Small Mini ITX PC Spec / Advice

PeterStoba · Jun 22, 2011, 08:33 AM

Hi,

I'm looking to build a small mITX based system. I've been looking at either of these 3 options -

ASUS P8H61-I with a Pentium G620T
a Zotac FUSION350-A-E
or I could go with an Athlon II X2 240e with a 880GITX-A-E motherboard for slightly more power

First two are around the same price, third option is most expensive.

I can recycle my slip optical drive and DDR3 RAM, maybe my SG05 but I want something a bit smaller, I really like the Antec ISK-300 but it may be too small?

Just wondering what your thoughts are on the 3 different platforms for some web browsing and some SD video/music playback.

Thanks!

Frick · Jun 22, 2011, 08:41 AM

Isn't the Pentium G620 faster than the Athlon? For everyday use I'd go for the Pentium actually if it's cheaper.

puma99dk| · Jun 22, 2011, 08:49 AM

for SD Video playback than it should be fine if u want hd playback sometime u can always buy a small Nvidia GeForce with Cuda and use Cuda for h264/x264 decoding and more.

Jun 22, 2011, 08:33 AM	#1
PeterStoba Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anfield, Liverpool Posts: 1 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Small Mini ITX PC Spec / Advice Hi, I'm looking to build a small mITX based system. I've been looking at either of these 3 options - ASUS P8H61-I with a Pentium G620T a Zotac FUSION350-A-E or I could go with an Athlon II X2 240e with a 880GITX-A-E motherboard for slightly more power First two are around the same price, third option is most expensive. I can recycle my slip optical drive and DDR3 RAM, maybe my SG05 but I want something a bit smaller, I really like the Antec ISK-300 but it may be too small? Just wondering what your thoughts are on the 3 different platforms for some web browsing and some SD video/music playback. Thanks!

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Jun 22, 2011, 08:41 AM	#2
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Jun 22, 2011, 08:49 AM	#3
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