Help with MB and PSU.

twera · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:07

Hi there,

I've decided to go with a bit of a SFF build, I was going to build in the prodigy but the mini itx board annoyed me so I'm building into a FD Core 1000 (http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=61), which can fit a normal sized MB and PSU.

This is currently the build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £41.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
Total : £509.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Price for Motherboard: £90 or less.
PSU: £50 or less.

Idleman · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:13

Actually, that case will only take an mATX or mITX board.

Idleman · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:20

YOUR BASKET
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
Total : £138.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

twera · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:22

Damnit I read somewhere it fits ATX. Thank you for correcting me.

Idleman · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:25

twera said:
Damnit I read somewhere it fits ATX. Thank you for correcting me.

Have you already bought the case?

Bacon? · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:26

If you willing to spend £9 over the ASRock board:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-395-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Idleman · 21 Jan 2013 at 11:45

Bacon? said:
If you willing to spend £9 over the ASRock board:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-395-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

The only problem with that board is, you can`t OC with it.

Doomedspeed · 21 Jan 2013 at 12:15

Bacon? said:
If you willing to spend £9 over the ASRock board:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-395-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

Idleman said:
The only problem with that board is, you can`t OC with it.

Seriously? Thats mad, considering the z77 D3h is the best budget Z77 board.

Idles choice of Motherboard and PSU are spot on.

Bacon? · 21 Jan 2013 at 12:21

I thought is was only the DS3H that was voltage locked :confused:

Doomedspeed · 21 Jan 2013 at 12:35

Bacon? said:
I thought is was only the DS3H that was voltage locked

Same here..

I think he's right though. I found this: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1701218

Seems to be a mATX thing.

Bacon? · 21 Jan 2013 at 12:43

Well that sucks...

Idleman · 21 Jan 2013 at 12:47

This is the only decent OCing mATX from GB as it has GIGABYTE 3D Power: Digital Voltage, Frequency and Phase Control

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4145#ov

Bacon? · 21 Jan 2013 at 12:50

So basically this motherboard here:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-394-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

is the only M-ATX motherboard from Giabyte other than the Sniper motherboard which supports overclocking. Interesting.

twera · 21 Jan 2013 at 13:05

Idleman said:
Have you already bought the case?

No - but i like the look and size

and price.. £27.. I'm trying to stay under £600.

Thanks everyone, I've added idle's PSU and MB to my cart.

Idleman · 21 Jan 2013 at 13:36

twera said:
No - but i like the look and size and price.. £27.. I'm trying to stay under £600.

Thanks everyone, I've added idle's PSU and MB to my cart.

With what is already in you basket, plus mobo,Psu and case, that`s £600+
Btw, the Asrock board is out of stock.
Added a cheaper hdd.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £77.99
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £35.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £33.5
Total : £629.45 (includes shipping : £10.00).

Doomedspeed · 21 Jan 2013 at 15:23

If you've not got the case why not find a similarly priced atx case and get an atx motherboard. The z77 d3h (while its £80).

The antec one would be my choice or the bit fenix alpha/beta

EDIT: OCUK don't stock fractal anymore but im sure the core 3000 (atx) is not much more.

twera · 22 Jan 2013 at 11:22

i would be getting the core 1000 from another source. i would like to keep the build pretty small - any suggestions for a small case would be great but the core 1000 has the simplicity i like.

similar to the prodigy but half the price.