building micro atx pc

[hardkore]

hey guys!

Been flippin ages since ive posted on here.

anyway to the point. Ive decided im going to buy a micro atx pc for my room. Will be playing games on it but nothing too straining as i maily play the 360.

ive got about £250 to spend on mobo,ram and cpu.

Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.53GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £75.99
(£89.29) £75.99
(£89.29)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB8500C5DC)

ive seen these for £204. Are they any good or can anyone spec me better? Ive got a old ati x800gto 256mb GFX card sitting in my draw from the old days. It'll do me for the time being just need the essentials.

Also im looking at the nxzt rogue micro case. any good?

much appreciated

 

[hardkore]

no one?

 

[armed_gorilla]

I'd personally go with the Asus p5k-vm over the abit board. Fata1ity is a perfect name for it, not sure if its been fixed now but i managed to go through 3 boards all with the same fault and it seems so did a lot of others. Im using the P5K-VM now and havent had a single problem with it. Ive even overclocked me C2D E4300 to 3Ghz with minnimal fuss.

 

[fester]

I'd go for a Mother board with an Intel or Nvidia chipset because Amd/ATI chipset and Intel CPU is just not a good idea.

 

[Tute]

I'd personally go with the Asus p5k-vm over the abit board. Fata1ity is a perfect name for it, not sure if its been fixed now but i managed to go through 3 boards all with the same fault and it seems so did a lot of others. Im using the P5K-VM now and havent had a single problem with it. Ive even overclocked me C2D E4300 to 3Ghz with minnimal fuss.

I think Fatality suits the Asus board as well.

I'd go with the Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R - it's the best mATX Core 2 Duo board. Good all round performer, and good overclocker to boot.

As for the case, i'd take one of the Sugo SG01, SG03, or Lian-Li V300/V350 personally, as they're the most well designed of the mATX cases.

 

[Janesy B]

the asus is way overpriced