Right, I am looking to build a new system a mate. It will be maily a gaming system and as he is not very PC savvy (it's his first PC infact) overclocking is not an issue. I don't have any experience with SFF but would like to go down that route if posible. So I have a few questions if I may;
1) I'm thinking of going down the P4 based route due to the fact that PCI-E is fairly limited in AMD systems. We want at least a 6600GT and future updrade potential. Is that a fair asumption to make, or am I missing something?
2) NOISE - how much of an issue is it? (bearing in mind that we plan to put a 6600GT in it). We don't want to mess around modding it too much, it's going to be a fairly 'out of the box' type build.
3) Upgrading - I know there is not much room in there, but what about future motherboard updrades? Are the motherboards replacable and do they release new mobo's?
4) Optical drives - are they a pain to fit? I hear some are incompatable.
This is what we are thinking of going for - Shuttle SB81P P4 'Grantsdale' Gaming Barebone system - Is it any good? What else would you suggest? Maybe something cheaper but just as good?
Finaly, is there anything else we need to think about?
Cheers chaps, if anyone can help, you guy's can