Can I build a SFF sbout the site of a small shoebox??

[Edward78]

Equal to this setup
EVGA. nForce 650i ultra Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale E8200 2.66GHz
6MB Cache Dual Core 1333MHz 4 Gig DIMM-DRAM NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS with 512 DDR3 memory (PCIe 1.00 x16)

For around $800 dollars? Just say if I can, no links are needed.

 

[Edward78]

Look at putting a Sandybridge i3, H67 Mini ITX motherboard and a cheap GeForce card (GTX 460 maybe) into a Sugo SG05 - smaller than a shoebox, wipes the floor with your reference spec.

Hehe, ya, I really only upgrade if a game I want requires it. It would be nice to have a nice small system, be awesome to do one in a NES case, but that requires messing with the case & it is a bit small to do a system with any power in. I found 3 things that look good, but they are on estore sites & I know OcUK no like linkies like that.

 

[Edward78]

Look at putting a Sandybridge i3, H67 Mini ITX motherboard and a cheap GeForce card (GTX 460 maybe) into a Sugo SG05 - smaller than a shoebox, wipes the floor with your reference spec.

That case is cheaper, so thanx for that.

SILVERSTONE Sugo Series SG07-B Black Aluminum / SECC Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 600W 80+ Bronze Certified / Single +12V rail Power Supply it comes with a PSU at the site.

This board ASRock Z68M-ITX/HT LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

A slim optical drive LG Super-Multi Slim Blu-ray Combo Drive CT21N - Bulk

Plus EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime Warranty 01G-P3-1563-AR

CPU & ram, not figured out yet.

 

[Edward78]

Will this work together?

SilverStone SG05BB-450 ALL Black Plastic/SECC Mini-ITX Computer Case with SFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified/Single +12V rail Power Supply (Black) with
120mm fan

Intel Core i3-2100 Processor 3.1GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1155

Corsair 4GB Dual Channel Corsair DDR3 Memory for Intel Core i5 Processors (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

MSI nVidia GeForce GT440 1GB DDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low Profile PCI-Express Video Card N440GT-MD1GD3/LP

LG Super-Multi Slim Blu-ray Combo Drive CT21N

Asus P8H61-I LGA1155/ Intel H61(B3)/ DDR3/ A&GbE/ Mini ITX Motherboard

I got
Minimum PSU Wattage: 220 W
Recommended 270 W

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp they didn't have that GPU in my links, so I picked the 460 GPU.

 

[Edward78]

Short answer. Yes.

Long answer.

SG05 with 450W PSU
Gigabyte GA-H55N USB3
i5 860
Corsair Vegeance Blue 2 x 4GB
Intel 160GB G2 SSD
Slimline DVD drive (needed an adaptor)
Sapphire HD6950 2GB

Currently typing using the above.

Using the stock cooler at the moment because the CPU placement is too close to the graphics card to allow my NT06E. CPU runs day to day in the 40's (degrees C) and GPU runs at about 45. Up to 60 and 70 respectively during 3DMark.

Using an SSD enables you to leave out the 3.5" HDD bracket, which does improve the airflow.

Love it!

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