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Moneual launches in Korea the new 101 “Premium” HTPC that has a design, which fits your home entertainment system. Three models are available, the 101-D with Core 2 Duo E8400 and 4GB RAM, the 101-O with Core 2 Duo E7500 and 4GB RAM and the 101-S with E5300 and 2GB of memory. Except the 101-D that has 500GB hard drive, the other two models both get a 320GB hard drive. All of them are equipped with NVIDIA GeForce 9300 graphics and DVD burner. These HTPCs offers HDMI, DVI and D-Sub outputs. WiFi is available as an option. Note:
The Moneual 312 Series Home Theater PC chassis with its sleek yet sophisticated design is ideal for those looking for a more inconspicuous HTPC cut down in size, but not in function. Composed entirely of 100% hand-crafted aluminum, the 312 hides essential ports such as microphone, speaker jacks, USB and Firewire ports, as well as a multimedia card reader. The four rubber-soled aluminum audio feet add quality to the presentation, and intelligent venting systems built throughout the case encourage airflow to keep the system adequately cool for optimal performance. <u>Moncaso 312 Technical Specification</u> Color: Silver Dimension (mm) 369 x 435 x 93 Material: Aluminum M/B Type: Micro ATX PSU Type: Standard ATX Fan(s): None supplied but can accommodate 3 x 40mm fans External 5.25" Bay: One External 3.5" Bay: One Internal 3.5" Bay: Three Expansion Slots Four - Low Profile Type Card Reader 7 in 1, CF, SD, MD, SM, MM, MS Weight 5.2Kg Note: $250 PC chassis
Designed for the living room and intimate personal environments, the LC17 is an HTPC enclosure with quiet appearance and excellent potential for low operational noise. The aluminum front panel is crafted to achieve a generous feeling of substance by minimizing gaps and holes. Everything is either covered or hidden to make sure the look is as clean as possible. Matching the quiet styling of the front panel is an interior that features the latest in HTPC enclosure design. From advanced six hard drive capacity and inverted PSU mounting to dedicated CPU cooling zone, the LC17 proves that there is no need to compromise when building an HTPC. Note: $150
Antec NSK2480 Desktop Case w/380Watt PSU, Black/Silver That quiet wonder adorning your desk The first desktop in Antec’s award winning Solution Series of enclosures has arrived. The NSK2480 Desktop case features a unique triple-chamber structure, designed to isolate the heat and noise produced by the power supply and hard drives, ensuring a quiet computing environment. Along with its exceptional ventilation and attractively understated styling, the NSK2480 also includes an 80 PLUS® Certified EarthWatts 380 Watt ATX12Vv2.2 power supply with universal input and Active PFC, so you can place its beauty anywhere you want. Special Features: Quiet and highly efficient 80 PLUS® Certified EarthWatts 380W power supply - Universal input - Active PFC and high efficiency design for superior environmentally-friendly operation - 80 PLUS® Certification means you’ll save money on your power bills Triple-chamber structure to isolate power supply and hard drive heat for cooler & quieter operation Advanced cooling system: - 2 sidemounted 120 mm TriCool™ 3-speed fans 4 Drive Bays - Front Accessible: 2 x 5.25” - Internal: 2 x 3.5” removable HDD trays with silicone grommets to isolate drive vibrations 4 Expansion Slots Front-mounted ports for easy multimedia connections - 2 x USB 2.0 - Audio In and Out 0.8 mm cold-rolled steel construction Accommodates up to MicroATX motherboards (9.6” x 9.6”) Note: $120
Nexus Value 430w Power Supply - 430 Watt true power power supply - a minimum of 80% efficiency guaranteed at all loads! - Real silent performance with less then 15.0 dB(A) in idle mode - with 4x 12V Rails - Sleeved cables for a tidy system - Active PFC - Real Silent 12cm fan - Excellent airflow, honey-comb grill - Full range automatic. No voltage selection has to be set - Safety features such as: over-voltage and short-circuit protection - Complies to WEEE & RoHS environment directives Connectors - 20+4-pin motherboard connector - PCI-Express connector 6+2-pin - PCI-Express connector 6-pin - SATA connector 4x - 8-pin 4+4-pin - Molex 4-pin connector 6x - Floppy connector 1x Note: $110
ASUS P5P43TD Pro LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard Stable. All my components are working at top efficiency. CPU is cool, GPU is awesome, memory, HDD and OD are all fine, front and back ports are all working. There is also nothing wrong with the LAN port as someone mentioned in a review. Seriously go get this mobo. - DDR3 memory. Top of the line memory standard and performance is great. - 1 PCI Express x16 2.0 slot. 1 graphics slot was all I needed and I got it. 2 slots are not worth the extra money. Sure you get more performance but SLI and CF never allow you to utilize the full potential of 2 cards. Besides GPUs get outdated quickly. Wouldn't you rather discard 1 GPU than 2? -eSATA+Optical audio ports. I've been trying to find a mobo with these features and I'm glad I got this one. They're an added bonus to an already great board. To all the owners of this motherboard who cannot get their facts right. THE PCI EXPRESS X16 PORT IS 2.0, or Gen 2, latest and greatest..whatever you want to call it. Instead of yammering nonsense and docking off eggs, spend some time researching your new motherboard. If you don't believe me, install this neat program called GPU-Z that tells you exactly what version of PCI express that your card as well as your motherboard is running at. If you STILL don't believe me, know that this mobo uses the P43 intel chipset, one of whose features is...you guessed it, PCI Express x16 2.0. Yes it's true that newegg forgot to include this information, but come on...is it that hard to look it up? Hint: Use Google. Reviewed By: Ralph on 12/8/2009 Note: $90