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Xaeos
12-26-2004, 04:46 PM
Hey guys, up until recently I was considering a Shuttle (SB77G5 or SN95G5), but am looking into getting an Antec Aria.

Can anyone suggest some top-o-the line motherboards with few problems? I'm looking primarily for 875P chipsets preferably with SATA, and socket 478. However, I will take 775 if need be - I'm trying to avoid prescott heat! I am also looking at NForce 3 Ultra or NForce 4 socket 939, so if you see any of those throw em my way.

Also, compared to a Shuttle SilentX 250 (G5) power supply, how is the Antec Aria's?

In addition, I know that in a shuttle the ICE generally takes care of the cooling of the CPU at least, but I don't know about the Aria. Can anyone suggest top-quality (Non liquid or vapor thank you...) cooling for the CPU, GPU, Chipset and case in general? Noise is also a factor so I don't mind paying for the best - I'll suppliment or replace case fans if neccessary.

In summation, anything else I should know and would building a little system around an Aria be a good decision?

Bigshot
12-26-2004, 07:07 PM
Here is a small link to my system. I have loved my Aria from day one. No problems.

My Aria (http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=791686)

Xaeos
12-26-2004, 07:54 PM
Nice Pics! I doubt I have the cash for a watersetup though. Say, your motherboard doesn't support 800FSB right, or DDR400 memory timings, only DDR333 according to the asus comparison page? Are there any that do?

Bigshot
12-26-2004, 08:06 PM
Thanks for the comment. Yes, this Asus board does support 800fsb, mine is the 3.2 800 fsb P4. And the timings can be turned down for some great performance numbers. My Corsair LL 3200 can't really handle going that low in the Bios seeing that it has the CAS LAT at 2 from the factory. As for others I would choose the Abit IS-10 or the Gigabyte GA-8IG1000MK.

Xaeos
12-26-2004, 09:53 PM
Ahh, I guess I was looking at an erronious comparison then. Hmm, It appears none of these happen to have Gigabit LAN? Also it may just be me, but oddly enough there is no AGP slot on the Abit. Also, they say they have SATA, but don't specify how many ports and the like.

It seems they mostly are the 865G chipset - I'm supposing 865PE or even 875P chipsets don't exist in mATX?