Mini ITX all purpose rig (With a proper video card!)
I named this rig Q8200-Mice.
The purpose of this rig is to run WCG primarily. I am adding an old 8800GTS I had in case I decide to fold. OCing is not an option since the case will come with a mere 300w PSU and I doubt Zotac mobo will support any good OCing.
Even without ocing, the power usage is tight. It will probably reach 240w on full load on both CPU and video card.
I am waiting for Silverstone Sugo SG05B to arrive today.
Meanwhile, all other parts have arrived.
Q8200. It came with the low profile heatsink which Intel uses for dual core 45nm parts. I guess it's good enough and I am actually glad since it won't case any height issue.
Zotac GF9300-D-E MINI-ITX
Slime line DVD drive along with proper SATA adapter.
As for RAM, I am using my old pair, which is 2 sticks of 1GB. I wanted to go 4gb, but my budget fell a little short due to an unexpected spending. I will probably upgrade 4gb later.
I also wanted Q8400, but it wasn't on the motherboard's compatibility list. I didn't want to risk returning.
I am also using my old 8800GTS.
The motherboard comes with a wifi adapter.
I will update this thread when the case arrives.
This is the adapter. You need this in order to make any laptop size DVD drive to use on regular port.
I named this rig Q8200-Mice.
The purpose of this rig is to run WCG primarily. I am adding an old 8800GTS I had in case I decide to fold. OCing is not an option since the case will come with a mere 300w PSU and I doubt Zotac mobo will support any good OCing.
Even without ocing, the power usage is tight. It will probably reach 240w on full load on both CPU and video card.
I am waiting for Silverstone Sugo SG05B to arrive today.
Meanwhile, all other parts have arrived.
Q8200. It came with the low profile heatsink which Intel uses for dual core 45nm parts. I guess it's good enough and I am actually glad since it won't case any height issue.
Zotac GF9300-D-E MINI-ITX
Slime line DVD drive along with proper SATA adapter.
As for RAM, I am using my old pair, which is 2 sticks of 1GB. I wanted to go 4gb, but my budget fell a little short due to an unexpected spending. I will probably upgrade 4gb later.
I also wanted Q8400, but it wasn't on the motherboard's compatibility list. I didn't want to risk returning.
I am also using my old 8800GTS.
The motherboard comes with a wifi adapter.
I will update this thread when the case arrives.
This is the adapter. You need this in order to make any laptop size DVD drive to use on regular port.
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