Greetings all,
So my dad doesn't do any gaming at all, so won't be needing a beefy discrete GPU, and he also uses a HP Microserver for data storage/media sharing. He's currently running a dated Pentium D in a horrendous case. Given these factors, I've suggested getting a mini-ITX system.
He's just bought a SSD today as part of a sale and phoned me to look into speccing up a system for him. I'm guessing an i5 CPU would be sufficient for him, he doesn't do anything particularly intensive, but he would like a CPU with a bit of oomf. He says "plenty of RAM", however I game and edit photos and 8GB is fine for me so I imagine that'll be plenty for him too. These specs I've mentioned so far aren't much of an issue to work out for myself.
What I do need some help with is the case, and motherboard. My main problem is the PSU - I've seen some mini-ITX cases on OCUK that list "ATX-PS2 PSU Compatible". Now, he has my old FSP Blue Storm PSU. I'm sure it's an ATX power supply, but I'm a bit unsure what this "PS2" refers to. I imagine it's nothing to do with the games console! What should I look for to make sure his PSU is compatible? Also is there anything in particular we should look for in a motherboard?
That's about it really. By the sounds of it we'll be building it together at Christmas, which I'm looking forward to
Thanks for your help everyone!
So my dad doesn't do any gaming at all, so won't be needing a beefy discrete GPU, and he also uses a HP Microserver for data storage/media sharing. He's currently running a dated Pentium D in a horrendous case. Given these factors, I've suggested getting a mini-ITX system.
He's just bought a SSD today as part of a sale and phoned me to look into speccing up a system for him. I'm guessing an i5 CPU would be sufficient for him, he doesn't do anything particularly intensive, but he would like a CPU with a bit of oomf. He says "plenty of RAM", however I game and edit photos and 8GB is fine for me so I imagine that'll be plenty for him too. These specs I've mentioned so far aren't much of an issue to work out for myself.
What I do need some help with is the case, and motherboard. My main problem is the PSU - I've seen some mini-ITX cases on OCUK that list "ATX-PS2 PSU Compatible". Now, he has my old FSP Blue Storm PSU. I'm sure it's an ATX power supply, but I'm a bit unsure what this "PS2" refers to. I imagine it's nothing to do with the games console! What should I look for to make sure his PSU is compatible? Also is there anything in particular we should look for in a motherboard?
That's about it really. By the sounds of it we'll be building it together at Christmas, which I'm looking forward to
Thanks for your help everyone!
