Ok..ordered my MicroATX setup last night from Newegg.

[y2kgtp]

Ok...I got tired of waiting, and decided to just place my order after a few weeks of swapping this for that in my cart. I was going to use a APEVIA X-QPACK2, but my wife rolled her eyes at the photo and asked why I would want something like that.... :lol:

So I wanted to keep the mATX form factor as I wanted a small sized case. I got some grief over this case I picked on a previous question I asked (get a nicer case), but it's really the only thing I went 'cheap' on. I believe it will have good cooling with a 120mm in the front and back, and I might put a 80mm in the side vent.

I was thinking down the line I could plexi the side window if I got bored with the looks. As I stated previously I don't game much, and don't plan on overclocking....but this gives me the ability to do both if I wanted to.

I also ordered a copy of Crysis....just to see how well it might do on this setup.

I have both Vista Ultimate & XP for OS....I may do a Dual boot perhaps.....have not decided yet.

Just over a grand aprox shipped.





LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106073
Rosewill R102-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147111
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094
EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5 - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128078
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037
Rosewill RFX-80BL 80mm 2 Ball Bearing Blue LED Case Fan with Fan Controller Set - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200027
Rosewill RFX-120BL 120mm 2 Ball Bearing Blue LED Case Fan with Fan Controller Set - Retail (x2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200028
ZALMAN CNPS 7500 Cu LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118036

 

[gadgetnerd]

hey man you gotta post some pics of the build when ur done i wanna see how it turns out !

when is all the parts due to come next monday ?

 

[y2kgtp]

hey man you gotta post some pics of the build when ur done i wanna see how it turns out !

when is all the parts due to come next monday ?

Well, it looks like case & monitor come from NJ, and everything else come from CA. I am guessing this is UPS 3 Day select they use for shipping? I have not gotten any kind of tracking numbers yet.....

 

[y2kgtp]

Rosewill does not think the 8800GT will fit. That sounds like a challenge to me :lol:

I'm sure I can notch that drive cage nicely....I only have 1 optical & 1 SATA drive to put in here.

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for writing back to us.

After confirming with our co-workers, we show that you are able to pop out the I/O panel on the rear if your motherboard is a standard ATX MB. However, we are afraid that this case may be small for 8800GT. We humbly apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Thank you for your time. If you have more questions or concerns, please no hesitate to contact us.

 

[Shadow703793]

Nice

 

[y2kgtp]

The card WILL fit.