Spec me a cheap mATX part build.

[2Thumbs]

I feel the hankering more and more to have a SFF pc lately so I feel like splashing out.

I wont be gaming on it for the considerable future (have a 360) so onboard will do for now, I also have a WD SE16 250GB from my previous PC to go into it.

Case will be a Silverstone Sugo which OCUK don't sell so that will be off the list too obviously.

These are the two I've come up with:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (£51.69)
Abit AN-M2HD nForce 520 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£58.74)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (£66.96)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£19.96)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) (£64.61)

Sub Total : £222.95
Shipping : £8.95
VAT : £40.58
Total : £272.48
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Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (£82.24)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail (£75.19)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB) (£66.96)
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (£19.96)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) (£64.61)

Sub Total : £262.95
Shipping : £8.95
VAT : £47.58
Total : £319.48

Will there be any 1333mhz 775 mATX boards out soon? I can only seem to find 1066mhz ones.

Opinions and suggestions please.

 

[thefishdude]

both look good for the money there i would be tempted with the second.
as for the 1333 mobos i dont know for sure but somethin this can be enabled with abios update. there is guys in the sff section may know more for sure

 

[fester]

I'd try and get a 65nm 4000x2 or 3600x2 as these can be got cheaper and run cooler also I'd go for a smaller psu maybe a Seasonic 330w as this cheaper to leave on all the time and creates less heat.