Recommend a Mini-ITX setup.

[zuoom]

Hijack a bit.

What are those itx with dual LAN in the market now?

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hijack a bit.

What are those itx with dual LAN in the market now?

Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI and some other Zotac ones..

 

[devil1158]

Then any regular sized chassis will fits you since regular mid tower under $100 is just 4 expansion slots taller. But you want mITX form factor for compactness right?

looking at compactness.
But if regular tower can give better value. I will consider also..
Just wan to squeeze all the $700 dry dry... lol

 

[CyberTron]

If you go with normal casing, you might as well go with m-atx or atx motherboard since there is a price premium for itx motherboard.

If compactness if all you want, then you should start with a compact itx casing. If you have no need for future expansion or addition of graphics card, then you should go with some very compact itx casing like those from antec.

 

[zuoom]

Gigabyte GA-H77N-WIFI and some other Zotac ones..

Yes, know about the ga-h77n model.

On the zotac ones, any specific model or most of them are?

 

[nippp0n]

looking at compactness.
But if regular tower can give better value. I will consider also..
Just wan to squeeze all the $700 dry dry... lol

CPU & Mobo: i5-3450 & Gigabyte B75M-D3V @ $317
Ram: Free 4GB Ram
ODD: Samsung DVD RW OEM @ $22
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB @ ~$80
GPU: Powercolor 7770 1GB @ $157
Case: Sharkoon MS140 @ $52
PSU: FSP Raider 450W @ $68

Total: $696
Buy and build at Tradepac. Squeeze till cannot squeeze liao.

 

[poor_poor]

TS might want to take a look at my review

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/h...ifi-[mini-itx]-review-great-htpc-3927033.html

 

[devil1158]

Thanks Nippp0n

 

[MoneyFace =p]

looking at compactness.
But if regular tower can give better value. I will consider also..
Just wan to squeeze all the $700 dry dry... lol

Best of both worlds.

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-3470 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $306
RAM: G.Skill NT DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB [Black PCB] @ $30
GPU: Palit GTX 650 Ti 1GB OC @ $184*
Performs near to HD 6870.
25% stronger than HD 7770.
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB @ $58*
ODD: Samsung 22X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $20
CASE+PSU: In Win BK644 + Powerman IP-P300BN7-2 300W SFX [80 Plus] @ $100
12.5 litres only.
Even smaller than some of the mITX chassis.
3 years warranty by AIM Resources.

Total: $698

Buy + Build at Tradepac, #05-19.

*Shop system bundle discounts

 

[HeeroYuy84]

Nowadays got nice shoebox casing?

 

[devil1158]

Best of both worlds.

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-3470 + ASRock B75M-DGS @ $306
RAM: G.Skill NT DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB [Black PCB] @ $30
GPU: Palit GTX 650 Ti 1GB OC @ $184*
Performs near to HD 6870.
25% stronger than HD 7770.
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 500GB @ $58*
ODD: Samsung 22X CD/DVD Writer [OEM] @ $20
CASE+PSU: In Win BK644 + Powerman IP-P300BN7-2 300W SFX [80 Plus] @ $100
12.5 litres only.
Even smaller than some of the mITX chassis.
3 years warranty by AIM Resources.

Total: $698

Buy + Build at Tradepac, #05-19.

*Shop system bundle discounts

Thanks MoneyFace

 

[ginseng1]

Amazon.com: Intel Next Unit of Computing Kit with HDMI, Thunderbolt, Core i3-3217UDC3217BY: Computers & Accessories

I just ordered this Intel NUC from Amazon for USD300.

Throw in wifi USD22

Crucial msata 128gb USD 120

About USD450 or SGD 570 before shipping and GST.

 

[devil1158]

any cheap n good speakers to recommend??
final missing item..

 

[ginseng1]

I also have 2 sets of Gigabyte H77 mini itx rigs. One with i3-3220 and the other with i5-3xxx. Can't remember the CPU. I still prefer Gigabyte m/b after trying out other brands.

 

[lesliehan]

Any recommend of mini itx rig for pure surfing net and HD movies. Rig directly connected to LAN and placed at permanent spot in the bedroom. Don't need cd-rom, wifi, graphic card. Budget as economical as possible.

 

[nippp0n]

Any recommend of mini itx rig for pure surfing net and HD movies. Rig directly connected to LAN and placed at permanent spot in the bedroom. Don't need cd-rom, wifi, graphic card. Budget as economical as possible.

Do you need OS?

 

[lesliehan]

I can reuse my win 7 cd key from my dead laptop.

Do you need OS?

 

[coyote]

AsRock B75 ITX + i3 is more than enough.

Any recommend of mini itx rig for pure surfing net and HD movies. Rig directly connected to LAN and placed at permanent spot in the bedroom. Don't need cd-rom, wifi, graphic card. Budget as economical as possible.

 

[t258jgn]

Pentium G2020 also enough

 

[lesliehan]

G2020 vs 3210 differences? Last thing i dont wanna see is that 2020 lags on me on my HD / 4k shows.