mATX queries

seth

seth

seth

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Hi, so I want to down-size to micro atx and I was unsure about a couple of things. I'm currently running a 4800+ am2, on an Asus M2N32-SLi-DLX, 4gb geil ram. Taking the opportunity to swap over to core2.

So heres the spec.

Lian-Li V350B Aluminium Mini-Tower - Black
instead of my thermaltake shark

Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel G35 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.00GHZ (1333FSB) - Retail
to replace my am2 components

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - Retail (ST310005N1D1AS-RK)
to use as my storage drive, swapping out my current 250gb C drive and using my 500gb drive as my boot drive instead

using my current 4gb of GeIL PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency
my hiper psu
and my 8800GTS (until I have the funds to upgrade)

My main questions are, does this spec look ok?
Whats that case like for space and airflow, without watercooling is it likely to get stuffy in there?
Can anyone recommend a cpu cooler thats quiet and will fit in there?
Will my hiper ATX psu fit alright, just a double check. It does say on the spec it fits ATX psu's.

Don't think I missed anything. Might have, its early after all :D
 
Which matx mobo is best for OC'ing, I only picked the asus because it had all the spec I wanted, but its quite expensive.
Suppose I should have put this in the small form factor forum but I thought it was a bit of a general spec me thread.
 
Ok so,
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Do retail cpu's come with the heatpad stuck to them, I cant remember. Is it better to use the pad, or remove it and use some good old actic silver.
 
Put the whole thing together, just throwing vista on it now. Had a real headache getting the board to boot with my ram, until finally it decided to boot with one configuration.
The scythe mini ninja is a nuisance as well! It's JUST too big to be able to slide the mobo tray in and out and clamping down the 775 bracket is as fiddly as anything.
All in all, I love the case so far, build quality is great.
 
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