HTPC revival

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Purple sets the white off nicely.
Purple sets the white off nicely.
Teaser pic ...
Teaser pic ...
yeah, it's a spire rgb for now. Not sure what will end up in here ...
yeah, it's a spire rgb for now. Not sure what will end up in here ...
the panel will hide the worst of this ...
the panel will hide the worst of this ...
new hotness.
new hotness.
65 inches of 4k hdr glory... and 85ish fps on ultra in fh4 ...
65 inches of 4k hdr glory... and 85ish fps on ultra in fh4 ...
Weak side view. Gotta pull it out of the nook and get a clean shot soon
Weak side view. Gotta pull it out of the nook and get a clean shot soon
cyan is the best color with the white/ silver/ black thing...
cyan is the best color with the white/ silver/ black thing...
Better side view
Better side view
things to fix
things to fix

HTPC revival

Thanks to the covidrus19plaguedoomlockdown ... i found every inadequacy in my current HTPC build. So, i decided to celebrate my transition into a new job by treating myself to a new scratch build HTPC. The current iteration has been in 3 different cases, rebuilt from spare parts twice, and rebuilt with cheap clearance & open box parts at least twice, all in the span of about 9 years.

This is my wife's main PC for anything she doesn't do on her phone, and our general purpose big screen casual gaming & entertainment system.
Color(s): Black White
RGB Lighting? Yes
Theme: Color
Cooling: Air Cooling
Size: ATX
Type: General Build

Hardware

CPU
$ 69.99
AMD - Ryzen 5 (2600X)
Socket: AM4
Cores: 6
Motherboard
$ 156.80
Gigabyte - AORUS Pro (WiFi) (B450I)
Chipset: B450
CPU Socket: AM4
Size: Mini-ITX
Memory
$ 134.99
G.Skill - Trident Z (3200MHz) (Black/RGB)
Type: DDR4
Capacity: 8 GB
Graphics
$ 654.00
Sapphire - Radeon Nitro+ RX
Chip Manufacturer: AMD
Chip: 5700 XT
Storage
$ 84.99
SanDisk - Extreme Pro
Form Factor: M.2
Interface: M.2 (M)
Capacity: 500 GB
Storage
$ 189.00
Seagate - FireCuda Gaming SSHD SATA Performance Hard Drive
Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 2 TB
Storage
$ 99.99
Western Digital - WD Blue Desktop (WD40EZRZ)
Form Factor: 3.5 Inch
Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
Capacity: 4 TB
PSU
$ 178.02
Corsair - RM750x White
Wattage: 750
Form Factor: ATX
Efficiency: 80+ Gold
Case
$ 160.56
Lian Li - PC-011, White
Type: Mid-Tower
Side Panel: Tempered Glass
Case Fan
$ 139.98
Bitspower - Touchaqua Notos (RGB) (5Pack) (2x)
Size: 120 mm
Cooling
$ 51.95
AMD - Wraith Prism
Type: Air Cooler
Accessories
$ 479.74
Vizio - 40-Inch 5.1 Sound Bar (SB4051-C0)
Monitor
$ 849.00
LG - NanoCell
Size: 65 Inch
Panel: IPS
Refresh Rate: 120 Hz
Estimated total value of this build:
$ 1,920.27
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