http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-6VEM.htm - Thats the motherboard spec sheet linked above. I bought it off ebay with an included 1.2ghz celeron and 128mb ram: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6805739432&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1 ok, i payed $42.50 for the board plus extras and $18.00 shipping and handling...good deal?...or total ripoff? His current system is an e-machines 660mhz, 128mb RAM. But from what i've read about their boards they have alot of negative issues...his computer crashes alot, and he has to reformat his hardrive all the time because he doesn't have an included OS, he just has a system format/restore disk and then installs windows ME. His case is very small, thats why i went for this micro ATX mobo, looks like it will fit his case perfectly and give him a massive upgrade in performace... Now as for the PSU...i'm not so sure about it, there is nothing on the spec sheet that tells me required voltage so if anyone has any advice on that, well please share it. Tell me what you think guys...i know i'm building low end sytems here, but i'm poor, and all these systems i'm building are massive upgrades from the system i had for 3 years (dell dimension xps d333, 333mhzcpu (etc)
looks like a good little combo there. if you're going microATX try and get a 250 watt or higher power supply.
blimey thats an awesome combo for the price, NICE! Yeah I agree with ninja fetus, go for a 250W-300W PSU
He's got a 120watt PSU...will 200 work ok, or am i gonna need to buy a new one...we are talking a VERY small case here...research e-machines cases...just look...i know the mobo and cpu will fit as it is, but getting a 250watt to fit might be a challenge...
