BUYING IN 15 MINUTES: Good matx board for e3-1240 (and was that a good buy?)

**GeorgeStorm** · 11-09-2012, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

Its a good deal especially if new. I was just wondering where you saw it for £140!

Ah, nah wasn't new, from avforums.

Less than a year old though.
Any ideas on board? Due to me spending more on the cpu than planned, I think I may have to keep my current soundcard for a while (since I haven't had any interest in it) for the moment.
Or would you say just go for the asus board you linked, try harder to sell the soundcard

What about this?
http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-p8...94943314&src=3

Or could go for http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-h...vi-d-micro-atx

Then get the external sound stuff (already picked up an E7, now looking to buy an E9 to dock it with)

**CAT-THE-FIFTH** · 11-09-2012, 05:40 PM

The Asus is an ITX motherboard which would go with something like the following case:

http://www.ebuyer.com/395078-bitfeni...edium=products

http://www.ebuyer.com/395079-bitfeni...edium=products

**GeorgeStorm** · 11-09-2012, 05:41 PM

Already got a lian li v351, got it for a good price, and also because the Prodigy can't fit enough HDDs with a long gpu

So looking at either a mitx or matx, don't mind really.
That MSI is getting more attractive, with me just getting the E9 and worrying about selling the soundcard afterwards.

**GeorgeStorm** · 12-09-2012, 12:10 PM

Bump since I'm looking to buy today so I can get the build done tomorrow

**GeorgeStorm** · 12-09-2012, 05:08 PM

Final bump since I'm buying in 15 minutes

**CAT-THE-FIFTH** · 12-09-2012, 05:25 PM

**CAT-THE-FIFTH** · 12-09-2012, 05:27 PM

Might be a bit OTT but looks quite decent:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-...hdmi-micro-atx

**GeorgeStorm** · 12-09-2012, 05:30 PM

Due to me presumably getting it wrong, looks like I won't be able to get it till Friday in any case, so no rush in the order

(I thought it was next day, so if I ordered by half past it would come tomorrow?)

Yeah, a couple of the ASUS boards looked good, but since I wasn't going to use the IGP (doesn't have one), and can't increase the multi in any case, I was unsure of any benefits? (not really up to date with the current chipsets)

**CAT-THE-FIFTH** · 12-09-2012, 05:34 PM

I like the better range of backplate connectors on the more expensive motherboard,although YMMV.

Edit!!

This MSI probably would do the job IMHO:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-h...vi-d-micro-atx

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