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Building a MicroATX PC, help w/ parts

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Hello there, I am going to build a nice little gaming PC soon and need some help choosing a few parts.

Here is what I already have:
8800GTS 320mb
2GB DDR2
Intel E2180
Lite-on DVD-RW


I want to use a microATX board and case. So I need help choosing a good (but also inexpensive) motherboard and a case. Here is an example of the kind of case I am looking for: Thermaltake LANBOX Lite VF6000BWS

link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133044

So if you could recommend me a good power supply, motherboard, and a case along those lines I would appreciate it :)

Also, the processor will be overclocked a fair bit, so keep o/c in mind

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PSU : Corsair VX 450W or VX 550W
Motherboard : mATX boards don't overclock all that well. If you can find one without an IGP that might be worth a shot. If not try to get this : GA-G33M-DS2R http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Product [...] uctID=2534

Tower case with solid thermal performance : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129035

HTPC case : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129030
comes with a good enough PSU.


Message edited by Andrius on 06-19-2008 at 11:56:21 PM
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You can pin mod the 2180 for a simple 33% overclock without affecting your voltage or memory settings. Mine works fine even with speedstep running in the background. I can't change any settings on my compaq pc. It doesn't even have a traditional bios chip. First board I ever had without one. Don't know where the bios is programed on this msi board. I've had good luck with msi and asrock recently.

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