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Zayn H.

Zayn H.

Joined on 12/31/04

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Neat board

GIGABYTE GA-C847N-D Intel Celeron 847 1.1GHz Intel NM70 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo
GIGABYTE GA-C847N-D Intel Celeron 847 1.1GHz Intel NM70 Mini ITX Motherboard / CPU / VGA Combo

Pros: Well equipped for an inexpensive board

Cons: As advertised, there's no PCI express slot or USB 3. Didn't affect my application so maybe not a con? Still gave it a 5. Gigabyte boards have served me well.

Overall Review: Threw together a quick office rig using this board. Runs like a champ.

Cheap and quiet

SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300 W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300 W ATX12V V2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: Plenty of cable length and SATA/IDE connectors. Amazingly quiet.

Cons: There was no box, screws, AC cord, documentation, etc. You literally receive the PSU and that's all. Personally, I didn't need them but some buyers might.

Overall Review: I had a Seasonic micro-ATX PSU that's still going after 9 or 10 years. I hope this one holds up just as well.

Pretty Nice

LIAN LI PC-Q07B USB3.0 Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case
LIAN LI PC-Q07B USB3.0 Black Aluminum Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case

Pros: Compact, typical Lian-li finish, USB3.0 to USB2.0 header adapter included

Cons: Those pesky side panel screws. Easy to damage and easy to lose.

Overall Review: I threw together a simple office rig with a Gigabyte GA-C847N-D board. Pretty pleased so far. I like the rubber feet instead of the rounded "half ball" type steel feet. Saves scuffing up the furniture. It's a nice stripped down Lian-li case that suited my application very well.

Cool little board

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT LGA 775 Intel G41 + ICH7 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT LGA 775 Intel G41 + ICH7 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Supports a LOT of processors, nice simple inexpensive board

Cons: None that I've found

Overall Review: I ordered this board (my first Gigabyte) and a Thermaltake Socket 775 cooler for a hastily thrown together Windows XP HTPC build. I already had an Intel 540 CPU, EVGA graphics card, Intel SSD, OEM Dell 300 watt PSU and a Lian-li home theater chassis. A friend gave me some Crucial 1333 memory. Not one hiccup during assembly and the board appears to perform as it should.

11/22/2012

Nice board

Intel BOXDQ67EPB3 LGA 1155 Intel Q67 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Intel BOXDQ67EPB3 LGA 1155 Intel Q67 USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Looks nice, extremely small, lot of onboard gear that would suit the average user

Cons: None from my experience

Overall Review: Built a small rig with this board in the spring. Lian-li PC-Q11B, Intel Core i5 2500 w/ stock cooling, Crucial 1333 RAM, Silverstone SFX power supply, 330 Series Intel SSD for Win7 with a 1.5TB storage drive. After several months, no issues at all. I'd build the same machine again if I needed another desktop.

11/10/2012