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- Gigabyte Z370N WIFI
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- I5 8400
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Hi all,
So I've used MacOS for some time. My machines were always the Macbook 13'' (air and pro). I hate the new Mac laptops so much and I need a small build for an upgrade from my current system. Here are the parts:
- i5 8400 (already bought).
- Gigabyte H370N WIFI - I'm so open to other cheaper itx mother-boards, but I do need dual monitors without GPU - programmer's choice. If there's an option without Wifi and BT to make it cheaper then great, since they're not natively supported anyways.
Things I don't need from this: wifi, bt, m2, dual lan, vr (seriously???)..
- 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz. Corsair, I forgot the model.
- Samsung 860 EVO 500GB.
- Case: Realan H80 -> this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Rea...sis-for-without-power-supply/32719449939.html
- Power supply: Since it's a small case. I'd like to go with its bundle which has 150W mini power supply.
- For Wifi + BT: BCM94331CD from my local shop which looks like this: https://cf.shopee.vn/file/5d4baba1459e1b90e458d012b2be4574
Question:
- Any bottle neck in the build?
- Would that 150W power supply be enough. It peaks at 200W.
- Do I need the BCM94331CD or I can somehow make it work with the stock wifi + bt that comes with the mainboard (yes, I do read the buyer guide, just that I still saw someone trying with the stock CNVi wifi).
Working means iMess, Handoff, Continuity..
- If yes, can someone please point out in the H370N mainboard where I plug the BCM94331CD in, I read somewhere it needs PCIe and USB plugged in as well? I saw PCIe written in the m2 slot part also, can I use this for the Wifi card?
I've build PCs before (way back then), but have no experience with PCIe stuff (I never had a GPU). Says if I have a full size GPU, can I still use this card with H370N board?
Thanks everyone, I haven't completed my build but every information's been very useful.
So I've used MacOS for some time. My machines were always the Macbook 13'' (air and pro). I hate the new Mac laptops so much and I need a small build for an upgrade from my current system. Here are the parts:
- i5 8400 (already bought).
- Gigabyte H370N WIFI - I'm so open to other cheaper itx mother-boards, but I do need dual monitors without GPU - programmer's choice. If there's an option without Wifi and BT to make it cheaper then great, since they're not natively supported anyways.
Things I don't need from this: wifi, bt, m2, dual lan, vr (seriously???)..
- 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz. Corsair, I forgot the model.
- Samsung 860 EVO 500GB.
- Case: Realan H80 -> this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Rea...sis-for-without-power-supply/32719449939.html
- Power supply: Since it's a small case. I'd like to go with its bundle which has 150W mini power supply.
- For Wifi + BT: BCM94331CD from my local shop which looks like this: https://cf.shopee.vn/file/5d4baba1459e1b90e458d012b2be4574
Question:
- Any bottle neck in the build?
- Would that 150W power supply be enough. It peaks at 200W.
- Do I need the BCM94331CD or I can somehow make it work with the stock wifi + bt that comes with the mainboard (yes, I do read the buyer guide, just that I still saw someone trying with the stock CNVi wifi).
Working means iMess, Handoff, Continuity..
- If yes, can someone please point out in the H370N mainboard where I plug the BCM94331CD in, I read somewhere it needs PCIe and USB plugged in as well? I saw PCIe written in the m2 slot part also, can I use this for the Wifi card?
I've build PCs before (way back then), but have no experience with PCIe stuff (I never had a GPU). Says if I have a full size GPU, can I still use this card with H370N board?
Thanks everyone, I haven't completed my build but every information's been very useful.
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