Mini-Project: Home Theatre PC

Introduction

A while ago, I’ve designed a home theatre PC build for regular TV viewing and recording. Recently I’ve followed it up with an unceremonious unboxing of various parts involved in that HTPC. So the thing that comes after unboxing is putting it together. So in this article, I’ll share my thoughts and experiences while building this machine.

Several factors are of importance to this build: power efficiency, noise and heat while at the same time it must be capable of high definition recording and playback. These factors are typical for many other home theatre builds.

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New unboxing series available

I’ve just added a few new items to my “Unboxing Series”. It’s a simple photo diary that’s designed to give an idea of what a product looks like and what to expect when you open the box.

The parts are a result of the previous article designing a home theatre PC – so stay tuned for more on this little box!

• AMD Athlon X2 5050e Dual-Core CPU
  
• Kingston KVR800D2S5/2G DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory
  
• J&W MINIX 780G Mini-ITX motherboard
  
• Aywun/Apex MI-100 Mini-ITX Case