frikk Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) Hey everyone, I was wondering what the best SFF case would be. Here is what I've got so far: I was going to get a shuttle XPC sn45g. Then I realized they have their own form factor (right?), and if the motherboard blew i'd be stuck w/ shuttle products. Not for me... It seems that the only case that is available that I can find right now is the Antec Aria Aluminum Cube Case (here ). This fits pretty well, besides the fact that its old and a newer version of it may be out? Here are my requirements of what I need in my case: * Front panel with USB etc... preferably with firewire (if not, then the mb has to have firewire on the back) * MicroATX form factor * It has to be a SFF, like the shuttle XPC or this case. This means not a mini-tower, etc * 5.25" bay, of course *3.5" bay would be nice to put a temp monitor in * internal bays for 2 hard drives would be nice as well, if there isnt a 3.5" bay to put a hdd behind * also, > 1 pci slot would be cool, but i was about to buy the shuttle without, so its not too bad so long as everything is onboard The requirements for the motherboard are as follows: *nForce chipset with dual channel DDR * 400mhz ram, PC3200 * 5.1 or better onboard sound / 10/100 or better LAN * 400mhz fsb socket A * 8x agp * firewire and usb 2 headers, firewire on the back would be marvelous (but hard to come by) * Important: overclocking options. i NEED overclocking options! (fsb, voltage, multiplier), etc. * SATA would be nice, but not *too* important Ive been searching for awhile, and there are a few motherboards available, but they all seem to have the same specs, ~$100, and i cant tell if they have overclocking options. Anyone have any advice? I'd really really appreciate it. all of this would have to be < $200, seeing as how the shuttle xpc i was looking at is that price @ newegg.com i can get that case for $96, as well. Edited July 12, 2004 by frikk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectrascope Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 MSI makes a half decent mobo for this form factor and what Nuclear favorite psu company is I can't remember the name right makes a decent psu for that form factor if my memory serves me right Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frikk Posted July 12, 2004 Posted July 12, 2004 would it be the MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR? I've seen that, I was wondering if it has overclocking options? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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