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atomikbohm:
severdhed - My build is a lot like yours.    I figure I can lower voltages and reduce heat with a more meaty processor.

CPU - AMD Phenom x2 550 3.1 GHz - $55 (eBay) the Phenom II's all have 4 cores on them but it's a crap shoot if any of the extra's work.
MoBo - Asus M4A88T-I DELUXE $130.00 (superbiiz.com)
RAM - Crucial 2GB DDR3 1333MHz SODIMM x2 - $40.00 (nanosys1.com)
Power Supply - APEVIA ITX-AP250W 250W Mini ITX - $47.00 (Amazon.com)
Case - Broken SNES - $20 (Craig's List)
HDD - 120Gb SATA - $0 (It's collecting dust in my basement right now)

Totaling $292 with a SNES USB interface and a couple of case fans outstanding.

I have been thinking about the lack of space for good air flow and I was thinking of mounting the MoBo facing down.  that way I can mod the bottom half of the case as needed (thinking big fan blowing up onto the MoBo.  Depending on the heat sink I may have construct an extension to insert between the top and bottom halves of the case for added space and air flow.  It'll change the looks but hopefully not too much.

Anyone have any advise on my choice of components?  Or construction?  So far I've only committed to the processor but will probably buy the Mobo and Ram this weekend.

severdhed:
sounds like a nice setup.  how do you plan on fitting the power supply inside that snes?  i hope you find a way to do this because I am so torn on which way to go.  a big part of me wants a tiny pc in an snes, but the practical adult in me is saying."you already have a pc sitting on the floor right next to the av rack that is more than capable of running xbmc and emulators...why spend the money on something like this"

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