Recent content by Recold

If i had searched a little better here, i might have seen this post. He did an awesome job of routing cables and somehow got some of the excess tucked into the area i was talking about without cutting into the case. Not sure how i missed this. Maybe sliding back the front part of the case frame...

Im curious if anyone has ever attempted to knock or cut out the rectangular plate from under the 2.5" drive caddy. I removed the bottom cover of the case and then removed the bigger of the 2 caddys. Underneath it and towards the front of the case was this rectangular plate that almost looked...

Just thought i would post a link to the new thread i started in the new builds forum. Thanks again for your comments. https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/just-in-case-you-wanted-to-see-another-chopin-build.16967/

Just wrapped up my Chopin based build yesterday and thought i would post a few pics. As has already been mentioned, space is at a premium for routing cables. It was doable and i took someone's advice to plug everything in outside the case before putting the motherboard in. While i think this had...

Well i pulled the trigger about 30 minutes ago on the list. With the SATA SSD removed, total wattage drops to 130. I agree the Chopin Pro would have been preferred but its out of stock at both Amazon and Newegg here in the US. Tough to find everything in stock at one place and i purchased 1/2...

Just ripped movies and TV series but as i said, future proofing is the goal. I had an Intel NUC as my HTPC for 6 years and a power surge took out the HDMI port. Its been a while since i built a new machine and this one will likely be in use for years to come.

I had it laying around and its never been used. Just thought id put it in there for the additional storage. Your right, its really unnecessary with the 1TB thats going in. I could get away with just the 500GB for my use but the 1GB NVME isnt that pricey and i havent done a build with one yet...

Was hoping to get some opinions on the components i selected for this HTPC build. Ill be mainly streaming from a Synology NAS and doing some browsing. No Gaming. Im ok with future proofing and spending a few extra bucks where it matters. Just trying to avoid potential headaches. CPU - Ryzen 5...