Cheap n good itx build

[mistersatki_]

hi all hoping to build an ITX system

budget about 300 to 400
able to build not ?

aiming to build a4 system but seems like nobody carrying itx board for fm1 series

any reco for a budget htpc ?

no need OS / accessories / hdd

 

[lesliehan]

Someone is selling the cooler master 120 with 500w OEM PSU at $70
Asrock b75 + g2020 $197
4gb ram $43
WD blue 500gb $72
Total $382

 

[mistersatki_]

fwah ... now ram so chor ah

wooo the cm 120 seems dua ... prefer the inwin version
small n compact

and u got some info of who's the one selling the cm120 ?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

fwah ... now ram so chor ah

wooo the cm 120 seems dua ... prefer the inwin version
small n compact

and u got some info of who's the one selling the cm120 ?

Still as compact.

CPU+MB: Intel Celeron G1610 + ECS H61H2-I2 @ $109
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1333 CL9 4GB @ $34
CASE+PSU: Jonsbo V2 + FSP300-50HMN 300W @ $99 (PC Themes)
Still at 6.8 litres as In Win BM series.

Total: $242

Buy others at Tradepac, #05-19.

 

[lesliehan]

Idefix is selling the cm120

 

[guess890]

Still as compact.

CPU+MB: Intel Celeron G1610 + ECS H61H2-I2 @ $109
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1333 CL9 4GB @ $34
CASE+PSU: Jonsbo V2 + FSP300-50HMN 300W @ $99 (PC Themes)
Still at 6.8 litres as In Win BM series.

Total: $242

Buy others at Tradepac, #05-19.

Do note of the following issue I've faced as I recently built a ITX system as well.

ECS H61h2 I2, doesn't work with IB CPU out of the box. U need to update the bios which gave me error left n right n such a pain that I just swapped in a g530 from another system instead.
U gonna need another SB CPU (my i5 3470 didnt work as well) to be able to use the com for updating bios first, then use the g1610

To get the price of $109 u need to buy casing n psu from tradepac as well. They quoted me a +$15 since I bought casing n psu elsewhere. Though u can nego ur way through this issue.

As of last weekend, no stock on the Adata or any $34 ram except nyxtron.. 1 alternative is to get them price match best buy's $36 on KVR. (Tradepac selling at $42)

 

[mistersatki_]

wooo tradepac im ok la
always buy stuff from there with my friend

the boss like agar agar know us liao gt gd deal

 

[Thehim]

hi all hoping to build an ITX system

budget about 300 to 400
able to build not ?

aiming to build a4 system but seems like nobody carrying itx board for fm1 series

any reco for a budget htpc ?

no need OS / accessories / hdd

Slow reply, but I think for FM1 socket boards, only mATX boards available.
Not sure about FM2 though.


Could go Intel route, as suggested by Moneyface.