Mussels Media PC/HTPC setup

Mussels · 09-08-2009, 02:16 PM

took me a while to decide where to put this. do i make a thread on GN and have it filled with cardboard box PC's? Do i do a worklog? what about the case mod gallery and omit the pictures of the lounge setup?

In the end i decided a worklog to be best - i did work hard for this, so here it is!

Edit: system specs updated.
With the new hardware, the power usage is as follows:

Idle: 48W
350MB H264 movie: 59W
Linpack x64 Load: 81W (23C load in ~18C ambient)

Using my snazzy power meter, i learned that the PC uses 1.25 KW/h over a 24 hour period.
Judge the cost from your own electricity bill, but that means for me, that PC costs something like 20 cents (au) for every 24 hours i leave it running. (say, $1 a week, or $50 a year) (thats based on my peak electricity rate, since i cant be stuffed mathing it out :P)

System specs:
Athlon 64 x2 4000+ stock @ 1.1v Athlon II x2 240 ( 2.8Ghz 1.08v)
4x1GB 1110MHz samsung ram @ 800MHz 6GB DDR2 1066Mhz ram (@ 800Mhz 1.8v)
320GB Seagate IDE HDD (7200.11)
Radeon 3200 IGP Radeon 4200 IGP

(dx10.1!)
Gigabyte mATX 780G board (HDMI + TOSLINK) GA-MA785GPM-UD2H Motherboard - Dolby encoding, 128MB sideport ram, HDMI 1.3
Samsung 40" HDTV (1360x768)
Nexus 'silent' Caterpillar case
Antec Basiq 500W (fan modded)
Nintendo Wii? (what, its there)
Logitech Z-5500 (was on warranty, therefore not in pics)
Windows 7 professional x64

The system (not including screen or peripherals) uses about 45W at idle/low use, and 60-90W when watching 1080P videos (higher in software mode than DXVA)

i use a mix of windows 7's built in codecs in DXVA mode, and coreAVC in software mode for the few incompatible movies i run into.

Pics don't show it, but the system is completely inaudible. all fans are replaced with "silent" models which i then ran at 7v or 5V for even less noise. the lone seagate HDD sits loose on a foam pad that came with the case. even at the quietest hours of the night (4-5am) you can lie on the ground in front of it and not hear a thing despite 2x120mm fans, an 80mm PSU fan, and a 320GB HDD.

As for the TV, some people seem to think "a low resolution! ahahaha it sucks lol" and so on.
Well i hate to break it to you, but this screen has an awesome VA panel in it that makes TN film LCD's look like garbage. its got 178 degree viewing angles horizontally and vertically - you know why its not 180? cause that means you're side on to the TV. ZERO color distortion or brightness changes no matter the angle you look at it from.

And now, the images!

TV (with an amusing default windows 7 background), PC, Wii, "spank" the monkey, printer and UPS.

Screen aside, the system can keep running for about 30 minutes with no power thanks to the UPS, and low wattage design

DVD collection, wiimote location, etc. Its handy to see what you want BEFORE getting off the couch

(no idea what that white spot is. my camera is 'snowing' in some images)

the couch. the control center - where it all happens. Also, the dinovo edge that i control everything from. that keyboard is more awesome than the PC itself. Stupidly long range, battery life of months, and so on.

Also, you can see the empty speaker stands where the Z5500 rears usually go.

Internal shot - not the tidiest, but its certainly does the job. having lots of clear space around the components is what helps keep it all cooled in our 45C summer heat.
A few random cables (USB headers) are unplugged in the shot, but due to my camera screwing up i cant retake it with them plugged in.

EnergyFX · 09-08-2009, 02:59 PM

DiNovo rocks! I love mine... coupled with my Freespace mouse makes for a perfect HTPC setup.

Nice work on the low power draw. My HTPC draws much much more.

skylamer · 09-08-2009, 03:11 PM

rampage · 09-08-2009, 03:37 PM

i like to see the most important feature of any good HTPC ... a UPS

just to stop those anoying power flickers restarting your pc

Reventon · 09-10-2009, 02:30 AM

Wish I had $120 to spend on a diNovo Edge >.>

Cold Storm · 09-10-2009, 02:38 AM

hey, hey... didn't you tell me the battery life was about 2 weeks if you heavily play games? Or, was it something else? I was so thinking of getting that keyboard! Grrr..

