Hi all, after 5 years or more with an Antec p182 I've decided to downsize to a SFF system and was after some suggestions/feedback as I've not kept up with hardware for a long time.
I want a good machine (current one is a q6600 which still holds it's own pretty well) although I do absolutely no gaming on my PC and have little desire to overclock the cpu, it will be used for work and I want it to be quiet, part of the reason for the p182. I will also be using it to play video on my tv and using my 5.1 speaker system via SPDIF Optical out.
My questions/concerns:
Components:
Comes in around the £600 mark depending on motherboard choice.
I want a good machine (current one is a q6600 which still holds it's own pretty well) although I do absolutely no gaming on my PC and have little desire to overclock the cpu, it will be used for work and I want it to be quiet, part of the reason for the p182. I will also be using it to play video on my tv and using my 5.1 speaker system via SPDIF Optical out.
My questions/concerns:
- Will the integrated graphics suffice on the cpu for general useage?
- Not sure on the Gigabyte or the ASUS motherboard - feedback?
- CPU cooler - will it fit? I want something quiet and nothing too expensive.
- PSU fit
- SSD choice, I want 128gb for windows + software.
Components:
- CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £143.99
- Motherboard: Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MiniITX Motherboard £83.99 OR Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
- RAM: GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £35.99
- SSD: OCZ Agility 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT4-25SAT3-128G) £83.99
- HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £76.99
- Case: BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £66.98
- PSU: Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.98
- CPU Cooler: Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler £27.98
Comes in around the £600 mark depending on motherboard choice.