Help needed picking a mobo and GFX

jigger · 7 Sep 2008 at 17:14

I plan to build a SFF system from some parts ive got left from an upgrade.

Ive got,

E6600 that's happy at 3.5GHz ish
2x1Gb Crucial Ballistix Cas3 5300 happy at 390MHz cas3 with 2.19 volts
320GB Seagate SATA 2
Samsung dvdrw
Antec Aria case. Standard Antec 300watt PSU (18amp on the 12volt rail)

So im looking for suggestions for,

A motherboard that can get the best form the E6600.

GFX card thats not to much for the Antec PSU but has enough welly for gamming at 1366x720 and 1440x900

The option of upgrading to a Kentsfield quad would be nice. And enything else would be a bonus.

jigger · 7 Sep 2008 at 17:59

I was just looking at that Asus board aswell. :mad:

jigger · 9 Sep 2008 at 15:09

Somthing for around the £50 mark would be good.

Most of the time i flip a coin between CCS and BF2, but id want a DX10 card for the odd game.

The Antec case has it own PSU, but from what ive seen it quite a good quality one.
I have thought about a new case, but i like the Antec and have to spend quite a lot of money to get somthing better.

Edit:

Would this be pushing it on the power front ?

8800gt
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

jigger · 9 Sep 2008 at 15:23

What sort of FSB have you managed with the Gigabyte ?

It looks like a very good board but, it seems hit and miss in regards to overclocking.

jigger · 9 Sep 2008 at 17:27

A standard ATX PSU wont fit inside the Antec case.

Ive had the tape measure out and i might be able to get somthing else in, but it going to be tight.

Ive been looking around and found this chart

http://techreport.com/articles.x/11211/16

300 watt may be enough for this system if the PSU is efficient enough and i can keep things cool.

jigger · 9 Sep 2008 at 18:06

Thanks that would be great.