I think we need to do this as TPU'ers... Fund Raiser... So Mussles can get rid of that god forsaken couch!

I don't even want to re read what you put as the caption for it.... Thoughts went threw my head!

Now, after the question, and joking is done... Very good man. Nice little system.

LittleLizard · 09-10-2009, 02:56 AM

doesnt look pretty with that case but if you are watching a movie, WHO CARES

Mussels · 09-10-2009, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cold Storm

hey, hey... didn't you tell me the battery life was about 2 weeks if you heavily play games? Or, was it something else? I was so thinking of getting that keyboard! Grrr..

I think we need to do this as TPU'ers... Fund Raiser... So Mussles can get rid of that god forsaken couch!

I don't even want to re read what you put as the caption for it.... Thoughts went threw my head!

Now, after the question, and joking is done... Very good man. Nice little system.

yeah but then i stopped playing games on it :P

couch was free lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittleLizard

doesnt look pretty with that case but if you are watching a movie, WHO CARES

cant see it, cant hear it - what more do you need from a HTPC? (its ugly inside, but not that bad outside)

Cold Storm · 09-10-2009, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

yeah but then i stopped playing games on it :P

couch was free lol.

best things in life are free! I still feel we need to set up a fund raiser..

good stuff man!

Mussels · 09-10-2009, 04:30 AM

we went to buy a 2nd hand couch, and the guys said "if you carry it out, its yours" so we got it free. it also had $5 of coins and a bottle opener inside.

Cold Storm · 09-10-2009, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

we went to buy a 2nd hand couch, and the guys said "if you carry it out, its yours" so we got it free. it also had $5 of coins and a bottle opener inside.

Treasure!!!!

Nice man.

Bundy · 09-10-2009, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

we went to buy a 2nd hand couch, and the guys said "if you carry it out, its yours" so we got it free. it also had $5 of coins and a bottle opener inside.

I recognise that couch.

Image obtained from http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/

Mussels · 09-10-2009, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bundy

I recognise that couch.

http://img.techpowerup.org/090909/SimpsonsCouch1.gif

Image obtained from http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/

homers arse indentation is still present

EnergyFX · 09-10-2009, 02:11 PM

I can vouch for the DiNovo battery lasting months with normal usage.

Even when I was playing Dead Space and Fallout 3 on my HTPC it lasted weeks.

Charges fast too.

Mussels · 09-10-2009, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnergyFX

I can vouch for the DiNovo battery lasting months with normal usage.

Even when I was playing Dead Space and Fallout 3 on my HTPC it lasted weeks.

Charges fast too.

that is a good point i tend to forget - 5 minutes on the charger can give you an hour of gaming, and maybe 4 hours gives you that month of usage.

Cold Storm · 09-10-2009, 06:10 PM

Hmmm, almost makes me want to buy one... Even though I just got Logitech's Luminated keyboard and love it!

Morrison5891 · 09-10-2009, 06:20 PM

Any plans to include a TV tuner card? What about your movies... Are you going to be storing them on the PC or just watch off the DVD themselves?

mudkip · 09-10-2009, 06:27 PM

nice setup.

Mussels · 09-11-2009, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morrison5891

Any plans to include a TV tuner card? What about your movies... Are you going to be storing them on the PC or just watch off the DVD themselves?

its a TV, no need for a card. i can just watch it on the one built in.

I watch the stuff mostly over the network from the PC in my room - housemates do similar. They share the files under their user accounts or use hidden system shares, and just login to their drives remotely and watch their stuff.

SkyKast · 09-11-2009, 04:10 AM

im jeleous...of you TV holy balls I want that as my monitor!

nice media center too, thats my next project

DrunkenMafia · 09-11-2009, 04:23 AM

Hey Mussels, nice setup man. I might have to put some pix of mine up as well.

