It appears you have not yet registered with our community. To register please click here...

 
Go Back [M] > Madshrimps > WebNews
Build Your Own HTPC Build Your Own HTPC
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Build Your Own HTPC
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 4th June 2006, 01:41   #1
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Build Your Own HTPC

While AMD’s stock heatsink/fan unit that they ship with their retail processors nowadays is quite robust, sporting heatpipes and a copper base, it still isn’t what we’d classify as a powerful cooling solution. It gets the job done all right, but at times it has to crank up the fan’s RPMs in order to keep the processor adequately cooled. This is okay if noise isn’t an issue to you, but in an HTPC, most users are going to want their system to run as quietly as possible at all times, even under load when the processor is being pushed its hardest.
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th June 2006, 01:42   #2
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Default

If you buld a small HTPC you don't have room to fit 90% of the aftermarket CPU coolers; in a semi-small Antec Aria I'm unable to fit the AC Freezer or a Thermalright XP-90...
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th June 2006, 11:37   #3
bbackx
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Thank god they didn't recommend the Silverstone-cases uke:
I bought there high-end LC16m case. After 3 months, I still don't have a working VFD and they don't reply to emails, nice service for a case of €250+ (without psu!)
  Reply With Quote
Old 4th June 2006, 12:09   #4
Madshrimp
 
jmke's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: 7090/Belgium
Posts: 79,021
jmke has disabled reputation
Default

have they ever replied to any of your mails? did you send it to the correct mail address?
__________________
jmke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th June 2006, 12:28   #5
bbackx
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On the 5th of may, I've send a mail to info@silverstonetek.com
Today, I've send one to info@silverstonetek.de, I gave them 2 weeks or I will contact some consumer programme (hopefully, they can do something).
I found both addresses on their site (www.silverstonetek.com)
It's going so slow. First, you have to send the display to them (Germany), 2 weeks after the arrival, they wake up and send a 'new' one. This worked for about a half a minute, then a circuit on the PCB burned (baantje op de PCB doorgebrand in't Nederlands ). This one was, again, sent to Germany. 2 weeks silence, then a telephone to the shop where I bought it, they would send a new one. 3 days later, the same broken VFD arrived :grum: Again, it had to be send to Germany. It's there for 3 weeks now, still no reply.
I've had a problem with an Antec psu some time ago, didn't get replaced for a long time (problem with the Belgian distributor), one mail to Antec and a week later my new psu arrived. Thats the kind of service I'm expecting from silverstone. Now, there just isn't any service. The best part: when the first VFD was sent, they said it was MY fault, I connected it in a wrong way. Sure, if installed more then 20 pc's with card readers connected to the motherboard-usb-connectors, not a single one connected wrong. Now, I'm connecting it in a wrong way
  Reply With Quote
Old 4th June 2006, 12:29   #6
bbackx
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Forgot to mention: I still haven't received a reply to my first mail.
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid with your HTPC Build jmke WebNews 0 31st August 2009 10:29
5 HTPC Cases Tested jmke WebNews 0 18th March 2009 16:31
Build the Perfect HTPC jmke WebNews 0 22nd May 2008 14:06
Build the Perfect HTPC jmke WebNews 0 26th February 2007 09:43
Silverstone announces HTPC desktop chassis build for Raptor X jmke WebNews 0 14th November 2006 10:16
nMedia HTPC 300SA jmke WebNews 0 5th May 2006 12:58
SilverStone LC16M HTPC Case Sidney WebNews 0 28th November 2005 19:37
SilverStone LC17 HTPC Case Sidney WebNews 0 23rd September 2005 08:02
SilverStone's LC10 HTPC Case Sidney WebNews 0 8th February 2005 04:49
HTPC Howto, Tips and Tricks jmke WebNews 0 17th November 2004 17:29

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:28.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO