What's up guys, I finally finished my Nintendo 64 HTPC. I planned on doing a complete buildlog/guide, but sadly I forgot to export my photos when I RMA'd my Xperia Z3. I built this primarily for emulators, plays Wii games on Dolphin @1080p60. Also tried out BF4 on it, at 720p Medium settings it got an average of 54fps, so not too far off from a Xbox one.
It took hours of dremeling and sanding, and in case anyone was wondering I used satin krylon Fusion for the finish.
Specs:
CPU: A10-7850k @3.8 GHz cooled by a Zalman CNPS2x
GPU: iGPU OC'd to 920Mhz
RAM: 8GB Crucial Ballistix VLP 1600Mhz OC'd to 1866
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WiFi
SSD: My Digital SSD BP4E 128GB mSata w/SATA Adapter
PSU: PicoPSU 160-XT with 160W Power brick
(Also, sadly lost the power button yesterday, a new one is in the mail)
I'm also quite proud of how ghetto a few of my solutions were.
In case anyone is wondering about temps/noise levels, I'd say they're pretty damn good.
(going by the sound meter app on my phone) 3 feet from my PC while web browsing it's at 36db, with the PC off it's 33-34.
Also, during light usage the system temp stays around 49c, with the CPU hovering around 38c. (this is in a ~73f room)
Haven't tested the noise levels during gaming, but the highest I've seen temps get was around 61c.
Disclaimer: No working N64's were harmed in the making of this build.
It took hours of dremeling and sanding, and in case anyone was wondering I used satin krylon Fusion for the finish.
Specs:
CPU: A10-7850k @3.8 GHz cooled by a Zalman CNPS2x
GPU: iGPU OC'd to 920Mhz
RAM: 8GB Crucial Ballistix VLP 1600Mhz OC'd to 1866
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WiFi
SSD: My Digital SSD BP4E 128GB mSata w/SATA Adapter
PSU: PicoPSU 160-XT with 160W Power brick
(Also, sadly lost the power button yesterday, a new one is in the mail)
I'm also quite proud of how ghetto a few of my solutions were.
In case anyone is wondering about temps/noise levels, I'd say they're pretty damn good.
(going by the sound meter app on my phone) 3 feet from my PC while web browsing it's at 36db, with the PC off it's 33-34.
Also, during light usage the system temp stays around 49c, with the CPU hovering around 38c. (this is in a ~73f room)
Haven't tested the noise levels during gaming, but the highest I've seen temps get was around 61c.
Disclaimer: No working N64's were harmed in the making of this build.
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