The SFF area finally seems to be getting some well deserved attention on PCS, but why is this power supply only compatible with the 202? It can go into pretty much any of those cases available. With the new GPU's from Nvidia there should probably be an option for the 650w version.
Motherboard...
This is the frustrating thing, I don't really have a strict budget to go off, my limit was going to be £400 for a small backup HTPC as I wait for next gen, but then you start moving parts around and end up being within a few quids range of getting something better, before you know it your build...
Had a great X99 build I got from PCS about five years ago now, upgraded the RAM, got a 980ti and bought a Noctua cooler in that period, my chip was decent too as it could clock to 4.6GHz no sweat, and I never attempted past that just to be on the safe side. Great machine despite the X99 flaws...
So I got my new PC with a 2TB HDD, though I had an SSD which I put in before I turned it on.
I installed Windows 8.1 and have been going on my merry way, but i've just noticed i'm missing 2GB off my new storage drive.
It looks like PCS have installed something on there so it has a recovery...
I see the Maximus Hero motherboard has recently replaced the Maximus Gene, however to me the list seems very outdated and more geared to gamers.
Bar the Sabertooth and Gaming ROGS, the other motherboards either lack full functionality of a more recent Z97 board, and they have less connections...
Just notices today PCS have changed the RAM format. I had a good machine all ready to be bought with 16GB 300MHz RAM in quad format (4x4GB), and today it's reset my option. Now they only go up in 8GB segments.
Why?
Back in 2011 I bought this machine from PCSpecialist, my second one overall with them:
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 310 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory...