Small+Compatible+Silent+Cheap HT Setup

[light_sith]

I think many of us might have the same desire:

- A small system is nice to have, but due to micro-atx and thermal issues not so easy

- A silent system. Definitely a must. Isn't it?

- Compatible. Don't want to buy hardware which turns out to stop workign when 10.5.6 comes out.

- Cheap. Well, except for the millionaires among us.

 

My proposal:

 

 

Chassis: Sharkoon Rush Case

very cheap case, good thermal characteristics, yet small and allows for standard power supply

 

Power Supply: Enermax Pro82+ 385W

the best one can buy, most efficient, absolutely silent and good quality

 

Board: Asus P5E-VM HDMI

needs to be micro-atx, this Asus seems to be very compatible board. Cheaper option would be P5K-VM, though I did not fix the ventilation issue (still running after shutdown) in Ideneb 1.3 yet. P5E-VM HDMI should be better ?!

 

RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB DDR800

Just cheap memory. Kingston is often quite good, while MDT and other cheapo's might have issues.

 

CPU: Core2DUO E8400

Good performance/price ratio. May also use some E2220 for cheaper system.

 

HDD: WDD WD 400AAJS

Cheap and enough space.

 

VGA: MSI NX8500GT

Cheap (like it cheap!) and should be compatible

 

DVD: anything SATA

Don't bother about this

 

I would be pleased to hear opinions... or suggestions