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Any appetite for a TF2 revival?
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its not optimized well just like the ps4 version
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i have beta passes if anyone wants them as well
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some of the stealth sections are a bit of a drag, but they're not as bad as the VIP escort missions in THE VITNESS
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« on: August 04, 2012, 12:04:57 AM »

Me and the Missus have a new baby due in December so my current office/games room is disappearing soonish in a whirl of pink girly stuff.  Sad

So having a full desktop PC is out of the question until we buy a bigger house next year.

Im thinking of converting my PC to a gaming HTPC to play on the TV in the play/TV room downstairs, I thought that could be better than buying a gaming laptop.

I'd like to connect the PC my existing surround sound system and also perhaps use it as a PVR from the sky box if possible but its gaming thats the main thing.

Does anybody run a gaming HTPC and can recommend any software/hardware, I've searched for build guides but can't find anything less than 5ish years old. I have my existing PC I can use for some bits (i2500k + 6950)


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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2012, 01:16:49 AM »

Your biggest problem is going to be noise and cooling, really. Depends on what case you choose you might not be able to run your components in a satisfactory manner without sacrificing one or both. If you want to use your existing graphics card, then low-profile cases are out of the question, so try and look into a "cube" format cases. Mini ITX is probably out of the question if you want to use both a graphics card and a TV card, since those usually only have one upgrade slot or two, which are right next to each other and likely will be blocking each other. Also, you could save some space in the case if you use an external PSU, but then you are already sacrificing the PSU fan which usually helps with the airflow.

Basically if you don't want to sacrifice performance and use the same CPU and graphics card, you probably should look into something like this:
or similar, which supports microATX boards, which should both give you enough space for ventilation and upgrade slots to use your cards with.

Might want to look into undervolting the CPU or underclocking it slightly to reduce the temps if you want it to be silent though. Depending on the cpu cooler you use, you can go semipassive (no fans on the cpu cooler, but fans in the case for airflow are a must, but those can be bigger, turn slower and thus be more quiet).

If the fan on your graphics card is loud though or if you don't care about noise, then just choose any mainboard which supports your CPU and has two pcie slots and then choose an appropriate case after.
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2012, 02:42:35 AM »

I'm running a silent HTPC, using the Antec Fusion. It's a big case but fits in with Hi-Fi style gear and takes micro ATX motherboards, The extra space gives you more leeway to put big low-rpm fans in and passive heatsinks.

I'm also running SSD's because they are silent.


Also comes in black.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2012, 09:31:51 PM »

Me and the Missus have a new baby due in December so my current office/games room is disappearing soonish in a whirl of pink girly stuff.  Sad
Yaaaay, congratulations!
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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2012, 08:21:58 PM »

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Whats the case in your post above Power, both look good I'll have to check some dimensions.

Zarf: Is the remote useful and could I get a 30ish cm card in there?
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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2012, 08:38:37 PM »

It's a Lian Li PC-V351, but that was just some random example for the form of the case that is probably good for what you want to do. It's quite expensive I think. Lian Li always is.
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« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2012, 04:11:32 PM »

Zarf: Is the remote useful and could I get a 30ish cm card in there?
I got myself one of These so I've never needed the one that comes with the case.

You can probably get a big card in there, theres quite a lot of room. Some quick googling seems to reveal some people using 7970's in there.
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