PC for Dad

[Zap]

I still haven't ruled out mini-ITX but I'd like to give them something larger than the Antec ISK line.

What needs to fit in there? Stock, the case can take any Intel socket 1155 quad core, with a discrete graphics card, two drives and an optical drive. And since it won't be a gaming rig, ditch the graphics card and use a dual core, and you'll have a quiet rig as well.

How about a Lian Li PC-Q07? It is a micro tower with more "room" inside the box. Still mini ITX, but larger than the ISK cases, plus can use desktop sized drives instead of being stuck with notebook sized drives. The SSD you choose is already notebook sized, so only around $10 more for the notebook optical drive.

 

[SithSolo1]

What needs to fit in there? Stock, the case can take any Intel socket 1155 quad core, with a discrete graphics card, two drives and an optical drive. And since it won't be a gaming rig, ditch the graphics card and use a dual core, and you'll have a quiet rig as well.

How about a Lian Li PC-Q07? It is a micro tower with more "room" inside the box. Still mini ITX, but larger than the ISK cases, plus can use desktop sized drives instead of being stuck with notebook sized drives. The SSD you choose is already notebook sized, so only around $10 more for the notebook optical drive.

Actually that Lian Li is the exact case I was looking at today. I forgot I've already got a spare desktop DVD burner and I've got a modular ATX PSU.

Ok so:
Lian Li PC-Q07
ASRock H67M-ITX
Intel i3-2120
4 or 8GB DDR3
Crucial 128GB SSD(got the 1 this morning for $80)
PPC&C Modular 400w PSU
Asus DVD Burner
Win7 Pro

Am I missing anything?

 

[mfenn]

All that looks good to me. For the RAM, I'd recommend this Samsung 8GB kit that's on promo for $40.