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HTPC SSD upgrade

Details: Category: News; Published on Friday, 04 May 2012 05:16; Written by DIY; Hits: 28

After an irrecoverable failure of my Corsair F60 SSD (60GB SATA2) from my HTPC, I did an upgrade to a corsair GT 120 SSD (120GB SATA3).

I'll come back with results.

12v DC CFL Bulb for PV systems

Details: Category: Green energy; Published on Monday, 16 April 2012 06:17; Written by DIY; Hits: 131

This helical CFL 12v DC bulb (compact fluorescent light) is ideal for small photovoltaic systems.

In a small photovoltaic system is absolute necessarily to use 12 V DC bulbs (CFL or LED), due to unjustified losses of energy in the case of using a power inverter 12V DC to AC 110V or 220V.

If you want to use your PV system for anything other than lighting, e.g.. phone charger, cd player, LCD TV, etc you will need a power inverter (true-sine wave or modified-sine wave).

Also these bulbs are ideal if you are working away from a mains electricity supply, they can be connected to any suitable 12 volt battery even your car battery.

I bought this CFL lamp at 11 USD on ebay, it was specified as having 18 watts, but after measurements proved that has only 8-9 watts.

Zalman HD160 Plus HTPC Case

Details: Category: News; Published on Monday, 02 April 2012 05:14; Written by DIY; Hits: 137

Pure aluminum Components including the Front Panel Volume Knob allow the enclosure to easily blend in with other home theatre and Hi-Fi equipment.

This case is optimized for high performance and ultra quiet HTPC operation.

Opening the Air Vent on the top of the case will facilitate the inflow of cool air from the outside for cooling the CPU. The 2 ultra quiet, high-capacity fans are designed for the quick discharge of heated air. In my case the fans run on 5 volts, and they are really quiet.

Designed for HIGH Performance Power supplies with 12cm fan. A Dedicated Air Vent allows cool air intake from outside the enclosure directly into the power supply, minimizing its noise level and facilitating the highest possible efficiency.

The front panel DFSTN LCD provides user access to various features such as the Graphic Equalizer, Volume, Power, HDD Operation, Time etc. The front panel’s USB, IEEE 1394(Firewire), and audio I/O ports, provide easy access to a variety of media content and facilitate the connection of headphones and a microphone. Internal 3.25" bay for card reader.

Lian-Li PC-Q05 mini-ATX case

Details: Category: News; Published on Thursday, 15 March 2012 06:38; Written by DIY; Hits: 166

The PC-Q05 case from Lian-Li is ideal for minimal stylish multimedia HTPC or desktop computer.

The Lian-Li announced an interesting competitor in the HTPC case segment on 2012 CES, the PC-Q05 ultra low profile case. The 284 x 307 x 47 mm and 0.8 kg weight brushed aluminum casing, available in two different colors (silver or black).

The appearance of the case is simple as possible, a single curved front panel with two small LEDs on the front.

CPU cooling is solved with low profile "horizontal" cooler, usualy used on 1U servers and laptops. The HTS 1155LP cooler from Intel is recomanded by Lian-Li for this case.

The Lian-Li PC-Q05 expected release sometime in April 2012 and will be available for purchase price of $ 89.99.

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