You might try this one if you go AMD. It is a socket AM2+ DFI Lanparty
Jr. that will fit your case and it has the new SB750 south bridge with
the new ACC function (6 additional pin connection between the SB and
CPU) that is said to overclock Phenom's better than ever. It's brand new
however and is probably somewhat immature BIOS-wise. Also, if you're
looking to buy an AMD Radeon you can't go wrong with the HD4870 which is
in the price range you mention. I have the HD4850 and it really flies @
1920x1200 resolution with the games I'm currently playing.
Naushad Zulfiqar wrote:
I'm thinking of building a new system. I really really don't want a monster
case style system. After looking at shuttle's prices, I think I can build
my own for a bit cheaper, but I would like to do a bit of comparison first.
I have settled on a Silverstone case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163078 to which I
would like to pair an appropriate mATX motherboard.
Right now I haven't settled on AMD or INTEL, but I am leaning a bit towards
AMD. You can pick up a Phenom X3 for around a hundred bucks, and the mobo
should be around a 100 bucks too.
I can scrounge up some drives and optical drives from here and there, and
RAM is dirt cheap these days, so I could have a system up and running in no
time.
For VGA card, I think I will go with an ATI solution. Which one, I don't
know, but something in the 200-250 range.
That being said, I think I can have a very nice computer and very small in
size for around 500 bucks or so.
So, which mATX motherboard is really good. Intel or AMD. Right now I'm in
the planning phase so it's all in the air right now.
