Evaluate Itx build for my daughter: Gigabyte h55n-usb3

[gobears]

We had success with a p55-ud2h build for the family office. Now, my daughter wants to build a small itx build for her room. She will use it for lightweight gaming (Sims 3), internet, word, powerpoint, etc... A little worried the MSI 256MB card is too small. Here is what we have:

GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128448&Tpk=h55n-usb3

Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz 4MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80616I3540
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115221&cm_re=i3-540-_-19-115-221-_-Product

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193&cm_re=g.skill_4gb-_-20-231-193-_-Product

MSI N8400GS-TD256 GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127368&cm_re=msi_8400gs-_-14-127-368-_-Product

APEX MI-100 Black / Mirror finish Steel Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case 250W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154084&Tpk=apex%20mi-100

Others On-hand:
IDE optical drive
IDE 500GB hard drive
USB mouse & keyboard
Speakers

Apprciate any feedback!

 

[MacMan]

Re: Itx build Gigabyte h55n-usb3 or h55m-usb3?

We had success with a p55-ud2h build for the family office. Now, my daughter wants to build an small itx build for her room. We are confused about whether to use the h55n-usb3 or h55m-usb3. I know there has been success with both, but which one is a superior board and has best vanilla support in mac os? Also, any suggestions for a cool running low profile 8400gs?

The other components will be:
Apex mi-100 case
i3-540
4 GB G.skill memory
Low profile 8400GS
On-hand ide 500GB hard drive
On-hand ide optical drive

Apprciate any help!

The GA-H55N-USB3 is the only ITX size board. The GA-H55M-USB3 is an M-ATX board and won't fit in that case.