[washington mac user]

So I decided I want to get a small form factor (SFF) case and was searching for parts to put into it and was wondering what you guys thought about these specs:

For the case, I was planning on getting a Silverstone SG03 because its small, and has been getting great reviews:

http://silverstonetek.com/products/p...=sg03&area=usa

Pics from newegg:


When the doors are open, you can see that there is a 3.5" drive on the bottom left which I plan on replacing with a Silverstone fan controller for the two Scythe fans I plan on getting to put in the front of the case.

I'm going to stay with AMD for now until I see whats going on in 2008 because I already have an AMD processor and all I would need to do is get a motherboard so I was thinking about getting this Micro ATX motherboard:

Here's a picture:


I plan on getting a top exhaust fan for the top PCI slot and maybe the NT06 heat sink
or just stock cooling.

I already have the other components needed to complete this build if I were to build it.

I was wondering what everybody's take on this build was?

[EDIT] I'll just list my other specs: ATi X1650 Pro (I know it sucks...), AMD 3600+ Brisbane Core, 2 Gigs DDR2 800 G.Skill Ram, Corsair 620HX Power Supply, Asus DVD Burner, and I think thats it.

[Windowsrookie]

I would seriously consider using an Intel compatible board. I don't think AMD has any processors right now that beat the Intel CPUs, and it doesn't look like they will anytime soon.

[washington mac user]

AMD doesn't, but I want to see what happens in Q4 when Intel releases their Penryn processors and when AMD releases their Phenom processors. The motherboard only costs 75$ so I consider it a bargain. If I go Intel right now, I would have to buy a ~$130 mobo with a ~$178 -220 processor totaling ~$300 when I could just buy a $75 mobo from AMD for the time being.

[Anthem]

Is that really considered a SFF?

[Windowsrookie]

Yeah man, go for the Pico-ITX!



http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/ma...erboard_id=472

[washington mac user]

ya, it is considered SFF. The pictures make it seem bigger than it is. The dimensions are 14.2'' x 7.9'' x 12.3'' (H x W x D). Right now I have an Antec 900 and its 19.4'' x 8.1'' x 18.4'' (D x W x H).