Building a longterm pc

[cbdale]

I have an Antec SX 840 case and want to know if the Gigabyte p55 mb will go into this tower?
Thanks

 

[1haplo]

Yes, That case will handle a full ATX mobo fine. I have the same case. Just make sure you have a goo PSU to power everything, The 400W PSU will not power most higher end GPUs.

The case will last years upon years.Solid case.... 400W PSU is small now.

1Haplo

 

[batuchka]

A few things u should know about SATA/USB 3.0 tech and mobos as shown by our very own forums here
USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, Motherboards, And Overcoming Bottlenecks
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-sata-6gb,2583.html
Also note that LGA 1156 shall be usurped by LGA 1155 as soon as end of this year/possible Q1 next year if u intending to sink a wee bit on chip + board FYI...
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2010/04/21/intel-sandy-bridge-details-of-the-next-gen/

 

[geofelt]

I have an Antec SX 840 case and want to know if the Gigabyte p55 mb will go into this tower?
Thanks

Do you have a link to the case? Is it ATX, micro-ATX, or mini-ITX?

P55 motherboards come in all three sizes.

What will you be using the PC for?


What is your time frame?

Be aware that this fall is supposed to launch 32nm sandy bridge duo and quad processors.
There will be gen 3 SSD's which will be faster and cheaper.