Re: [H] mATX mobos
You might try this one if you go AMD. It is a socket AM2+ DFI Lanparty Jr. that will fit your case and it has the new SB750 south bridge with the new ACC function (6 additional pin connection between the SB and CPU) that is said to overclock Phenom's better than ever. It's brand new however and is probably somewhat immature BIOS-wise. Also, if you're looking to buy an AMD Radeon you can't go wrong with the HD4870 which is in the price range you mention. I have the HD4850 and it really flies @ 1920x1200 resolution with the games I'm currently playing. Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: I'm thinking of building a new system. I really really don't want a monster case style system. After looking at shuttle's prices, I think I can build my own for a bit cheaper, but I would like to do a bit of comparison first. I have settled on a Silverstone case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163078 to which I would like to pair an appropriate mATX motherboard. Right now I haven't settled on AMD or INTEL, but I am leaning a bit towards AMD. You can pick up a Phenom X3 for around a hundred bucks, and the mobo should be around a 100 bucks too. I can scrounge up some drives and optical drives from here and there, and RAM is dirt cheap these days, so I could have a system up and running in no time. For VGA card, I think I will go with an ATI solution. Which one, I don't know, but something in the 200-250 range. That being said, I think I can have a very nice computer and very small in size for around 500 bucks or so. So, which mATX motherboard is really good. Intel or AMD. Right now I'm in the planning phase so it's all in the air right now.
Re: [H] mATX mobos
Big update! http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=498 Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: I'm thinking of building a new system. I really really don't want a monster case style system. After looking at shuttle's prices, I think I can build my own for a bit cheaper, but I would like to do a bit of comparison first. I have settled on a Silverstone case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163078 to which I would like to pair an appropriate mATX motherboard. Right now I haven't settled on AMD or INTEL, but I am leaning a bit towards AMD. You can pick up a Phenom X3 for around a hundred bucks, and the mobo should be around a 100 bucks too. I can scrounge up some drives and optical drives from here and there, and RAM is dirt cheap these days, so I could have a system up and running in no time. For VGA card, I think I will go with an ATI solution. Which one, I don't know, but something in the 200-250 range. That being said, I think I can have a very nice computer and very small in size for around 500 bucks or so. So, which mATX motherboard is really good. Intel or AMD. Right now I'm in the planning phase so it's all in the air right now.
Re: [H] mATX mobos
I've made a quick spreadsheet of possible builds. Please have a look and let me know what you guys think. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqWgbeCp-VKz-aBe7OvdwDw On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Stan Zaske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Big update! > http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=498 > > > > Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > >> I'm thinking of building a new system. I really really don't want a >> monster >> case style system. After looking at shuttle's prices, I think I can build >> my own for a bit cheaper, but I would like to do a bit of comparison >> first. >> I have settled on a Silverstone case >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163078 to which >> I >> would like to pair an appropriate mATX motherboard. >> >> Right now I haven't settled on AMD or INTEL, but I am leaning a bit >> towards >> AMD. You can pick up a Phenom X3 for around a hundred bucks, and the mobo >> should be around a 100 bucks too. >> >> I can scrounge up some drives and optical drives from here and there, and >> RAM is dirt cheap these days, so I could have a system up and running in >> no >> time. >> >> For VGA card, I think I will go with an ATI solution. Which one, I don't >> know, but something in the 200-250 range. >> >> That being said, I think I can have a very nice computer and very small in >> size for around 500 bucks or so. >> >> So, which mATX motherboard is really good. Intel or AMD. Right now I'm >> in >> the planning phase so it's all in the air right now. >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
