New ITX Build for the Mrs for Xmas

kaiserc

kaiserc

kaiserc

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Im looking to build mini pc

I have the following all ready a
Intel G840
ddr3 1333 4GB
M4 SSD
PSU either 300 Or 405W

She wants the Lian Li PC-Q03B case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-551-LL

I will need
a good budget ITX board please.
A dvd drive
A graphics card (Can you tell me what cards I can use with this case (I think it has a 180 mm limit ) )

Also, are there any guides to spraying or somehow colouring this case PINK. (It hurts me to say that!)

Cheers
 
Did you buy that stuff? Otherwise I'd just go with a Trinity A10.

Then it makes it easier (HD7770 + A10-5800K).

And colouring a Lian Li pink should be a criminal offense (and I mean, REALLY)! Besides, that would be a job and a half with aluminium.
 
Sorry, You must not of read my first post.
I would love to go down the route Of FM2 Board With A10 Chip But I don't have the money.

As I Originally stated in my first post that i have

Intel G840
4GB 1333 DDR3
M4 SSD 64GB
I have a 300W PsU And a 405W PSU

She wants the Lian Li PC-Q03B case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-551-LL

I will need
a good budget ITX board please.
A dvd drive
A graphics card (Can you tell me what cards I can use with this case (I think it has a 180 mm limit ) )

Can you spec me these please
 
Go for a b75 motherboard. You get SATA 3 to get the best of your M4. But they are cheaper as they are slightly less feature-rich than h77/z77.

D you want a blu ray drive? Or strictly DVD only?
 
kaiserc said:
Any Ideas what the best graphics card that i could fit into that Lian Li PC-Q03B Case
It has a max 180 mm length ?
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Length isn't the problem here, you're restricted to single slot cards without modding the case.
The best card with some gaming punch (assuming that's what you want it for)
that will fit the the case without modding it is a single slot AMD HD7750.

If you don't require a gfx card for gaming, the onboard gfx on the G840 should be fine for everyday use and media playback.

Yes you do need a slimline drive for the case and the one you linked is perfectly fine, just make sure you get the slimline adaptor at the same time.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-032-AK&groupid=1929&catid=1928&subcat=
 
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Legion said:
If you don't require a gfx card for gaming, the onboard gfx on the G840 should be fine for everyday use and media playback.
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Echoing this; If the computer's not going to be used for gaming the on-chip graphics should be sufficient for everything else.
I'm actually using pretty much the same machine right now as my main rig (G840 with 4GB of 1333MHz RAM on a H61 mITX board) and it's absolutely spot on for web and media use.
 
I might possibly use this as a back up gaming machine. Do does anyone know if this setup will it play eve-online with out a graphics card (low settings)?
 
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