- Joined
- Sep 26, 2012
- Messages
- 41
- Motherboard
- H77N
- CPU
- 3225
- Graphics
- MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr OC
[BitFenix Prodigy-H77N-3225] Everything works!
EDIT: All works good. The assembling part was easy, but:
-the side connectors have a little triangle for positive which wasnt written on the guides
-the atx 8 pin of the PSU can be divided into 2 atx 4 pin which seems without problem for someone who knows. But I didnt and spent half an hour!
-cable management is a mess
-The installation was fast. After multibeast, the installer for ethernet drivers is launched automatically. Dont panic.
-Stop works.
-Ethernet changes requires turning off and on.
-Sometimes it's slower than my old iMac at turning off, dunno why.
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I tried saving some money for a larger case but my budget now is like 600-800€.
Nonetheless I found I can buy an amazing m-ITX build.
I am from Italy so I will display the best price I've found here (without shipping costs).
GOAL: I need stability before anything (no crashes, no sleep issue, some working on FCPX, old apps and games working)
Also an as silent build as an iMac would be great. Depending on money I would go for the better specs included down
No disc drive/keyboard/mouse/wifi/monitor needed
Case: BitFenix Prodigy white 83€
Motherboard: GA-H77N 106€ (lacks firewire...)
CPU: i3-3225 117€
PSU: Corsair CP-9020001-EU Modular 550 W TX550M 70€ (650 seems overkill. What do you think?)
RAM: Corsair 2 x 4 Gb 240-pin DDR3 1600 mhz 36€
HDD: 1 tb CAVIAR BLACK SATA3 3.5 7200/64MB WD1002FAEX 80€ (need the best one for reliability)
SSD: Samsung MZ-7PC128B/WW 128 gb 85€
OS: Mountain Lion 18€
Total 600 €
or
GPU: GTX 650 94€ (hope that's compatible OOB)
I would really get a 660ti but I'm tight on budget. I choose that gpu because of its price/performance ratio
better CPU: i5-3570K +90€
Total 783€
EDIT: All works good. The assembling part was easy, but:
-the side connectors have a little triangle for positive which wasnt written on the guides
-the atx 8 pin of the PSU can be divided into 2 atx 4 pin which seems without problem for someone who knows. But I didnt and spent half an hour!
-cable management is a mess
-The installation was fast. After multibeast, the installer for ethernet drivers is launched automatically. Dont panic.
-Stop works.
-Ethernet changes requires turning off and on.
-Sometimes it's slower than my old iMac at turning off, dunno why.
---
I tried saving some money for a larger case but my budget now is like 600-800€.
Nonetheless I found I can buy an amazing m-ITX build.
I am from Italy so I will display the best price I've found here (without shipping costs).
GOAL: I need stability before anything (no crashes, no sleep issue, some working on FCPX, old apps and games working)
Also an as silent build as an iMac would be great. Depending on money I would go for the better specs included down
No disc drive/keyboard/mouse/wifi/monitor needed
Case: BitFenix Prodigy white 83€
Motherboard: GA-H77N 106€ (lacks firewire...)
CPU: i3-3225 117€
PSU: Corsair CP-9020001-EU Modular 550 W TX550M 70€ (650 seems overkill. What do you think?)
RAM: Corsair 2 x 4 Gb 240-pin DDR3 1600 mhz 36€
HDD: 1 tb CAVIAR BLACK SATA3 3.5 7200/64MB WD1002FAEX 80€ (need the best one for reliability)
SSD: Samsung MZ-7PC128B/WW 128 gb 85€
OS: Mountain Lion 18€
Total 600 €
or
GPU: GTX 650 94€ (hope that's compatible OOB)
I would really get a 660ti but I'm tight on budget. I choose that gpu because of its price/performance ratio
better CPU: i5-3570K +90€
Total 783€