Mini ATX advice, please look at my build (followed april 2014 guide)

[Btort]

Ok so I put everything together and works fine but still haven't had the chance to install Mavericks yet.


I have GA-Z87N-WIFI, Intel Core i5-4670K, 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3, BitFenix Phenom mini-ITX

My only question is about my graphics card and power supply (I'm getting from my cousin free and checked the computability list in the buyers guide and the MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 1GB GDDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card N640GT-MD1GD3 was listed on there.

The other thing I got for free was my power supply which is a Corsair CX750M http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Modular-Bronze-CX750M/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398625144&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+cx750m

Will I have any problems with these (graphic cards and power supply)? Or should I just buy the corsair 550m instead

Since there won't be any wifi card, are there any usb wifi's that I could use?

thanks for the help

 

[trs96]

You can use the 750M it's way more power/wattage than you need
but it will work.

 

[Going Bald]

Ok so I put everything together and works fine but still haven't had the chance to install Mavericks yet.


I have GA-Z87N-WIFI, Intel Core i5-4670K, 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3, BitFenix Phenom mini-ITX

Since there won't be any wifi card, are there any usb wifi's that I could use?

thanks for the help

Do you only want WiFi or do you need WiFI/BT combination?
If jst WiFi, replace the on-board half-height miniPCIe WiFi card with a Dell DW1515 or an AR9280 -
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-AR5BHB92-Dual-band-802-11b-Toshiba/dp/B009HN63QQ/

gently pry off the antena connectors, remove one screw, pull out the card, put in new card, re-install screw and reconnect the antena connectors - you now have WiFi

If you want WiFi/BT, see http://www.tonymacx86.com/network/104850-guide-airport-pcie-half-mini-v2.html

 

[Btort]

Do you only want WiFi or do you need WiFI/BT combination?
If jst WiFi, replace the on-board half-height miniPCIe WiFi card with a Dell DW1515 or an AR9280 -
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-AR5BHB92-Dual-band-802-11b-Toshiba/dp/B009HN63QQ/

gently pry off the antena connectors, remove one screw, pull out the card, put in new card, re-install screw and reconnect the antena connectors - you now have WiFi

If you want WiFi/BT, see http://www.tonymacx86.com/network/104850-guide-airport-pcie-half-mini-v2.html

Oh alright thanks, what about the video card, is it just plug and play read? sorry I'm a little new at this

 

[Going Bald]

Oh alright thanks, what about the video card, is it just plug and play read? sorry I'm a little new at this

the GTX640 is plug-n-play with GE=No (default setting in latest multiBeast), so should be no problem. Just remember the blue D-SUB VGA connector will not work in OS X. Use the DVI or HDMI ports, or Display Port if it has one.

 

[Btort]

the GTX640 is plug-n-play with GE=No (default setting in latest multiBeast), so should be no problem. Just remember the blue D-SUB VGA connector will not work in OS X. Use the DVI or HDMI ports, or Display Port if it has one.

Thanks a lot man!