About to purchase; last minute questions

[stevjaty]

Below is my newegg shopping cart. I had a few last minute questions:

1. I saw quite a few people with the QPack case from Aspire who were happy with it (alhtough not necessarily the psu). Is there a better case for the price that might look more like a stereo component? Not a big deal, but I could really do without the windows and lights.

2. Anyone have experience with this DVD drive. Good reviews on Newegg, but I did not know about for this board/case combo. Some people had trouble fitting a big DVD into this case.

3. Seems like value memory is OK. This one also had good reviews.

4. I have not yet decided on an HD yet, kind of looking for a sale. I assume SATA is the preferred way to go as the "new" technology?

This thread has been a real help and I am sure I will read it all again once I get the board and start trying to set up. Thank you all.

Steve J.

1 MSI K8NGM2-FID Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD
Motherboard - Retail
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130529>
Model #:K8NGM2-FID


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$80.99 $80.99

ATX Computer Cases
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Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ASPIRE X-QPACK-AL/420 Black/Silver Aluminum MicroATX Desktop
Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Retail
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811144109>
Model #:X-QPACK-AL/420


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$84.99 -$10.00 Instant
$74.99

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
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Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 LITE-ON 16X DVD?R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHW160P6S04
- Retail
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106013>
Model #:SHW160P6S04


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$39.99 $39.99

Memory - System
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Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered
System Memory Model F1-3200PHU1-1GBNT - Retail
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231036>
Model #:F1-3200PHU1-1GBNT

 

[Dream Operator]

Aspire does offer the case with out windows. Check extremepcgear.com might be there. Also, there is a knock off of the great qpack that does not have windows... but I can't remember the name!!!!

My friend just finished building a pc with that case - I love that case, the motherboard tray is a God send.

He replaced the PSU with a Antec SmartPower 500. It has the modular plug system and it fits that case like it was made for it.

He is using 2 Sony 16x DVD drives from ZipZoomFly (sorry no model). Price fluctuates 37.99-44.99
The drive depth is important 160mm is best (or less of course)

The Zalman CPU cooler w/ 120mm fan BARELY fits in. You have to slightly bend the fins to get the tray back in, but they don't bend too far and come right back.

**YOU HAVE TO MOD THE MOTHERBOARD TRAY FOR ANY FAN THAT REQUIRES A BACKPLATE. There is a small lip that comes up and it just needs to be cut and bent out. Not too hard, but important.**

HAPPY BUILDING

 

[stevjaty]

Meant to post this in the 6150 Official forum. Sorry.