Building a barebone with aspirexqpack

[TinyWhinyBidchy]

like title says i'm lookin to make a barebone with matx mobo
need suggestions for what to buy

 

[TinyWhinyBidchy]

no reply anyone?

 

[pkme2]

Don't know too much about the 'cube'.
Disadvantage is that mobo is not universal. If manufacturer goes out of business, you can't get a replacement mobo.
If you plan to upgrade, you have to go back to manufacturer and that severely limits your options.
Not to sure about PSU, never heard of it.
Stick with other PC barebones. You will get better results, for sure

Correction, mobo is universal.

 

[ND40oz]

Originally posted by: pkme2
Don't know too much about the 'cube'.
Disadvantage is that mobo is not universal. If manufacturer goes out of business, you can't get a replacement mobo.
If you plan to upgrade, you have to go back to manufacturer and that severely limits your options.
Not to sure about PSU, never heard of it.
Stick with other PC barebones. You will get better results, for sure

The qpack uses a standard mATX board, you provide your own board, so you can replace it at anytime.

 

[wwswimming]

MSI K8-something-GID

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130529

$80, mATX form factor.

i'm using it with the Opteron 175. works great !

the reviews at Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16813130529

for power supply, the Seasonic S12-430. wire bundle exits PS box off to the side, so it doesn't interfere with the optical drive.

 

[TinyWhinyBidchy]

thx for the input guys
how does this sound
opteron 165
evga 7900gt signature edition
mobo maybe i'll stick with wwswimmings suggestions
and from what i heard the power supply that came with the case is pretty good and stable but if it crates problems i'll change to seasonic or fotron maybe
corsair 512mb value ram(got another 512 mb value already)
and a cheap dvd rom for 40 $ (suggestions needed)
and i also need a cooler for cpu(something with led and looks cool)
seagate 80 gb 7200.9
anythin needs changin?

 

[wwswimming]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144109

URL for the silver X-QPack, which has the most reviews.

i'm using a shorty DVD-ROM in mine, for the time being, an old Sony.

if you upgrade the power supply, you have to watch out where the cables
exit the power supply & the length of the optical drive.

the case is 13.8" long.

a typical power supply - 5.5 inches long

the Sony DRU-810A - 6.75 inches long

the Pioneer DVR-110D - 7.09 inches long

the Samsung SATA optical drive which was hard to find a month ago
but might be available now -
SH-W163 - 7.24 inches long.

anyway, i suggest getting a shorter optical drive - like the Sony 810A -
in case you get dis-satisfied with the Aspire power supply.

hope that helps !

 

[TinyWhinyBidchy]

well i will take look into shorter dvd roms then
anymore suggestions on the inside hardware?
is this motherboard better than the msi one

http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Mothe...uctID=2214&ProductName=GA-K8N51PVM9-RH

and what about the evga graophic card is it much of a diff than the usual 7900gt they offer?

and am i better off with the x2 3800+ or opteron 165 if i dun plan on overclocking?

 

[ND40oz]

If you want to do any sort of overclocking, get either the biostar 6100 or the Jetway R480 based board. Biostar overclocks the best, Jetway is good to about 250 HTT, anything higher, you'll need to put in a nic card as the onboard takes a crap.

Lite-On is Sony's OEM for DVD burners. They are the same length as the sony's and generally a little cheaper.