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[Case Gallery] Mussels Rigs - HTPC *retired*

Mussels

Mussels

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System Specs
System Name Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s) Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s) Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s) Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores Nyooom.
To view this case mod, go here.



Specs:
AMD x2 3800+ manchester @ 1.30V (Thermalright Ultra-90), 2x1GB DDR400 OCZ ram, Leadtek DTV2000H HDTV tuner, HDA Digital X Mystqique 7.1 sound card, X300SE 256MB Video card, LG 5.1 Dolby Digital surround system (Connected via optical) OCZ Powerstream 520W

Mods:
Added 120mm front fan via Kama bay, undervolted all fans, upgraded cooling on CPU and video card, hooked up a nice optical sound system and tuner to a budget rig

TV is awesome in 5.1 surround sound.... Oh and yes, i have stands for the rear speakers normally. Oh yes - i havent done full tests, but it uses 99W at idle, and around 120W while watching HDTV. Havent tested the speakers power draw yet tho.

Update: This sytem was dissasembled and used to create two new systems - Conroe and Storage.
 
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pt

pt

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System Specs
Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 (Trinidad)
Motherboard ASUS F3Ka (ATI RS690M)
Cooling stock
Memory Nanya 2x1GB ddr2 667@5-5-5-15-2T
Video Card(s) ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 512MB DDR2@ 580mhz/486mhz
Storage 160GB on laptop+250GB external
Display(s) ASUS 15.4
Case Asus Laptop F3Ka chassis
Audio Device(s) on-board
Power Supply 1:30minutes battery
Software "genui xp", 'cause i hated vista
looks cool 7/10
can't the ultra 90 run without a fan?
 
Easy Rhino

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System Name Desktop
Processor i5 13600KF
Motherboard AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling Noctua NH-U9S
Memory 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s) Gigabye M32U
Case Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse MX Master 3s
Keyboard Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software The Matrix
how does your video card stream 1080p content from your harddrive to your hdtv? seems to me like it would lag alot.
 
EviLZeD

EviLZeD

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System Specs
System Name Ez - 1st custom
Processor AMD Phenom x3 8450
Motherboard Asus m3a78-em
Cooling thermaltake mini typhoon :D aerogate fan controller
Memory 6gb corsair xms 2 800mhz ddr2
Video Card(s) xpertvision HD 4850 1GB ddr3 sonic 685/1000
Storage Corsair 128gb SSD, 2x 250GB maxtor 16mb cache raid 0, 500gb 32mb cache storage
Display(s) AMD surround view 2x e172fp 17" 1x dell e248wfp 24"
Case coolermaster elite 330
Audio Device(s) creative audigy se
Power Supply hiper type r 580watt
Software Windows 7 x64
you have an unlimited amount of computers :O great build :D
 
FanATIc

FanATIc

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Location
Gothemburg, Sweden
System Specs
Processor C2D E6700ES stepping 5 rev B1 @ 3.2GHz
Motherboard Abit AW9D-MAX (bios 12)
Cooling Thermalright XP120+Revoltec 120mm red UV fan
Memory Corsair DomminatorTWIN2X6400C4D DDR2,2x1GB DHX E.P.P CL4-4-4-12T
Video Card(s) Sapphire X1950PRO+ Artic Cooling Accelero X2 @ 670MHz GPU
Storage Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 NCQ 160GB 16MB cache Sata II
Display(s) iiyama ProLite E1900S TFT19' 2ms
Case Akasa Eclipse 62
Audio Device(s) Creative SB X-FI Xtrememusic
Power Supply Tagan Easycon 580W
Software Win XP MCE .:original:.
Well, good enough for a HTPC :D
7/10
 
