Decided to build my first HTPC this weekend and it seems to have come together nicely. It's been 5+ yrs since I actually used a pc case and forgot how bothersome they can be

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 G0 ES (spare part lying around)
• Scythe Ninja Mini (new purchase)
• Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R (provided by Gigabyte)
• 512MB Gigabyte HD3650 (new purchase)
• ATI DVI to HDMI adaptor (borrowed from my HIS HD3850 accessories)
• 2x1GB OCZ PC2-7200 Gold (provided by OCZ)
• 2x 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA (spare parts lying around)
• Pioneer DVR-215 20X DVDRW SATA (spare part lying around)
• Hauppauge HVR-2200 Dual Digital/Analogue TV Tuner PCI-E x1 (new purchase)
• Logitech Harmony 525 Universal (new purchase)
• 450W Corsair VX-450 PSU (new purchase)
• Lian Li PC-V350B Micro-ATX Cube (new purchase)
• Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1

Seems the VX-450 psu and PC-V350B case were a perfect match too


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Got as far as install INF, CAT 8.7 and Hauppauge HVR-2200 drivers. Will do the rest over the weekend

Update:

• moved the HTPC to my room so i can connect it up to my network and install/update and configure stuff more quickly.
• plugged HTPC power into my Power-mate wattage meter to measure power draw and at stock E6750 @8x333FSB = 2.66Ghz at 1.35v stock it's peaking at 152W for general file usage loads with coretemp reading 46C load.
• copying over my media files right now ~500GB worth heh.

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