Thoughts on this build?

Benh89 · 7 Sep 2012 at 15:55

Hi guys,

I just purchased some bits for an sff build for university and wanted some opinions. I know it would have been wise to ask this BEFORE purchasing, but I'm the type of guy who cuts first and measures second (how crazy am I?). Plus, I wanted to get my order in for Saturday delivery. It'll be for browsing, uni work and some gaming. Spec. is as follows:

Intel i3 3220
Asus P8-H77-I motherboard
8 GB OCUK memory
Sapphire 7850
Corsair F3 120 GB (already owned)
Silverstone FT03 Mini in silver
Silverstone SFX 450W power supply
Samsung SE-S208AB/TSBS external optical drive
Windows 7 64-bit

I was toying with getting the Lian-Li PC-Q11 and a regular ATX power supply, but this probably would have made it awkward to build and keep tidy, plus the FT03 looks coooool.

I may put up some pictures of everything before and after, but the temptation to rip open the sealed boxes like a little boy at Christmas may get the better of me, and I'll end up building it and forgetting all about this thread! What is it with new computer parts? :rolleyes:

Anyway, thoughts anyone?

Cheers.

Benh89 · 7 Sep 2012 at 19:30

Edward78 said:
Why does it say in specs Motherboard Mini ITX / Mini DTX & at the top of the same page it says Chassis For Micro-ATX?

Sorry, but I don't follow :confused:

Benh89 · 7 Sep 2012 at 23:17

SFFNoob said:
Pics of the build mate, some of the case would be nice, been thinking on getting one for a mITX build I've planned!

Thanks.

Will do.

On the subject of the case, would I be able to remove the slot loading drive from my 2008 MacBook and use it in the FT03? Will it just be a regular laptop drive or will Apple have had their way with it? I didn't really want to spend £53 on the Silverstone drive when I probably won't use it much and you can't use the eject button.

Benh89 · 8 Sep 2012 at 18:19

RJC said:
If your looking at the Lian Li then you would need to look at the motherboard below:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-523-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2265

That is the motherboard I bought. I did actually buy everything in the spec. In fact, I'm posting this message on the computer now

Benh89 · 8 Sep 2012 at 18:21

Bacon? said:
Unless the RAM is dual channel your goanna hit a brick.

Memory is 2 x 4GB dual channel DDR3 @ 1600 MHz. It looks quite nice for the price; Similar in fact to the Adata XPG series.

Benh89 · 8 Sep 2012 at 18:23

Edward78,

I see what you mean. It must be a mistake on Lian Li's part. I got the Silverstone FT03 Mini anyway.

Benh89 · 8 Sep 2012 at 18:38

For anyone who wants photos, I'll try and upload some later tonight. My camera is playing up right now :mad:

Just be aware that my cable tidying isn't complete as I just wanted to get everything up and running.

Also, for anyone who doesn't like the bundled software (apart from essential drivers) you get with motherboards, you may want to re-consider with regard to Asus AI Suite II. I was having problems with fan noise, but when I installed this program, all was sorted. It also allows you to control fan speed or even switch fans off, as well as track voltages and temperatures. It also has a GPU Boost function which... did nothing.