deksawyer
Prominent Member
It's been a few years now since I built a media PC, and due to constraints in my cupboard space, my old system doesn't fit. Any excuse for an upgrade. Old Build thread here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/home...maura-tf8-hi-def-slim-media-player-build.html
I've been playing with Openelec and XBMCBuntu on my current system to see what they're like and they're both fantastic - I had some problems with the audio channels being played in the wrong speakers when playing HD LPCM audio, but a bit of googling sorted that out. Getting the keyboard keys working on my MCE keyboard looks like it'll be a pain as well, but I'm going to give it a go (transport keys etc all work out of the box).
I'll probably hang this on the back of the telly as it's so small. Here's what I'm planning to build.
The CPU isn't available just yet, and the only Thin ITX Haswell board available at present is the ECS, so I could be waiting a wee while. I'll update the thread when there's some progress!
cheers for now
D.
I've been playing with Openelec and XBMCBuntu on my current system to see what they're like and they're both fantastic - I had some problems with the audio channels being played in the wrong speakers when playing HD LPCM audio, but a bit of googling sorted that out. Getting the keyboard keys working on my MCE keyboard looks like it'll be a pain as well, but I'm going to give it a go (transport keys etc all work out of the box).
I'll probably hang this on the back of the telly as it's so small. Here's what I'm planning to build.
- Case - Akasa Euler. Akasa Thermal Solution
- Motherboard - Nothing available yet apart from this ECS. ECS Web Site > H87H3-TI (V1.0)
- CPU - Intel i3 4330T. Intel Core i3-4330T - CM8064601481930
- 64GB Plextor M5M mSATA SSD (I might have to go back to Win 7). Plextor M5M
- RAM - 8GB Hynix (bough from classifieds).
The CPU isn't available just yet, and the only Thin ITX Haswell board available at present is the ECS, so I could be waiting a wee while. I'll update the thread when there's some progress!
cheers for now
D.
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