- Aug 16, 2002
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Helping a friend spec out an entry-level budget gaming rig since his is starting to die on him after 6 years and it's just not worth it to upgrade.
Here's the system I have so far:
COOLER MASTER Centurion 541 RC-541-SKN1 SECC chassis MicroATX Mini Tower
Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H LGA 775 Intel G965 Express Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300
mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit 996527
Intentionally holding off on a video card right now to keep costs low. As long as the games run, he doesn't really care about the quality. He's running with 6-year-old onboard video NOW and it suits his needs, so it's already an upgrade, but a future-proof PSU in case we add a video card later would be optimal.
While suggestions/warnings on the existing system would be great, that's not what I'm looking for here... I can't seem to find any quality MicroATX PSUs anywhere. I've never actually built a MicroATX system before, but I'm assuming standard ATX PSUs don't fit. None of the popular quality brands like Antec seem to make MicroATX PSUs.
Suggestions?
Here's the system I have so far:
COOLER MASTER Centurion 541 RC-541-SKN1 SECC chassis MicroATX Mini Tower
Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H LGA 775 Intel G965 Express Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E4300
mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit 996527
Intentionally holding off on a video card right now to keep costs low. As long as the games run, he doesn't really care about the quality. He's running with 6-year-old onboard video NOW and it suits his needs, so it's already an upgrade, but a future-proof PSU in case we add a video card later would be optimal.
While suggestions/warnings on the existing system would be great, that's not what I'm looking for here... I can't seem to find any quality MicroATX PSUs anywhere. I've never actually built a MicroATX system before, but I'm assuming standard ATX PSUs don't fit. None of the popular quality brands like Antec seem to make MicroATX PSUs.
Suggestions?