I bought that same cooler you have from pccg when it was on sale a while back. I found it noisey as hell.

yours is obviously quiet, I musta got a dud. I ended up swapping it out for a zalman 7700cu.

ditto on the TV as well. i have a full HD 32in NEC but I have also plugged it into a 42in HD lcd and unless you are really close (why??) then you can't really tell the diff, even when on the desk top.

I had a play with win 7 the other day and the media centre on it looks pretty sweet, a big step up from the vista version.

Nice job

Mussels · 09-11-2009, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrunkenMafia

Hey Mussels, nice setup man. I might have to put some pix of mine up as well.

I bought that same cooler you have from pccg when it was on sale a while back. I found it noisey as hell.

yours is obviously quiet, I musta got a dud. I ended up swapping it out for a zalman 7700cu.

ditto on the TV as well. i have a full HD 32in NEC but I have also plugged it into a 42in HD lcd and unless you are really close (why??) then you can't really tell the diff, even when on the desk top.

I had a play with win 7 the other day and the media centre on it looks pretty sweet, a big step up from the vista version.

Nice job

really? mines completely inaudible even at 100%

DrunkenMafia · 09-11-2009, 08:11 AM

yeah, I could hear mine from another room @ 100% so I gave it the ass. I actually chopped it up to make the mounts so my zalman would fit AM2.

HammerON · 09-11-2009, 08:18 AM

Nice job

Morrison5891 · 09-11-2009, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

its a TV, no need for a card. i can just watch it on the one built in.

I watch the stuff mostly over the network from the PC in my room - housemates do similar. They share the files under their user accounts or use hidden system shares, and just login to their drives remotely and watch their stuff.

No Need? I was just asking only because most Media Center PCs have one. It's nice to be able to record TV series, a useful guide, etc ...

09-08-2009, 02:16 PM	#1
Mussels Outdated Meme Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 17,893 (9.56/day) Thanks: 890 Thanked 2,876 Times in 2,495 Posts System Specs	Mussels Media PC/HTPC setup took me a while to decide where to put this. do i make a thread on GN and have it filled with cardboard box PC's? Do i do a worklog? what about the case mod gallery and omit the pictures of the lounge setup? In the end i decided a worklog to be best - i did work hard for this, so here it is! Edit: system specs updated. With the new hardware, the power usage is as follows: Idle: 48W 350MB H264 movie: 59W Linpack x64 Load: 81W (23C load in ~18C ambient) Using my snazzy power meter, i learned that the PC uses 1.25 KW/h over a 24 hour period. Judge the cost from your own electricity bill, but that means for me, that PC costs something like 20 cents (au) for every 24 hours i leave it running. (say, $1 a week, or $50 a year) (thats based on my peak electricity rate, since i cant be stuffed mathing it out :P) System specs: Athlon 64 x2 4000+ stock @ 1.1v Athlon II x2 240 ( 2.8Ghz 1.08v) 4x1GB 1110MHz samsung ram @ 800MHz 6GB DDR2 1066Mhz ram (@ 800Mhz 1.8v) 320GB Seagate IDE HDD (7200.11) Radeon 3200 IGP Radeon 4200 IGP (dx10.1!) Gigabyte mATX 780G board (HDMI + TOSLINK) GA-MA785GPM-UD2H Motherboard - Dolby encoding, 128MB sideport ram, HDMI 1.3 Samsung 40" HDTV (1360x768) Nexus 'silent' Caterpillar case Antec Basiq 500W (fan modded) Nintendo Wii? (what, its there) Logitech Z-5500 (was on warranty, therefore not in pics) Windows 7 professional x64 The system (not including screen or peripherals) uses about 45W at idle/low use, and 60-90W when watching 1080P videos (higher in software mode than DXVA) i use a mix of windows 7's built in codecs in DXVA mode, and coreAVC in software mode for the few incompatible movies i run into. Pics don't show it, but the system is completely inaudible. all fans are replaced with "silent" models which i then ran at 7v or 5V for even less noise. the lone seagate HDD sits loose on a foam pad that came with the case. even at the quietest hours of the night (4-5am) you can lie on the ground in front of it and not hear a thing despite 2x120mm fans, an 80mm PSU fan, and a 320GB HDD. As for the TV, some people seem to think "a low resolution! ahahaha it sucks lol" and so on. Well i hate to break it to you, but this screen has an awesome VA panel in it that makes TN film LCD's look like garbage. its got 178 degree viewing angles horizontally and vertically - you know why its not 180? cause that means you're side on to the TV. ZERO color distortion or brightness changes no matter the angle you look at it from. And now, the images! TV (with an amusing default windows 7 background), PC, Wii, "spank" the monkey, printer and UPS. Screen aside, the system can keep running for about 30 minutes with no power thanks to the UPS, and low wattage design DVD collection, wiimote location, etc. Its handy to see what you want BEFORE getting off the couch (no idea what that white spot is. my camera is 'snowing' in some images) the couch. the control center - where it all happens. Also, the dinovo edge that i control everything from. that keyboard is more awesome than the PC itself. Stupidly long range, battery life of months, and so on. Also, you can see the empty speaker stands where the Z5500 rears usually go. Internal shot - not the tidiest, but its certainly does the job. having lots of clear space around the components is what helps keep it all cooled in our 45C summer heat. A few random cables (USB headers) are unplugged in the shot, but due to my camera screwing up i cant retake it with them plugged in. __________________ AMD tech support - see how bad it really is 5 port E-sata cage. 4x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 7 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information 48x0 card support Getting DXVA working in windows 7! Last edited by Mussels; 09-26-2009 at 07:34 AM.

