SFF Advice please

[spcole]

Simon at OCUK has been very helpful but I thought I'd get a little advice from the forums too. I am looking to build a SFF machine for a desk in the lounge so it needs to be small and quiet (very quiet) and have no flashing lights or LEDs. I'm not a gamer but if I could get something that allows me to use MS Flight Simulator that would be great. Otherwise it will be used for the 'net most of the time using Ubuntu or a derivative or sometimes Win7 Pro. It will also connect to my Samsung TV via HDMI. I'd like to think I could build something for around £500 plus the monitor and OS. Simon has suggested;

Lian Li PC-Q08R USB3.0 Mini-ITX Case
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
ZOTAC GT 240 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS)

which I am happy with except for the fact that the case has bright fan LED's. Am I best to try to find some way to disable the LED's and keep the original fans or replace them.

I look forward to anyones suggestions. Thanks, Steve

 

[Boff_in]

Edit - Deleted a load of nonsense from where i didnt read you post correctly.

Not sure about lian li fans but it wouldnt be too hard to fix them with a small pair of wire snips
That looks like a nice & better still, quiet pc.

 

[Legion]

Simon at OCUK has been very helpful but I thought I'd get a little advice from the forums too. I am looking to build a SFF machine for a desk in the lounge so it needs to be small and quiet (very quiet) and have no flashing lights or LEDs. I'm not a gamer but if I could get something that allows me to use MS Flight Simulator that would be great. Otherwise it will be used for the 'net most of the time using Ubuntu or a derivative or sometimes Win7 Pro. It will also connect to my Samsung TV via HDMI. I'd like to think I could build something for around £500 plus the monitor and OS. Simon has suggested;

Lian Li PC-Q08R USB3.0 Mini-ITX Case
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
ZOTAC GT 240 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKS)

which I am happy with except for the fact that the case has bright fan LED's. Am I best to try to find some way to disable the LED's and keep the original fans or replace them.

I look forward to anyones suggestions. Thanks, Steve

Unless you have the room painted bright red the PC-Q08R will look rather nasty in your living room,it's also probably far too big for your needs and I'd suggest you go smaller with a

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-245-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=187

It's a lovely and small footprinted case,reeks of good taste,runs quiet and has no annoying led fans


The heatsink and fan supplied with the i3 530 you may also find rather loud if you want silence,I'd suggest replacing it with:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-027-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Other than that everything looks ok but the gfx card,I know you said you aren't a gamer but that card is old tech and a waste of good money.
If you can stretch the budget to:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-122-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1515

This is a current entry level gaming card and the minimum you should be looking at.

Obviously the red case thing is a personal choice and Simon being a salesman has only tried to suggest something Ocuk actually had in stock at the time.
With the suggestions I've made,I know you'd be very happy with what you buy.