Here's my newest build

[Eos]

MSI 760GM-E51 AM3 Micro ATX mobo
AMD Athlon II X2 AM3 Regor 2.9GHz 65W Dual-Core
1 stick of Crucial 2GB DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)
Western Digital WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
LG 24X SATA DVD+/-RW drive
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W power supply
Thermaltake steel LANBOX Lite Micro ATX case

Cost: $460 shipped.

The wife had previously been given hand me down machines when I would build a new one for myself. Last one from six years ago was a 2.0ghz AMD single core, with 2gb of RAM, and an old IDE 160gb hard drive.

I saved all the application data folders first, installed Windows on the new drive, and then was able to bring back everything as it was; Thunderbird, Firefox, iTunes, etc. One minor issue was the HDMI audio drivers could not be installed. I tried a couple times from the MSI disc, but it didn't work. I just disabled it from the Device Manager because we're only using DVI.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2807ey9.jpg

It's my first SFF build, and it was small in there. Overall, I'm pleased with the result, especially the case.

 

[Zap]

It's my first SFF build, and it was small in there. Overall, I'm pleased with the result, especially the case.

LOL, try it with a real SFF case. The Tt Lanbox is not small.

Props on your first SFF build. Just like "silencing" a computer, building small computers can become an obsession. 😳

 

[Brainonska511]

I saved all the application data folders first, installed Windows on the new drive, and then was able to bring back everything as it was; Thunderbird, Firefox, iTunes, etc. One minor issue was the HDMI audio drivers could not be installed. I tried a couple times from the MSI disc, but it didn't work. I just disabled it from the Device Manager because we're only using DVI.

You could probably get them directly from AMD's website.