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Processor:	Xeon 3120 (45nm, E0) - 3.8GHz 1.18v \| 4Ghz 1.26v \|
Motherboard:	DFI x48-T2R
Cooling:	Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (Lapped)
Memory:	8GB OCZ reaper, 800MHz 4-4-4-15 (varies depending on OC)
Video Card:	2x Powercolor 4870 1GB (800/1000) - Accelero S1's
Harddisk:	Samsung 500GB (7) / Seagate 320GB (games) - see sig for externals
CD/DVD Drive:	Pioneer DVR 212 SATA DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	23.6" Samsung 1080P / Samsung 40" HDTV - 1360x768P
Case:	Antec P150
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Mystique (Logitech X-540 + sennheiser HD555)
PSU:	Corsair TX 750W (silent at idle, noisy at load)
Software:	Windows 7 RTM :) - kaspersky internet security 2010
Benchmarks:	Superpi: 10.938s Vantage: Approx 16K GPU score (still OCing CPU)

09-08-2009, 02:59 PM	#2
EnergyFX Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 1,160 (1.59/day) Thanks: 314 Thanked 273 Times in 194 Posts System Specs	DiNovo rocks! I love mine... coupled with my Freespace mouse makes for a perfect HTPC setup. Nice work on the low power draw. My HTPC draws much much more. __________________ Feedback/Rep: Heat -- eBay TechPowerUp is at risk of being overrun by flannel! Fold for TPU to keep Hardware Canucks at bay. >>>Click Here<<< Last edited by EnergyFX; 09-08-2009 at 03:28 PM.

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09-08-2009, 03:11 PM	#3
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09-08-2009, 03:37 PM	#4
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09-10-2009, 02:30 AM	#5
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09-10-2009, 02:38 AM	#6
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09-10-2009, 02:56 AM	#7
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09-10-2009, 04:30 AM	#10
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09-10-2009, 02:11 PM	#14
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09-10-2009, 06:10 PM	#16
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09-10-2009, 06:20 PM	#17
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09-10-2009, 06:27 PM	#18
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09-11-2009, 04:10 AM	#20
SkyKast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,102 (2.81/day) Thanks: 453 Thanked 314 Times in 228 Posts System Specs	im jeleous...of you TV holy balls I want that as my monitor! nice media center too, thats my next project __________________ My First Mod, c'mon over - Have Our Team Make You A Custom Signature! - Check Out The Official GAU Site - MyMiniCity - GAU™ Logo Design Contest Graphic Artists United™ Artist “ if it's stupid but works, it's not stupid. ”

