How's this mobo/case setup for HTPC?

[cpals]

I need recommendations on a good case/mobo combination that will fit all my parts, have plenty of power for them and have one or two pci slots for expandability. Also, the case needs to have good air flow as the room it will be in gets a little warm sometimes!!!

What I have:
- AGP Geforce 6600 GT (using s-video out)
- 1 GB DDR Memory
- 300 GB ATA 133 HD
- Northwood Celeron 2.4 Ghz
- 16x DVD Player

What I'm thinking about getting:
GIGABYTE GA-8I848P-G Mobo
SILVERSTONE SST-LC03
Athena 500W PSU

Thanks!

 

[cpals]

Oh, BTW how I know it cannot keep up is when I boot into windows, a NVidia window pops up saying it has decreased the performance of my card due to insufficient amount of power to the card. Other than that it seems to run okay... it does run hot in the case also, which is why I would like to think about changing too.

 

[biostud]

have you plugged in the 4-pin molex on your videocard?

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: biostud
have you plugged in the 4-pin molex on your videocard?

Yes, the fan is running on the vid card and everything.

After I got the case I just started worrying about power issues and also air flow in the case since I noticed the room is a little warm at times. Also, the heatsin/fan for the cpu is almost bumping the hard drive... so that's not that great either.

 

[cpals]

Okay, updated original post to forget about the old case...

 

[The Boston Dangler]

check www.htpcnews.com

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
check www.htpcnews.com

Yup, looking there too.

 

[rise]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811163044

i got this one and put an x-clio 450w psu in there with a p4, 6600gt agp also. temps are fine, louder than i thought but i'm looking for quieter fans. i think its the 6600 thats the problem.

 

[cpals]

How's the space in that thing? From what I've read, the lc03 is bigger?

edit: Looks, like I might be wrong. From NewEgg's dimensions, the lc13 is bigger and has more fans... so what is the main difference between the two and why would I consider spending $50 more on the lc03 than the lc13?

I do like the look of the lc13...

 

[rise]

its really easy to work with, plenty of room. maybe the price difference is the psu?

i wanted to stay away from a supplied psu because most are sff, not full atx.

 

[cpals]

On NewEgg, neither the lc03 or the lc13 are shown having PSUs.

Also, I need a case with good air flow since the room can get a little warm sometimes.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

I dunno. The Silverstone cases just don't do it for me. I think they're getting better though.

 

[rise]

its hard finding a good htpc case. the silverstone is good but still not what i wanted, closest i could find though. it has a 92mm fan in the front but its more of a circulatory fan, it has no intake i might do something about that if the temps are bad. i haven't even finished setting it all up so we'll see.

it does have the 2 60mm fans rear which push a good amount for their size. i have the 120mm fan on the x-clio and a 7000 al/cu which should help too.

 

[cpals]

I like the silverstone because it has a simple, yet stylish look. Also, I kind of like the lc13 look better because it has the one cover and the face is not broken up into 3 or 4 different blocks.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Silverstone definately has the looks, and I'm told the build quality is high. I'm just not crazy about the internal designs. Some have weird airflow patterns, and they all use 60mm fans. D.VINE looks ok, but they dont use standard power supplies.