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The Sapphire HD6670 Ultimate Edition graphics card is passively cooled and is supplied in a subtle box with the name of the product on the front. People will also immediately see the free game included – the excellent Dirt 3.
The bundle includes an HDMI cable, a Dirt 3 key, a software disc and some literature on joining the Sapphire Select Club.
The card is built around a green PCB with a large passive cooler taking centerstage. This is split into two aluminum fin sections, which are connected by a dual heatpipe configuration.
The card covers all digital bases, offering DVI-D, HDMI and Displayport connectivity. We like the fact these are all full sized ports.
The Sapphire H67 Platinum Edition, complete with Intel Core i7 2600k.
The cooler and ADATA DDR3 memory installed.
The complete system, fitted outside the case.
The Thermaltake Armor A30 case has a removable tray system, so the rig can be built outside the case.
After fitting both hard drives into the internal bay we can connect them up to the Antec power supply.
The remainder of the cables can then be connected up, and the system sealed. Ready to rock!
Now thats what im talking about !
Thats a hell of a nice little system, better than my big ass desktop rig 🙁
Id put in the new iceQ 6970 or something like that. let it kick some serious ass, but noise and wattage would rise a lot.
I think over £1000 is a bit much for any media center, but thats more a full fledged performance PC. that case seems pretty cool though.
Nice board from Sapphire, under £100 is a good price point
The board is fantastic. its put me in mind to build a high end, small computer for downstairs. id probably opt for the 2500k.
The PSU seems overpowered for the build, but at least it would be running quiet due to low overhead?. a method in the madness? obviously there for a better discrete card later if wanted.
I always meant to build a media center and never got tempted by Fusion or ATOM as my mate has an atom desktop he built for 200 quid. he has lost all his hair using it, its that bloody slow.
this board looks to be ideal for a new PC. its got everything you need,. well maybe except crossfire support.
Yeah thats lovely, nice job, I could live with that myself
Personally id go for a silverstone case, and use a 2500k with maybe a low noise card in the 68xx range.
AT first I thought the system was unbalanced, why put a low end video card in with a Core i7 2600k? I see however the point now, its to keep noise down to as low as possible, but still offering decent gaming. im surprised that card is as good as the tests show. very impressive from sapphire.
Nice system, my media center isn’t as powerful as that, but I really only use it for watching tv shows via the tv.
The 2600k is really a very good price now, just over £200 for 4+4 cores. wasnt it closer to £300 when it was released?
All very well, but where do you plug in the TV tuner (or more likely, TWO tuners)?
The problem with mini-ITX is that there just aren’t any slots to plug stuff into, which is a bit of a non-starter for a media centre. USB isn’t really the way to go for this kind of thing (hardly makes for a tidy system and it’s relatively expensive), so the only way to go is a larger mother board.