My pfb533-v fried wana go small

[EvanAdams]

I have a P4B533-V with a 1.6A Ghz P4 and 512mb or DDR ram. I think it runs at 533mhz but I'm not sure.

Anyhow it seems to have burned out or something, I turn it on and get nothing on the screen, not even the bios and the harddrive light just sits on accessing the HD. So I figure the processor is probably not burned out and it is a problem with the MB which I use the onboard video. (thus why I don?t see any video, a problem with the mb video.)

Anyhow, If I have to buy a new motherboard I'd rather try to get a super small case as I've come to realize that the gigantic ATX case I have takes more room than it is worth, because I don?t use it for anything that I could need all that space for.

Anyhow what do I look for to make a PC in a tini tiny case that I could put my processor in, my ram, my HD, my DVD-R, my Sound blaster. No fancy modding I just want to buy it off the shelf. I'm in the SF bay area, can I buy what I need at frys?

Any way to be able to add a gaming vid card if I want someday and upgrade the processor? I've read of power supply problems feeding video cards.

 

[EvanAdams]

can any socket 478 mb use the 1.6A?

 

[geecee]

Originally posted by: EvanAdams
can any socket 478 mb use the 1.6A?

I think just about any S478 P4 DDR board out there today will run a 1.6A. If you're sure all your other components work and you want a SFF, you can spend ~$200 (online pricing, give or take $25-$30) and pick up a Shuttle or Biostar SFF and just drop your components in and re-install the OS. Fry's will probably have a selection of them, though probably not as inexpensive as online if they're not on sale. Other possibilities are a micro-atx board and case (e.g google Antec Aria). Your options really depend on your budget.

 

[EvanAdams]

What are some good reliable retailers of SFF? Newegg? Any others?

I'd like to keep the CD-R/DVD hidden as it is the wrong color. Know any with hiden drive bays?

I'd like to keep my DVD drive and my DVD-R in one system, any SFF with two drive bays?

 

[EvanAdams]

Antec Aria is a great idea!!!

With the coming of BTX will we see the demise of micro Atx?

 

[EvanAdams]

anyone on btx?