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Velcro

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System Specs
Processor AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Manchester EM4 Revision
Motherboard Abit KN8-ULTRA
Cooling AMD 64 CPU Heatsink and Fan (3 case fans)
Memory 1024MB PQI TURBO (2x512)2.5 3-3-7
Video Card(s) Radeon X800GTO2(r480) Flashed to X850XT PE (540/590)
Storage (Perpendicular recording)Seagate 7200rpm 250GB 16MB Cache,NCQ sata2
Display(s) Samsung Syncmaster 940BF
Case Premier Black Gaming Case With Clear Side
Audio Device(s) 8-Channell 7.1 Nvidia soundmax
Power Supply 450 Watt Dual-Rail Heavy duty Rosewill PS
Software Windows XP Professional SP2
Why does it matter how much power you computer draws? What is that supposed to prove?
 
pt

pt

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System Specs
Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 (Trinidad)
Motherboard ASUS F3Ka (ATI RS690M)
Cooling stock
Memory Nanya 2x1GB ddr2 667@5-5-5-15-2T
Video Card(s) ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 512MB DDR2@ 580mhz/486mhz
Storage 160GB on laptop+250GB external
Display(s) ASUS 15.4
Case Asus Laptop F3Ka chassis
Audio Device(s) on-board
Power Supply 1:30minutes battery
Software "genui xp", 'cause i hated vista
Velcro said:
Why does it matter how much power you computer draws? What is that supposed to prove?
Click to expand...

it's good to have a low power comsuption, especially in a HTPC
 
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Velcro

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Processor AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Manchester EM4 Revision
Motherboard Abit KN8-ULTRA
Cooling AMD 64 CPU Heatsink and Fan (3 case fans)
Memory 1024MB PQI TURBO (2x512)2.5 3-3-7
Video Card(s) Radeon X800GTO2(r480) Flashed to X850XT PE (540/590)
Storage (Perpendicular recording)Seagate 7200rpm 250GB 16MB Cache,NCQ sata2
Display(s) Samsung Syncmaster 940BF
Case Premier Black Gaming Case With Clear Side
Audio Device(s) 8-Channell 7.1 Nvidia soundmax
Power Supply 450 Watt Dual-Rail Heavy duty Rosewill PS
Software Windows XP Professional SP2
POGE

POGE

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In banjo's Goats.
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Processor Turion 64 ML-34 1.8Ghz
Motherboard Compaq Laptop Mobo
Cooling Stock Compaq Laptop Fan
Memory 1x 256 DDR333
Video Card(s) Radeon 200m
Storage 40GB 5200RPM HP
Display(s) Stock Laptop LCD
Case Laptop Case
Audio Device(s) Onboard Realtek
Power Supply Stock Laptop Powerbrick
Software Windows XP Pro
Looks cool, neon fan stands out a bit too much for my tastes though.
 
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craigo

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Nice rig, I like that case, good choice for its purpose aswell, I have just built a media rig using a sempron and would highly reccomend that you try the cool & quiet driver for that proccie, I cannot qoute consumtion figues, but it throttles the mutiplier and core voltage when the cpu is not loaded..perfect for a htpc.

link: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_13118,00.html
 
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Mussels

Mussels

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Location
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System Specs
System Name Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s) Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s) Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s) Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores Nyooom.
PT: its 37C outside, my aircon cant keep up. Yeah, i needs a fan ;)

Rhino: It doesnt? I watch TV live, sometimes using time shifting... video card has nothing to do with that.

Evilzed: yeah i have a lot :p

Velcro: I include it, because it matters to me. Your argument applies to almost any stats... these rigs are MODDED to use the least amount of power, output less heat... and therefore need less cooling.

Poge: Well hey, thats what the side panel is for ;)

KTR: honestly i'm new to HDTV/HTPC's, i use PVR2, the software that came with the tuner card.

Edit:
Craigo, CnQ isnt enough for that rig ;) i use RMclock 2.2, as i can custom set everything that CnQ can do. The system runs 1.0GHz at 1.10V at idle, and 2.0Ghz at 1.275V - not 1.35V, the stock voltage for CnQ on that chip.
 
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