User:Freymann
I thought I would take this opportunity to document what equipment I am using, and what worked, and what didn't.
Prices are in CDN Funds and don't include taxes or mail-in rebates.
Hybrid/Core -- June 2008 -- WORKS! (Still Testing today)
$279.99 -> AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ Socket AM2
-> AMD Original AM2 CPU Fan (a little noisy, not too bad)
-> ECS nVidia GeForce6100SM-M Motherboard
-> 2GB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston?)
-> Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA II (this was replaced by the Hitachi 500GB)
-> LG 20X IDE DVD RW + Dual Layer optical drive
-> disabled on-board nVidia GeForce 6100 as I couldn't use VGA output
-> Realtek ALC660 6-channel HD Audio
-> Onboard 10/100 Network Card (connected to my main wired/wireless Linksys Router, which is connected to DSL modem)
-> 6 USB 2.0 Port, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial
-> 1285 Deluxe Black Tower Case
-> 450 Watt Power Supply
$ 99.99 -> Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA HD, 7200/16MB/SATA-3G
$ 24.99 -> D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI Network Adapter (for the inside Network)
$ 48.99 -> EVGA GeForce 7200 GS 256MB (will take up to 512MB) PCIe Video card
$ 45.00 -> TP-Link TL-SG1008D 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (connected to internal nic in Core, rest of the internal LAN connects here)
-> various additional network cabling
$17.99 -> 2 x 25 FT CAT5e 5e Computer Ethernet Network Internet Cable
$ 6.99 -> 50 FT CAT5e CAT 5e Computer Ethernet PS3 Internet Cable
$ 6.99 -> 25 FT 8M CAT 6 Network Patch Cable
$ 3.99 -> 10 FT CAT5e 5e Computer Ethernet Network Internet Cable
-> various X10 equipment
MEDIA DIRECTOR -- March 2008 -- WORKS! (Still Testing today)
$169.99 -> AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ Socket AM2
-> AMD Original AM2 CPU Fan
-> ECS nVidia GeForce6100-SM-M Motherboard
-> 1GB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston)
-> nVidia GeForce 6100 2D/3D Graphic Engine, up to 256MB Memory (disabled in favour on PCIe Video card)
-> Realtek ALC660 6-channel HD Audio
-> Onboard 10/100 Network Card (connected to Gigabit Ethernet Switch)
-> 6 USB 2.0 Port, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial
-> 1285 Delux Black Tower Case
-> 450 Watt Power Supply
$121.99 -> Hauppauge WINTV-PVR-150 MCE BNDL MPEG2 w/REMOTE
$39.99 -> Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 (keyboard/mouse)
$54.99 -> EVGA GeForce 72000 GS 256MB (will take up to 512MB) PCIe
$48.99 -> Gyration GO 2.4 Air Mouse, Refurbished (now on new core)
Hybrid/Core -- March 2008 -- FAILED TERRIBLY!
$34.91 -> Diablo X-Man Silver Gamer Case, Coolmax 400W V2.01 Power Supply
$360.06 -> EVGA nForce 650i Ultra Socket 775 Motherboard
-> EVGA GeForce 8400 GS, 512MB RAM, PCIe w/DVI-TV-OUT
-> Samsung 18x DVD RW SH-S183L SATA LS OEM
-> Seagate 250GB Serial ATA w/NCQ 7200/8MB/SATA-3G
-> Crucial 1024MB PC5400 DDR2 667 MHZ (2 pieces, for 2GB RAM)
-> Intel Pentium D 925 3Ghz DT 800FSB Socket 775
$ 8.50 -> Intel Original Socket 775 CPU Fan Cooler
$??.?? -> Hauppauge WINTV-PVR-150 MCE BNDL MPEG2 w/REMOTE
$79.99 -> WD Caviar 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G (will be moved to new core)
$29.99 -> Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Burner EIDE
$39.99 -> Logitech Cordless Desktop LX310 (keyboard/mouse)
$48.99 -> Gyration GO 2.4 Air Mouse, Refurbished (now on new core)
$30.99 -> Linksys Etherfast 10/100 5-port Switch
Items that didn't work:
$ 9.99 -> Trendware 32 Bit 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit PCI Network Card.
MINI ITX Media Center PC/Car PC FULLY LOADED -- March 2008 -- Didn't Work with 7.10 B4
I will be trying this again shortly under 7.10 RC2 $200.00
- Complete system with power adapter
- Via EPIA-SP 1GHZ with TV output
- 512MB DDR Memory
- 80GB Western Digital Scorpio HD
- LG DVD-ROM Slim
- 2 additional USB 2.0 ports (4 total)
- Dimensions: 12” x 10 ½” x 2”
Motherboard Specs: Model Name • VIA EPIA SP13000G • VIA EPIA SP8000EG Processor • VIA C3™/ VIA Eden™ EBGA processor Chipset • VIA CN400 North Bridge • VIA VT8237R-Series South Bridge System Memory • 1 DDR266/333/400 DIMM socket • Up to 1GB memory size VGA • Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder /MPEG-4 Accelerator Expansion Slots • 1 PCI Onboard IDE • 2 X UltraDMA 133/100 Connector Onboard Serial ATA • 2 SATA Connectors Onboard LAN • VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY Onboard Audio • VIA VT1617A 6channel AC'97 codec Onboard TV Out • VIA VT1623M TV Encoder Onboard 1394 • VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Firewire Back Panel I/O • 1 PS2 mouse port • 1 PS2 keyboard port • 1 RJ-45 LAN port • 1 Serial port • 2 USB 2.0 ports • 1 VGA port • 1 PCA port (SPDIF or TV out) • 1 S-video port • 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Smart 5.1 Support) Onboard I/O Connectors • 3 USB connector for 6additional USB 2.0 ports • 1 1394 connector for 1 1394 port • 1 Serial port connector for a second com port • 1 VIP connector • 1 Front-panel audio connector (Mic-in and Line-out) • 1 CD audio-in connector • 1 FIR connector • 1 CIR connector (Switchable for KB/MS) • 1 LPT port connector • 1 Wake-on-LAN connector • 2 Fan connectors: CPU/Sys FAN • 1 I2C connector • 1 LVDS/TTL module connector (Optional) • 1 +12V power connector • ATX power connector BIOS • Award BIOS • 4/8Mbit flash memory System Monitoring & Management • CPU voltage monitoring • Wake-on-LAN, Keyboard Power-on, Timer Power-on • System power management • AC power failure recover Operating Temperature • 0~50°C Operating Humidity • 0% ~ 93% (relative humidity; non-condensing) Form Factor • Mini-ITX (6 layers) • 17 cm x 17 cm
This list is incomplete. I will update again soon.
