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Images from the inside of the HTPC. To reduce noise i modified the AHANIX standard PSU with an external Arctic cooling 80x80 fan. I built an external fan holder / frame from 0.5mm aluminum, the holder also directs the air flow. Look at the images at the bottom of this page.


First hardware setup

This is the first hardware setup:
Motherboard ............. ASUS a7v8x socketA
CPU ..................... AMD Athlon XP2400+ @1665MHz
Memory .................. 512 KVR DDR 333 (PC2700)
Harddisk ................ 80GB ATA133 7200rpm
Grafics ................. Radeon 9250 128Mb (Dvi/TV out)
TV-Card ................. Avermedia A16A MCE DVB-T Digital TV-Card 
AHANIX D.VINE D5 HTPC Chassi
A Standard IR-Remote keyboard with trackball



Second hardware setup

This is the second (current) hardware setup:
Motherboard ............. MSI PM8M2 Socket775 
CPU ..................... INTEL Celeron D320 @ 2.53GHz
Memory .................. 512 KVR DDR 333 (PC2700)
Harddisk ................ 80GB ATA133 7200rpm
Grafics ................. Radeon 9250 128Mb (Dvi/TV out)
TV-Card ................. Hauppauge Bt878 Analog-TV card
AHANIX D.VINE D5 HTPC Chassi
A Standard IR-Remote keyboard with trackball



Modified PSU


Modified PSU unmounted


Modified PSU unmounted


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