Hiper Slim HTPC

[jmansion]

I'm not actually necessarily bothered about this for HTPC, but it does look handy for general desktop workstation use.

But is it noisy - and is there anything that can be done to limit noise using replacement SilenX fans?

I'm looking at the Pentium M mothrboard, or possibly an Athlon64.

Cheers
James

[Rchiileea]

why would you want that, no offence to hiper (or kustom)but it looks like a cheap bush dvd player to me (any one else), get a proper htpc case from silverstone and a via itx board if you want to go small.

i prefer the full size cases as they sit better next to my amp (same size) save up the extra and get one of the other cases Kustom sell they have an excellent range

[jmansion]

Umm - I said I'm *not* worried about it as an HTPC. I just think it will look cool under a similarly black 19" TFT as a desktop. But then I always liked the cut of a Sparcstation20's gib, which probably tells you how much of a dinosaur I am (and boy was the 20 fast after an IPX ;-)).

Actually one concern I have with these things getting a decent graphics card with a DVI (pref DVI-D) output into them for 1600x1200 or 1920x1200. I'm too tight to buy a Hash after forking out on a decent monitor. ;-)

I don't care too much about 3d performance either - if it runs msdev and Eclipse the way I want, that's fine.

James

[grabbi_21]

I use a HTPC case as a normal desktop machine, needed a bit of modding but its working excellent, and its different to a Shuttle.

Its a Silverstone LC02, has an ATX sized Gigabyte NF3-250 mobo, 6800GT, 3 x 512MB Samsung PC3200, laptop style NEC 6500A DVDRW and a 3200 Clawhammer. Its a little beast;)

http://www.krikey.nildram.co.uk/desk.jpg

[six5tring]

must say i personally don't think the hyper cases look too bad. I havn't seen one in the flesh but as a concept I like them, however they're quite limiting to what you can fit in them. - six

[stdRaichu]

I'm looking at the Pentium M mothrboard, or possibly an Athlon64.

Both present you with a problem; Pentium-M's are stupidly expensive for what they are, and the motherboards all seem to be utter bilge (you have to use bespoke, and usually inagequate, coolers on pretty much all of them).

Finding a good mATX board for the A64 is also tricky - there are a few based on nVidia chipsets (still not found any UK stockists), but most seem to use the rather underwhelming ATI R200 or whatever it's called, which is a) slow and b) buggy (esp. on boards with the ATI southbridge, and there's also the prospect of zero linux support so far).

If you can bear to upgrade to full ATX, I reckon a cheap A64 setup (be it 939 of 754) would be the best bet, as the Pentium M platform is still very immature.

[fantasticdan]

I use an lc13 as my desktop and it works a treat. Decent cooling and not too lound (although i have resistors on the fans).

3500 a64, gig ram, x800 pro, raid 0 array. It's verry nippy

[kipman725]

nvidia micro atx nforce 4 is available in uk because I built a system with one in :P

can't post a link to the actual site because this is kustom pcs forum and it wouldent be cricket... but dosen't take much serching :)

[stdRaichu]

nvidia micro atx nforce 4 is available in uk because I built a system with one in :P

Is that the Foxconn one? I've seen a few fairly decent reviews of it, but never managed to find a UK distributor of the damned thing, and figured it'd never make it's way over to this side of the Atlantic. The only mATX 939 boards I've seen over here use that rubbishy ATI chipset.

[Fireblade]

@ Grabbi_21: Looks well peachy that LC02... and it sounds the biz too :cool:

[grabbi_21]

Thanks mate, that 3200 is now a 3700 Clawhammer btw:o