I have finally figured out a system within my price range, and does the job i need it to do (DVD, Divx 3 playback,cd playback)
I am going to list the parts and I would just like the boards opinion before i waste money on anything (it a x-mas gift for a family member)
(ITX system)
Case:
Flex or Micro ATX Form Factor
5.25" Bays (exposed) x 1
3.5" Bays (exposed) x 1
3.5" Bays (hidden) x 1
Accept Low Profile PCI and AGP cards
USB x 2 at the front
Audio ports at the front
Cooling: 2-60mm ball bearing fans included
13.78"(D) x 12.80"(W) x 3.62"(H)
Include standard 125W ATX Power Supply
DVD:
Sony 16X DVD 40X CDROM
hard drive:
IBM TRAVELSTAR 10GB 9.5MM 2.5 NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE
mobo + cpu:
VIA C3 E-Series Processor
• VIA CLE266 + VT8235 Chipset
• One 184-pin DDR DIMM slots Up to 1.0GB of PC2100 DDR SDRAM
• 1 PCI slot
• Integrated VIA CastleRock AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder, S-Video and TV-Out
• Onboard VIA VT1622 TV out
• Onboard VIA VT1616 6 channel AC'97 Codec
• Onboard VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Firewire
• Onboard VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet Controller
• 1 Floppy Disk Drive Port
• 2 Dual-channeled Enhanced IDE Ports support UDMA 133/100/66
• 2 USB 2.0 ports (1 pin-header for 2 additional external USB ports)
• 1 Serial and 1 Parallel Ports
• Hardware monitoring: Temperature/ Voltage/ System fan control monitor
• Mini-ITX Form Factor, Micro ATX Chassis Compliant
• ATX Power Supply Compliant
• Dimensions: 17.0cm x 17.0cm
ram:
NEC PC2100 32X64 256MB DDR - 184PIN
Please let me know the following:
1. that all the parts complment eachother
2. any problems i may encounter,
3. anything else anyone can think of.
thanks guys... please give me as much info as possible, cuz i need ot get moving on this sytem asap.
You guys rule!
I am going to list the parts and I would just like the boards opinion before i waste money on anything (it a x-mas gift for a family member)
(ITX system)
Case:
Flex or Micro ATX Form Factor
5.25" Bays (exposed) x 1
3.5" Bays (exposed) x 1
3.5" Bays (hidden) x 1
Accept Low Profile PCI and AGP cards
USB x 2 at the front
Audio ports at the front
Cooling: 2-60mm ball bearing fans included
13.78"(D) x 12.80"(W) x 3.62"(H)
Include standard 125W ATX Power Supply
DVD:
Sony 16X DVD 40X CDROM
hard drive:
IBM TRAVELSTAR 10GB 9.5MM 2.5 NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE
mobo + cpu:
VIA C3 E-Series Processor
• VIA CLE266 + VT8235 Chipset
• One 184-pin DDR DIMM slots Up to 1.0GB of PC2100 DDR SDRAM
• 1 PCI slot
• Integrated VIA CastleRock AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder, S-Video and TV-Out
• Onboard VIA VT1622 TV out
• Onboard VIA VT1616 6 channel AC'97 Codec
• Onboard VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Firewire
• Onboard VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet Controller
• 1 Floppy Disk Drive Port
• 2 Dual-channeled Enhanced IDE Ports support UDMA 133/100/66
• 2 USB 2.0 ports (1 pin-header for 2 additional external USB ports)
• 1 Serial and 1 Parallel Ports
• Hardware monitoring: Temperature/ Voltage/ System fan control monitor
• Mini-ITX Form Factor, Micro ATX Chassis Compliant
• ATX Power Supply Compliant
• Dimensions: 17.0cm x 17.0cm
ram:
NEC PC2100 32X64 256MB DDR - 184PIN
Please let me know the following:
1. that all the parts complment eachother
2. any problems i may encounter,
3. anything else anyone can think of.
thanks guys... please give me as much info as possible, cuz i need ot get moving on this sytem asap.
You guys rule!