Page 4: Putting it Back Together - Motherboard and AGP/PCI Adapter Page 5: Putting it Back Together - Wrapping Up and Conclusion As the old saying goes, "Times are a changing". When the personal ...

I am in the midst of building my first PC from the ground up. I've picked out my case - a Silverstone HTPC chassis, which should arrive by the middle of next week. Now I just need some innards.

So I decided that my poor old XBox was no longer cutting it for XBMC, so I tossed together some parts I had laying around to build a basic HTPC. Here's what I have working so far: The machine ...

Xigmatek is celebrating a first with the Gigas Micro-ATX Cube, as it is their first Aluminum chassis. Even with its compact dimensions, the Gigas Cube manages to fit high-end Hardware, allowing you to ...

Thermaltake are pushing a few new HTPC cases out of the door in the next few weeks. The announcement follows on the heels of Thermaltake's MeOrb low profile cooler and looks to be part of an HTPC line ...

Lian Li has announced two new HTPC cases, both part of the Lian Li's new Muse series. The newly announced HTPC cases, the PC-C36 and the PC-C37, will be made out of aluminum with the dimensions set at ...

Fir around £75.00 @ Overclockers, the Phenom mATX isn’t cheap, but for its level of build quality and compatibility it is priced in line with the competition. It’s not overly expensive for what it is, ...

Possibly the most important aspect of a HTPC case is thermal performance, so we have placed the same platform in each case to determine the cooling efficiency of each product. The test hardware ...

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. Streacom has come to impress and has done so in ...

Home theater PCs have always been a popular niche PC and it’s not difficult to understand the appeal of having one. Imagine a typical AV stack these days. You’ve got your AV receiver, you’ve got your ...

There are still plenty of reasons to consider a home theater PC these days. In addition to simply recording over-the-air television like a DVR, home theater PCs can store your entire music collection, ...

The first step in completing our build is the installation of the hard drive(s). There is room for a total of three drives in the hard drive cage, although that might be optimistic. In our case, we ...