you mean te case itself is ony rm 1.2k????

Sweet! Will definitely check it out this weekend. LYP is vampire place man... yet I am so drawn to it...

I been reading lots of review on these SFF / HTPC casing. A lot also look damn cool, but the noise part not many can be silent (when buying as stock config).

I mean, when we use our hifi we don't hear any whirring sound coming from it. For PC case, sure got the case fan, psu, hard disk, dvdrom all contribute to the noise. I think to silence the whole PC will cost many hundreds of RM...

Back to the silverstone I think its very cool looking, its got 17cm height, enuf to stick in your big momma cpu cooler also. Compatible with MCE is great also.

But 1.2K ... oh well if ur audiophile 1.2K is peanuts...

agree with ur 'peanut' statement.

I got a friend who is really Hi-Fi freak. His setup costs a cool RM82K. That's only a stereo setup. Answer : 'Suka punya pasal.'

If da person like that unit even expensive they will purchase it. Interest is there lo

lol matter if fact yes i can surf with my xbox , check mails, reply , heck even run torrent ... , rss feed, mirc, i even manage to install/mod quake 3 arena pccd into it... it is a pc platform after all..

and with modded linux u can do more, even use star office,
but for office work, why would anyone wants it?

typing document on tv/lcd tv? thats a no no for me,cause its too ugly and straining to my eyes...... i only use my lcd tv and xbox for multimedia purpose and gaming ..as a home theatre equipment not a word processor..

This post has been edited by Hwoarang45: Jun 28 2006, 01:45 PM

if you use passive cooling PSU and GC , and also fanless Scythe Ninja on a Sempron / Athlon 64, and low dba casing fans... you should be able to reach near noiseless on HTPC or any PC setup for that matter.

But you can't play high end games Good for other stuff though.

My rig:
PSU : OK very silent
GC: Low end Ati 1300, very silent
HSF: Zalman 9500@ 1400RPM, silent
Case Fan: Vantec 92mm@1800RPM, silent

Basically the noise is from my HSF and CaseFan. HSF is tricky cos my Pentium D 830 is hot momma. May consider replacing it

How to get really silent case fan? Is there a way for me to lower the speed of my current case fan? Undervolting?

You can find your answer here:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/

Cool yeah been hanging out there a bit. Man if I keep going for silence I am really one day end up in Silent Hill....

guys,

i'm thinking to set up another HTPC.

Considering Athlon 64 or AM2......... which one is the more sensible choice?

I've just bought this casing complete with 16x2 VFD and remote receiver and controller. But i don't reccomend this to MCE user...... bye bye silverstone!


http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=e...M%20Media%20260

AM2 would be a better choice if you are selecting between these 2 only. But it'll be best if you can get hold of MoDT mobo and Yonnah proc. They are much quieter and great energy saver without impacting performance. But not cheap though

Hey I was just checking out this casing last nite, I wanna get another HTPC also, this one is good option, but hope you can help out:

1) where you got from? inc. the VFD and remote?

2) How come not recommend to MCE user?

3) By the way I notice that you need to get PCIE riser to put in your video card or else how you Video-Out?

4) Also, 3 fans there, 1x 60mm on side, 2x 70mm on top, i feel will be noisylah...
If GF is good looking but noisy still ok, but casing...

5) How to slot in TV tuner?

Sorry if many question, I like this case and wanna get it too,thanks...

This post has been edited by vey99: Jun 29 2006, 11:13 PM

thanks dude....
A64 is kinda cheap at this moment........ what's the main advantage of AM2 besides DDR2 for HTPC point of view?

there is apci riser also. try checking on the coolermaster webpage. as for silent you can check out on shuttle pcs. they run on heat pipes which sends the heat out to the outside of the case. those small fans can be replaced with silent fans wat. coolermaster makes silent case fans most of the time.

just wanna ask. the VFD is 2 lines only right?

Because s939 is going obsolete starting next year, AMD is planning to cut off production for a few models. So keeping a s939 mobo is a bit useless after next year, AM2 on the other hand might still be existing until 2009 or more. The same goes to the memory parts, DDR2 is replacing DDR production lines at a rapid pace.

Wait till next month end , and you can get a lot more cheaper AMD processors after Intel's Conroe release.

the case is still untouched as i do not have time.... got 2 kids at home and the mother too.....

1. bought it from Just PC @ Imbi. come bundle with Multimedia Value Pack- VFD & Remote. i didn't intentionally look for this case as i was dreaming for Silverstone or Zalman. just so happened to bump into this CM while waiting for my appointment @ BB area. kinda impulsive purchase since it's half of the Silverstone price and i'have read this casing sometime ago but couldn't find it.

2. the remote control is an IMON OEM. to work with MCE is not straight forward unless u wanna spand some time to program and some research.... not easy for those not into tweaking with some hair-pulling action.... might as well get a MCE remote/receiver.

3. the case come with PCIe and PCI (2 slots)risers as standard.

4. when you try to court a pretty gal and you know that she may potentially to be a noisy one, you wouldn't care taht much just to get hold of her........after you have "tried" her then you will start thinking whether you wanna live with it, or to make her quiet or to ditch her....LOL

5. Slot it into the PCI riser....kekekeke can even use 2 tuners....

4. Well said LOL

5. Better leave one of it for your soundcard

And how much was it actually?

yup, 16 x 2lines

Ya I checked out the Shuttle Ice cooling where heatpipe connect to rear exhaust fan. Its great so what I did, I check out all the LYP pricelist which have Shuttle, and check each models reviews on the net. End of the day its really quite expensive but its a niche market also. I'd love to get one but around RM1500 its a little steep. Ya I think most of the fans will need replacing, most online reviews said the shuttles were noisy (as a media box)

Half of Silverstone means around RM500 ... but thats reasonable still, add a Hauppage and it'll be 1K total ouch ...

Thanks lots man, really appreciate. Now I wont work tomorow and go LYP instead darnit

This post has been edited by vey99: Jun 30 2006, 10:14 AM