New parts for small gaming rig

As per title i've thought alot about building a new pc, modding it to how i like it then fitting it with new system parts :) ok so i only upgraded a little while ago but so what XD

Anyway this is the board im thinking about,

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...-raid-microatx

i would be happy to change it mind! i've been putting alot of thought into the idea...as soon as i have the insides worked out im going for a tidy "clean" modded look, the kind with no cables showing and such :)

thoughts? or any boards i should consider?

the system is based around an i5 750 BTW, I'm also not about to bother with sandy bridge, it does not appeal to me in any way! :rockon:

What case are you looking at? that's going to be one of the biggest factors is getting a clean cable management setup.
That and customising cable lengths, a modular psu and customise the cables would be a good start.

Well, the idea is to get a small case, so somthing like the CM elite 341/342

I would get an SG07 and a mini-ITX socket 1156 motherboard

If you haven't already looked; bit tech is mad for the socket your looking for.

In terms of cases; local collection off ebay seems quite popular if you life in a populated area.

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Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

I would get an SG07 and a mini-ITX socket 1156 motherboard

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Just built one myself...
see here:
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardwa...sf-please.html

its luverly :) small reasonably quiet and with that board/cpu/gpu combo its a killer (oooh got a gtx580 golden sample instead)

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Originally Posted by MaddAussie

Just built one myself...

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You've got to put some photos up! How is the little monster coping temperature wise?

You did buy that system then?

Where are the photo's?? we demand pic's :rant:

And what cooler did you use?

Agree with others id like to see that, yes btw even in my thread XD

Onto my rig though, im not going ssf, it has to be a mATX style so no cubes either :)

Thanks for the input so far! the ASUS board is the possible winner atm, i would like to change it due to hating the ASUS brand...seems i always have trouble with them,

So i've already got the gpu, memory and cpu. It's just the board i need....

What do you mean bit tech is mad for it?

Yes that Asus board does look like your best bet.

if you're doing this to a relative budget too then novatech has got a 5850 for sale at £123

Rats, sorry it's changed and gone up to £144 still a reasonable price though.

Does that SG-07 fit full size ATX PSU ?

I'm happy with the nvidia side for gpu soloutions,

I'm going to wait untill i get the case before i buy the board mind, hoping to get more input before making things final.

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Originally Posted by Terbinator

Does that SG-07 fit full size ATX PSU ?

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The SG07 already comes with a 600W PSU.

There is also the Lian Li PC-Q08 which can also use an ATX PSU:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lian-...%28atx-fits%29

Aye, but I'd prefer to use my own Seasonic :P