System Name:	VAN
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz LGA 775 95W @ 3.0GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard
Cooling:	Air, ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Memory:	2x2GB 1066 DDR2 OCZ Reapers
Video Card:	ATI/RADEON HD4870 1100/800
Harddisk:	WD Caviar Black 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache - Seagate 500GB 7200 SATA (storage)
CD/DVD Drive:	optical 16x CD/DVD RW, Blue-Ray RW
CRT/LCD Model:	DUAL 19" Samsung, LG LCDs
Case:	Apevia X-CRUISER
Sound Card:	Realtek Onboard
PSU:	OCZ 600 Stealth-X-Stream 600W RT
Software:	Windows XP SP3
Benchmarks:	around 16k in 3D Mark '06

09-11-2009, 04:23 AM	#21
DrunkenMafia Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cairns QLD, Aussie Posts: 1,444 (1.38/day) Thanks: 69 Thanked 113 Times in 108 Posts System Specs	Hey Mussels, nice setup man. I might have to put some pix of mine up as well. I bought that same cooler you have from pccg when it was on sale a while back. I found it noisey as hell. yours is obviously quiet, I musta got a dud. I ended up swapping it out for a zalman 7700cu. ditto on the TV as well. i have a full HD 32in NEC but I have also plugged it into a 42in HD lcd and unless you are really close (why??) then you can't really tell the diff, even when on the desk top. I had a play with win 7 the other day and the media centre on it looks pretty sweet, a big step up from the vista version. Nice job __________________

System Name:	Office 1 / HTPC
Processor:	Phenom II 945 / X2 4850be
Motherboard:	GA-MA78GM-S2H rev. 2 / <--- same but Rev.1
Cooling:	Noctua NH-C12P / Zalman CNPS7500 - home made brackets
Memory:	4gb G-Skill PI series 1066Mhz / 4gb Kingston HyperX
Video Card:	HD3200 IGP / HD3200 IGP
Harddisk:	30gb Vertex + 2 x 640gb WD in Raid 0 / 2 x 320 seagates RAID 0
CD/DVD Drive:	Samsung 22x DVD burna / Pioneer DVR216
CRT/LCD Model:	22'' Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW / NEC 32" FullHD LCD
Case:	Lian-Li PC-V350B (so so pretty) / Antec fusion black with Imon remote
Sound Card:	OB / Auzentech cinema 7.1
PSU:	Corsair HX-520 / Thermaltake 430 oem modded to 120mm silent fan
Software:	Vista Premium 64bit + 7 OEM / Vista ultimate

09-11-2009, 08:11 AM	#23
DrunkenMafia Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cairns QLD, Aussie Posts: 1,444 (1.38/day) Thanks: 69 Thanked 113 Times in 108 Posts System Specs	yeah, I could hear mine from another room @ 100% so I gave it the ass. I actually chopped it up to make the mounts so my zalman would fit AM2. __________________

09-11-2009, 08:18 AM	#24
HammerON Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in Alaska Posts: 632 (2.39/day) Thanks: 401 Thanked 167 Times in 120 Posts System Specs	Nice job __________________ Please help the TPU WCG Team ~ Start crunching now

System Name:	Dark Power / Ugly Mobo / Need more...
Processor:	Intel i7 920 4.02 GHz/ Intel i7 920 / Intel E8500 4.1 GHz (Koolance 340 WB)
Motherboard:	EVGA X58 SLI LE / Gygabite X58 UD4P / ASUS P5E Deluxe (Koolance NB and SB WB)
Cooling:	Cooler Master V8 / Apogee GTZ SE / H2O
Memory:	OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 1600 / OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 1600 / G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 275 / Generic VGA card (sucky)
Harddisk:	WD 250 (x2) Raid 0 / WD 500 / WD 640
CD/DVD Drive:	ASUS Blu-Ray / DVD drive / ASUS DVD drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanns-G 22"
Case:	Antec P182 Gunmetal / Top Deck Tech Station / AeroCool
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series / Onboard sound / Onboard sound
PSU:	ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ1100W / OCZ 700W / PC Power & Cooling Silent 500W
Software:	Windows 7 RC 64 / Windows 7 RC 64 / Vista Ultimate 32

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