Thanks for checking out this worklog, just wanted to document what ive done in case it helps someone answer a question or get and idea for their own project.
My last PC was a typical ATX type housed in the great antec 900 case. Good airflow and plenty of room for everything i needed, but the case was very big and after looking at the other mATX projects here I decided I could build the PC I needed in a much smaller package
So step 1 was to get a list of parts including the case. I picked a cheap mATX case from Gigabyte, its called the GZ-M1. Didnt want to start experimenting on a 100euro case and find out I need to go back to standard ATX
here's the case
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=341864
The PC will be for gaming and general use and will be located in the living room where it needs to be silent enough to watch movies on. Ill go into sound reduction later on.
So bought the mobo: Gigabyte GA-33m S2L
and a Saphire HD4850, OCZ 550watt psu
reused my core2 duo E6300, 2Gb cruical value DDR2, and samsung 500gb hdd
My last PC was a typical ATX type housed in the great antec 900 case. Good airflow and plenty of room for everything i needed, but the case was very big and after looking at the other mATX projects here I decided I could build the PC I needed in a much smaller package
So step 1 was to get a list of parts including the case. I picked a cheap mATX case from Gigabyte, its called the GZ-M1. Didnt want to start experimenting on a 100euro case and find out I need to go back to standard ATX
here's the case
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=341864
The PC will be for gaming and general use and will be located in the living room where it needs to be silent enough to watch movies on. Ill go into sound reduction later on.
So bought the mobo: Gigabyte GA-33m S2L
and a Saphire HD4850, OCZ 550watt psu
reused my core2 duo E6300, 2Gb cruical value DDR2, and samsung 500gb hdd