Rich Hand's Web Site - PC Projects: Media Center PC

PC Projects:

Media Center PC - test platform
Parts: case = Artec Guardian ATX Mid-Tower Case with Programed LEDs and Front USB Ports - Silver power supply = 400W ATX-P4 motherboard = ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe Video card - current nVidia GeForce4 MX420 {proposed: ATI 9600} Tuner card - Hauppauge PVR-250MCE CPU = P4 Prescott 2.8GHz cooling = 2 80mm case fans; 1 80mm drive fan; 1 CPU radiator 60mm fan for Silverstone SST-NT01 disk drives = 1-40GB system drive; 2-120GB data drives CD drive = IOMega CD writer DVD drive = TDK DVD writer Floppy drive
PELE - Front view
PELE - Side view
PELE - Rear view

Media Center PC - Rich's proposed final version
Parts: case = SilverStone LC03V HTPC case power supply = 400W silent w/120mm exhaust fan motherboard = ASUS P4P800-E Deluxe Video card - ATI 9600 Tuner card - Hauppauge PVR-250MCE CPU = P4 Prescott 2.8GHz cooling = 2 CPU radiator 60mm fans for Silverstone SST-NT01; 1 bottom intake case 80mm fan; 1 rear exhaust 60mm fan disk drives = 1-40GB system drive; 2-120GB data drive DVD drive = DVD Writer w/media card reader {future} DVD drive = TDK DVD writer
Silverstone LC03V Silver

Views of build process

Media Center PC - Eton's version
Parts: Case: Ahanix D4 HTPC case (silver) w/ 350 Watt, 2x 60m fans MB: ASUS P4PE (Socket 478, 533 MHz FSB, 10/100 LAN, ATA133, SATA, IEEE 1394, S/PDIF out, 5.1 channel Sound) Belkin 802.11g PCI network card CPU: P4 2.4 GHz Memory: 2x512 MB, PC 2700 Video: Diamond Stealth Radeon 9600 SE 128 MB Tuner: 1x Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250, and 1X PVR 250 MCE Hard drives: 1x Western Digital 40 GB ATA 133, 2x W.D. 200 GB SATA (set up as Raid 0) DVD Drive: 1 Sony DVD+-RW
DVINE - Ahanix D4 Silver