Shuttle XH61 LGA 1155 Mini ITX Barebone System w/ HDMI + Intel Pentium G620 2.6GHz LGA 1155 Dual Core Desktop Processor $185 + Free Shipping

isn't the case/mobo combo expensive considering that it's going for $185? case/mobo/cpu seems like an okay price, but i dont know much about that cpu.

Wouldn't one of these make a great little NAS box?

Quote from Hrshycro : Wouldn't one of these make a great little NAS box?

How much power will it suck?

would jump if i didn't have to pay CA taxes, and if this thing were $30 cheaper. cpu/mobo for an HTPC should cost something like what, $70? case/psu should run maybe $60 in my opinion.. so it should be less than $150 for those 3 parts.

Very tempted. My current HTPC gets all the hand me down parts and while it isn't super loud compared to a regular desktop pc, it is entirely too noisy for the living room IMHO. On the other hand I tend to use the 360 for all my multimedia needs, so what purpose would this thing serve except to play dig dug on mame twice a year?

Are there slim bd-r drives that one could use with this?

So do you need anything other than a HDD to make HTPC? Assuming that this thing will be running XBMC.

this is only mobo/cpu/case/psu, so everything else you would need. such as hard drive, dvd/blu-ray drive, and ram. i have everything outside of this combo ready, but i think $185 is too much for this combo.

looking to get this for my grandmother who would only be using it for simple web browsing/email/word processing.

what else would i need to purchase? i have some extra ddr3 ram laying around. and i was hoping to use her current 3.5" hard drive.

Quote from aqan : So do you need anything other than a HDD to make HTPC? Assuming that this thing will be running XBMC.

and ram

Quote from jbaruch76 : looking to get this for my grandmother who would only be using it for simple web browsing/email/word processing. what else would i need to purchase? i have some extra ddr3 ram laying around. and i was hoping to use her current 3.5" hard drive.

nothing, but cheap ssd would be nice, even if she dosen't do anything other then simple internet use.

How is streaming 1080p on this off a NAS? Will it work as good as a Boxee? Currently looking to upgrade my setup into a HTPC instead of Boxee

Quote from Shane369 : I agree, but I do wish newegg had offered the opportunity to "upgrade" the g620 processor to different SB for the difference in price. I need a new HTPC but would need a SB with HD3000 to play 3D iso. One thing for people to keep in mind though, SB does have the "24p" bug. So, if you play videos that are encoded at 23.976fps it will drop frames. Some people say its noticeable, others say not so much, but it is something to keep in mind.

I've watched videophiles try and try and try to spot that when it happens. Its not easy. So I think if 5 guys are sitting in a room looking for it and they have to go back and forth before they can spot it, anyone looking to spend ~$200 on an htpc won't give a %$@#.

I think if you're already forgoing clear video, the 24p bug wouldn't be your biggest concern. About half the video cards made more than a couple of years ago and pretty much all of them over 4 years ago have the same problem.

That having been said, I wouldn't like this for an htpc. I know everyone loves little boxes, but that means more heat and more fans running. Nice mid tower tucked behind one of your speakers wont make any noise and has a lot more room to work in.

Quote from aqan : How much power will it suck?

My mid tower celeron g620 with an h61, 500gb hard drive, 240gb m4 ssd, 4gb of ram and a very efficient power supply dips into the 28-30 range at idle with the hard drive spun down, around 35-38 playing a video, and maybe hits 50 at full blast during boot time. I did add in a 6670 later, but the power usage didn't really go up that much. This is a ridiculously frugal machine, electricity wise. Matching capability for capability, this is maybe 10-20 watts more than one of the little atom/ion boxes. Well worth it for the extra cpu power.

Quote from jbaruch76 : looking to get this for my grandmother who would only be using it for simple web browsing/email/word processing. what else would i need to purchase? i have some extra ddr3 ram laying around. and i was hoping to use her current 3.5" hard drive.

You'll probably get away with the ram because the celeron will run on pretty much any ddr3 1066 and up. Using the current hard drive might be okay. But you'll also need an operating system.

I'd recommend buying a dell/lenovo refurb or scratch and dent machine for about the same price when they have a sale, which seems to be every 10-15 days or so. All newer parts, a warranty and tech support if it should break.

Could someone tell me the weight of the shuttle ? Only the shuttle with the adapter ( without box ). I need the exactly weight if is possible. Im from argentina. Thanks !