HDPLEX H3.TODD fanless computer case with i3-3225 ASRock H77M-ITX Intel X25-M SSD,samsung slim tray ODD

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Components:
HDPLEX H3.TODD /w IR Receiver and 80W Internal PSU
Intel Core i3-3225
ASRock H77M-ITX LGA 1155 Intel H77
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD SSDSA2M080
SAMSUNG Internal Slim DVD Writer

Build was pretty straight forward. Installing the optical drive tray was a little tricky with the space to work with and depending on how big your screwdriver is. Was a little worried that the RAM might be too tall for the case, but there was enough clearance.

If you were wondering why the screws on the heatsink were in an asymmetrical layout, I was missing 1 of the silver hex screws used to fasten down the heatsink so had to substitute one of the longer Philips screws.

Just to note if you are planning on getting the 80W internal PSU, it uses 2mm hex screws so the supplied 2.5mm hex tool will not fit them. Had to go to the hardware store to pickup another hex tool for those.

The ASRock motherboard has a CIR header, but the HDPLEX IR receiver was not compatible with it but worked fine plugged into a regular usb 2.0 header. Since I have a Logitech Harmony remote and use MCE keyboard commands in addition to the MCE remote ones as well, I had to disable all the buttons on the HDPLEX IR receiver so I could use my MCE IR receiver dongle. Essentially, I only use the HDPLEX IR receiver to power on from S5 which I was unable to with my dongle.

Anyways, system is being run as a HTPC connected to my home theater. Running Windows 7 with WMC/MediaBrowser/madVR.

Oh forgot to add to the original post, the slimline SATA cable from the PSU which connects the DVD drive to the motherboard was too short so I had to get a SATA extension cable.






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