Spec me a budget mini ATX/ITX

[lozza]

Ok guys i'll be up front i know nothing about SFF

I have just got myself a Mini Lian Li case and am looking to build a budget base unit, nothing special no gaming to be done just the odd office stuff and internet browsing.

The case is a mini atx/itx and the maximum size of motherboard 7" x 7.5" (170x190mm)

I have the following:
Case
Optical Drive
Floppy Drive
3.5" HD (if i can use it)


I need everything else

Would like at least 512mb of ram

Budget as cheap as possible within the above "would like"

Many thanks

 

[scott.holmes]

For Me It Would Be fanless Mobo:

EPIA M6000 £75

Or Non fanless but still quiet:

VIA EPIA MII 10000 £120

Type of motherboard and speed you wants depends on the cost really, i build one with the Epia 5000 motherboard, fanless but only 500Mhz, thats only £60. Or you can get the MII 120000 for like £150, which is excellent!

or you can then go DFI Pentium M, but Motherboarad and CPU can go to around £350!

Ram: I think you can get a max of 512 in the first, and 1gb in the last motherboard, so anything around £70 for the 1gb (making sure its the right kind!!) And the M6000 might need single sided ram.

The case you have i think fits any 3.5" HDD, so any drive will do, can get a nice 250gb one these days for around £60 so id stick that in, just make sure the PSU in the Lian Li is powerful enuff to drive a full size HDD and CDRW/DVD.

PS: You didnt happen to win this Lian Li on eBay last week did you?? I was bidding on one and lost lol

 

[lozza]

For Me It Would Be fanless Mobo:

EPIA M6000 £75

Or Non fanless but still quiet:

VIA EPIA MII 10000 £120

Type of motherboard and speed you wants depends on the cost really, i build one with the Epia 5000 motherboard, fanless but only 500Mhz, thats only £60. Or you can get the MII 120000 for like £150, which is excellent!

or you can then go DFI Pentium M, but Motherboarad and CPU can go to around £350!

Ram: I think you can get a max of 512 in the first, and 1gb in the last motherboard, so anything around £70 for the 1gb (making sure its the right kind!!) And the M6000 might need single sided ram.

The case you have i think fits any 3.5" HDD, so any drive will do, can get a nice 250gb one these days for around £60 so id stick that in, just make sure the PSU in the Lian Li is powerful enuff to drive a full size HDD and CDRW/DVD.

PS: You didnt happen to win this Lian Li on eBay last week did you?? I was bidding on one and lost lol

Cheers for the reply Scott, and sorry but yeah i that's the one!

There isn't a power supply included with the case so what would you recommend?

Have been browsing the auction site for bits to get a feel of what i should be paying for second hand gear

 

[scott.holmes]

If you google for Mini ITX the first link is a great store, im not sure if i can link it here as it coule be a competitor.

Im not sure which ones would fit, but there are loads of reviews and they are REALLY helpful, drop them an email and they will let you know which ones to get