User:Alx9r
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My First System
In May 2008, I began building a LinuxMCE test system. I wanted to see if I could replicate at least part of what I saw in the Video. The test system system will hopefully become my main working home theatre system.
AV gear-wise, I started with a completely clean slate here as I was not invested in any home theatre gear.
The Hybrid Box
I decided to build a hybrid first to do a sanity check. My criteria for this machine was as follows:
- Wherever possible use known-working components.
- Wherever possible follow recommendations from forums, reviews, and wiki.
- Use components in the price/performance sweet spot.
- Aesthetics should be living-room friendly.
Bill of Materials
| Component | Model | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASUS M2NPV-VM | $94.01 | used in Video |
| breakout | ASUS SPDIF-OUT/OPT | $9.02 | SPDIF breakout board |
| breakout | ASUS 9PIN Serial Port Header | $6.60 | two of these to breakout COM ports |
| CPU | |||
| heatsink | Scythe Mini Ninja Heatpipe Fanless Heatsink AM2 | $38.98 | should be good enough to cool w/o CPU fan |
| second ethernet adapter | ENCORE ENL832-TX-RENT | $8.68 | based on Realtek_8139 |
| HDD | Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB | $87.20 | |
| case | Silverstone Lascala LC17B | $129.99 | HTPC form factor, big enough to accomodate conversion to core |
