OrigenAE X10 HTPC Case
Introduction
Published: 11th June 2006 | Source: Specialtech | Price: |
So you're in the market for a HTPC case. You've seen the offerings from most of the large companies, but none of them have the quality and the finishing touches for you to consider them setting next to your high end Amplifier and Widescreen TV.
Enter OrigenAE. Established as Uneed International in 2000, and later renaming themselves to OrigenAE in mid 2005, OrigenAE have rapidly grown into the worlds leading HTPC enclosure producer.
Today I'll be taking a look at their mid-range X10 model that has a lot to live up to for its £210 price tag.
Packaging
The X10 arrived in mint condition from the guys at Specialtech. No extra packaging was required, as OrigenAE had already placed the case securely inside a double walled cardboard box with large polystyrene inserts.
The box its self has the OrigenAE logo's displayed on the front and sides, along with a sticker informing the user exactly what model is inside. Here we can see that I have received the silver version of the X10.
Also displayed on the box are some of the basic specs of the case, including: Full ATX PSU and Motherboard support, all Aluminium construction and firewire/usb/audio front ports.
Also displayed on the box are some of the basic specs of the case, including: Full ATX PSU and Motherboard support, all Aluminium construction and firewire/usb/audio front ports.
The case and remote control are kept in pristine condition by large plastic bags. It is worth noting that the remote control is supplied with 2xAA batteries. Not your usual cheap batteries either, but Philips, which should give you a good few months usage.
Most Recent Comments
Very nice mate. Gotta love how it just blends in with the rest of the setup :)
Very nice mate. Gotta love how it just blends in with the rest of the setup :)
cheers :D im debating on spraying the sky+ box to match too
what os/software you running?
what os/software you running?
well i bought vista home premium, but my 2.4ghz wireless keyboard was acting odd and i couldnt get the vfd to work so im back to mce2005 for now, just waiting on a dual tuner hauppage tv card to arrive on thurs
i'm pretty stuck on what tuner to get, have a nebula but i think it's damaged. Motherboard comes tomorrow, yah! i have mce2005 and vista ultimate. think 2005 will be going on here. Just been reading up on my movies (add-on for mce 2005). looks pretty good.
Sorry to be negative, but I found that a pretty poor review, all things considered. No temperatures measured under load; two 60mm exhaust fans and not many vents, how is it going to cope with, for instance, an 8800GS using the passive Thermalright HR-01 and a solid Athlon x64 X2? I notice there's no venting above the PCI-E slot. No decibel measurements, either. And no pics whatsoever of the insides with hardware being installed (you're very lucky even to pick up on how the unusual PSU configuration works); no mention of possible issues around the PSU (so many modern PSUs are deeper than the ATX specified 140mm, including the one I want to use, which is 150m deep; can this case cope? I'm still none the wiser...).
And it's the only review of the X10 on the web. Shame the rather more thorough HEXUS.net or silentpcreview haven't got hold of one.
And it's the only review of the X10 on the web. Shame the rather more thorough HEXUS.net or silentpcreview haven't got hold of one.
Nice case man !!! buttttttt (aint there always one especially with women with a 'GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR' or a nice 'Personality') my current media center is a Dual Xeon box with 5 drives clocking in @ 1.5tb ... i dont think it will all fit!
maybe if i didnt hamMer 2 net connections and have more money than storage .. mayb (oh and id put linuxMCE on it)
maybe if i didnt hamMer 2 net connections and have more money than storage .. mayb (oh and id put linuxMCE on it)
And it's the only review of the X10 on the web. Shame the rather more thorough HEXUS.net or silentpcreview haven't got hold of one.
Hexus... who cant even compare a touch screen case o a touch screen case and then in another origen review, slated the case because he lost the screws lol Seriously tho would u compare a fiesta to a ferrari because they both do the same thing?
Each to their own and that the great things about forums and feedback. With a HTPC case would people realistically be putting high end graphics cards in a box that is primarliy going to sit there and watch tv on? That being said there is a fair point about venting, however with vents comes noise so its always the eternal trade off.
Sorry to be negative, but I found that a pretty poor review, all things considered. No temperatures measured under load; two 60mm exhaust fans and not many vents, how is it going to cope with, for instance, an 8800GS using the passive Thermalright HR-01 and a solid Athlon x64 X2? I notice there's no venting above the PCI-E slot. No decibel measurements, either. And no pics whatsoever of the insides with hardware being installed (you're very lucky even to pick up on how the unusual PSU configuration works); no mention of possible issues around the PSU (so many modern PSUs are deeper than the ATX specified 140mm, including the one I want to use, which is 150m deep; can this case cope? I'm still none the wiser...).
And it's the only review of the X10 on the web. Shame the rather more thorough HEXUS.net or silentpcreview haven't got hold of one.
Whats a 8800gs? :) Ive actually now sold mine on :( as i never used it, but I will say the fans were not that quiet, however, i replaced the 80mm tunnel one with a 3pin fan as it was a molex one, and I put the 2 60mm fans on a 7v connector, after that it was almost silent, my x2 3800+ idled around 30C using the stock heatsink (but that was with c&c enabled) its a very good case, only slight prob is the single hdd capacity (although it would be poss to fit one where i had my card reader). I might have a pic or 2 with my bits installed ill have a look and post again if I do.
And it's the only review of the X10 on the web. Shame the rather more thorough HEXUS.net or silentpcreview haven't got hold of one.
If that's the way you feel then please go and read Hexus's review of this case...As you will notice our more recent reviews are done with top-end hardware as we now have enough to spare to be able to do it.
Apologies you thought the review wasn't complete but it was as thorough as we could do at the time and I have seen a lot worse.
I'll get onto Origin AE for you and see what we can do about rectifying the issues you have
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