New HTPC Case Omaura TF8

[ryan20021982]

Well I decided to get a new HTPC case I saw this on ebay and had to get it I love the clean look to it.

First I had to remove everything from the old case and get it all ready to go in the new case.

Then I took replaced the cpu cooler with this Silverstone one
Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE NT07-AM2 80mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220030)

I replaced the fan it came with to a Silenx fan
The two case fans were already Silenx fans when I got it
Then I replaced the 120mm fan in the psu to a Silenx

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd352/ryan20021982/S3010142.jpg

I had to find a good way to mount the hdd since I use a 2.5" IDE and my dvd burner
is also IDE and there was no slot under the dvd drive for a hdd so I had to improvise
since the IDE cable wont reach over to the hdd bays which I removed anyways.

I hooked the hdd to the bottom of the dvd drive mount with a zip tie and put some foam
inbetween just so nothing vibrated

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd352/ryan20021982/S3010139.jpg

I had a usb IR receiver and I wanted to mount it in the case and since this case
is made to take a OLED screen in the front it had a piece of clear plastic already
in it, so I took my usb receiver and poped the cover off and mounted it in the case
right behind the window

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd352/ryan20021982/S3010140.jpg


Then of course I had to neaten up all the wires so it looked nice

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd352/ryan20021982/S3010141.jpg

System specs are

Omaura TF8 case
Biostar 7050PV/nForce 630a AM2 mobo
AMD 4850e 45w cpu
Leadtek 8500GT Silent Edition Low Profile HDMI
4 GB DDR2 800 ram ( it was cheap)
120GB Samsung 2.5" hdd
Lite-on dvd burner
Sunbeam Hush 550W psu

Here are some pics of the front and back

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd352/ryan20021982/S3010147.jpg
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd352/ryan20021982/S3010148.jpg

[Detale]

Looks great Ryan. Simple clean.How much did the case run you? It looks like the MoBo has onboard HDMI so why are you using a Video card? Do you plan on gaming with it also? I think I've asked you this before as well but does that Vid card pass audio through the HDMI too?

[Acid_death69]

i quite like it, like what detale said very clean and simple, nothing complicated what so ever with it. How much was it going for?

Also in the 4th picture to the right of the Dvd drive what's all that next to it?

[Detale]

Also
i just saw in the 4th pic the USB coming from out of the case, is that the IR receiver? If so why not route it internally to one of the USB headers?

[Smithy]

Hey I like it. :yup: It looks clean and "not too stylish". It seems to be a little overpriced here in Sweden though. But I'm fine with my Antec NSK 2480 anyway. :)

[clocker]

Also
i just saw in the 4th pic the USB coming from out of the case, is that the IR receiver? If so why not route it internally to one of the USB headers?
Doesn't look like it has the right plug for an internal USB header.

[Detale]

Right but you could get/make one like this one here for $4
StarTech.com USB A Female to Motherboard Header Adapter (http://www.dreamhardware.com/store/product/index.php?product_id=940137)
http://www.dreamhardware.com/_files//shop_product_image_thumb/I372841_200x.jpg

for $4 buy it, but it would be pretty easy to make also

[clocker]

This is true.

I guess we just have to assume he's a lazy fuck.

[ryan20021982]

Looks great Ryan. Simple clean.How much did the case run you? It looks like the MoBo has on board HDMI so why are you using a Video card? Do you plan on gaming with it also? I think I've asked you this before as well but does that Vid card pass audio through the HDMI too?

yes it does, in the 4th pic you can see the black and red spdif cable, but I don't think they make that card anymore but this is the same thing pretty much from msi
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127301
and it does audio pass through also have one of those too,
and I upgraded the video card because when I got this mobo it was the best on board video but it would play some of the very high demanding hd.


i quite like it, like what detale said very clean and simple, nothing complicated what so ever with it. How much was it going for?

Also in the 4th picture to the right of the Dvd drive what's all that next to it?

Got it for $150 shipped, the board next to the dvd drive is for the front panel has a flip down panel with usb, audio, and card reader.


Also
i just saw in the 4th pic the USB coming from out of the case, is that the IR receiver? If so why not route it internally to one of the USB headers?

Yep didn't decide to do that with the IR receiver until i got the case and have one of those ordered.


This is true.

I guess we just have to assume he's a lazy fuck.

Negative its on order, you know what assuming does

[clocker]

I do now.

[Detale]

In his defense his assumptions are usually right.

[ryan20021982]

I think its more along the lines of he thinks he is better than everyone else

[clocker]

Only because all the evidence points that way.

[ryan20021982]

If you were a lazy fuck it would

Its ok there guys like you at very forum, there all really cool too

[Detale]

What the hell happened in here? I look away for 2 seconds and I miss something WTF??

[clocker]

Not sure, although I suspect my "lazy fuck" comment was taken in earnest instead of as teasing, like it was meant.
Sorry about that.

[Detale]

You Lazy fuck!!!