-07, 03:22 AM
Zalman eh? How's that work for you? I haven't used a Zalman product in years.

Can't go wrong with Zalman. My Reserator 1 has just been retired, but it's looking to make a comeback with some new tubing and a 8800 block. :D
Starscream
10-14-07, 04:43 AM
Zalman definitely makes good stuff.

My home theater pc is the following:
Asrock Conroe 1333-D667 motherboard
Intel Celeron D 3.46ghz cpu
2048mb OCZ PC 6400 ddr2 ram
250gb Western Digital hd
18x LG DVD-RW
Radeon X1550 video card
MSI TV @nywhere Master Tuner
Coolermaster Extreme Power 430

It's in some ancient micro-atx case that I put a big handle on about 5 years ago. I also added front usb and audio that case.

I'll see if I can get a pic of it tomorrow.
crainger
10-14-07, 05:19 AM
It's kinda sad. My system was Zalman everything. Now the only Zalman thing in my case is a sticker. :(

Ah well my HTPC is all Zalman like Bigmans. ;) So is the gfs PC.
nekrosoft13
10-14-07, 06:00 PM
Can't go wrong with Zalman.

yes you can ;)

their products are pretty, but when it comes to coolers, there are much much better choices out there.
crainger
10-14-07, 06:31 PM
yes you can ;)

their products are pretty, but when it comes to coolers, there are much much better choices out there.

Like the Thermalright Ultra-120? :D
Mr Bigman
10-15-07, 12:16 AM
Its crafting everything out to be Zalman.

I will have some new pics up soon on this one cuz im making it a work horse like my other rigs.
crainger
10-15-07, 01:30 AM
Same here. My pc is out ploughing the fields right now.
CaptNKILL
10-15-07, 02:05 AM
Daaamnn... Zalman cases are expensive....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235001

Pretty damn spiffy though.
crainger
10-15-07, 02:17 AM
Yeah. Zalman are pricing themselves out of the market. My Reserator 1 when I bought it was 300AUD, not too bad for a kit. Now the new Reserator is 500AUD! That's without GPU, northbridge and RAM blocks.
DarthBeavis
10-15-07, 03:10 AM
Bigman tell me when u want real h2o bud . . .I can point u in the right direction
crainger
10-15-07, 04:03 AM
Bigman tell me when u want real h2o bud . . .I can point u in the right direction

The Chicago River?
qube
10-15-07, 05:25 AM
:udawg: hahahha
Revs
10-15-07, 05:36 AM
(w/opics)
Mr Bigman
10-15-07, 03:44 PM
Agreed! Some Pics.

Chicago River, ha ha aha.

I changed stuff aorund in the case alot since than i use a coolermaster water cooling kit and i went with an ATI 1950 and theater 650 plus a TV wonder HD.
qube
10-15-07, 08:48 PM
Silverstone CW02 "Crown Series https://www.datorbutiken.com/se/Images/Products/Large/SILCW02MXRSI.jpg
this one i thinking to buy fore my htpc build
Mr Bigman
10-15-07, 11:12 PM
Not thats a nice HTPC case. Very contemporary. Stylish too.
Lyme
10-16-07, 05:28 PM
I have my HTPC
Athlon 1800+
1 Gig of pc2700 ram
nforce1 MB
80gig ide hd for the OS
200gig ide drive for recording tv
USB version 2 IDE card
2x Hauppage pvr usb2 tuners
32x liteon dvd r/w
(no video card)
OS: Vista Pro dedicated to MCE

I also have another box on my network
Athlon 1800+
1 Gig of pc2700 ram
nforce1 MB
2x 400gig drive
1x 200gig drive
dlink gigbyte network adapter pci
USB version 2 IDE card
(no video card)
OS: Window Home Server

Then I use my xbox 360 as a windows media extender for playing TV, and to stream music and video from my WHS box. Both PC boxes are generic and I have them hidden, and I'm sure you've all seen a xbox 360.
Mr Bigman
10-17-07, 12:06 AM
I notice when playing mp2 recorded video with the 360 extender, why isn't there any sound? only with avi's.
Lyme
10-17-07, 02:58 AM
I notice when playing mp2 recorded video with the 360 extender, why isn't there any sound? only with avi's.

It depends on the audio codec you used
Mr Bigman
10-17-07, 09:05 PM
It was edited in ulead video studio from a DV cam through 1394.
Lyme
10-18-07, 01:36 AM
It was edited in ulead video studio from a DV cam through 1394.

Here's a page that lists a reliable but incomplete list of audio codecs http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/default.aspx
six_storm
11-28-07, 07:39 PM
I'm going to start my HTPC/Media Server project starting in January. I have some spare parts that I'll be building upon:

Intel E4300 @ 3.0GHz
Gigabyte GA-DS3L Mobo
2GB PC6400 DDR2 RAM
8600GT Twin Turbo
20GB Hard Drive (for starters)

All I need is a decent case, a new hard drive, a power supply and a HDTV capture card and I'll be set. Also, I'll have to purchase a copy of Vista or XP. I'd like to get a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drive but they aren't real affordable right now.

Newegg had a CoolerMaster 600-watt PSU on sale today: FREE w/MIR. It sold out fast and I wasn't going to order anything while on campus.

Keep an eye out, my HTPC is coming soon.