Specs:
1.2GHz Tualatin P3 CPU (256K L2, 133Mhz FSB) passively cooled by a swiftech MCX370 heatsink
1 x 512MB PC133
Intel i815 chipset with onboard VGA (as well as sound, LAN, USB and firewire - Freetech P6F135 - only has 1 x PCI slot, no AGP and deffo no PCI-E!)
PCI WLAN card and larger uprated antenna (B and G, RALink 2500 based)
120W Pico PSU (DC to DC) + 102W External brick (AC to DC)
Dual layer slot load DVDRW (Panasonic UJ-845)
200GB PATA Seagate Baracuda 7200.7 (in warranty until 25th Nov 2009)
All wrapped up in a Cubit 3 case.
Cooling is via a single 80mm fan on the rear. I've placed the fan on the outside of the case as it gives a bit more room in the case which allows better cable routing and better cooling - I've also mounted the fan as an intake rather than an exhaust as I found this to be far more effective (as an exhaust the temps were much higher even with a fan on the CPU heatsink). The 80mm fan is not silent but it is *very* quiet (the system sits on a glass shelf about 2 feet away from my head so you may find it quieter in your environment).
The AC/DC brick also has an internal fan which I have never seen spin up - even under full CPU load (several hours of Prime 95 when I first built the system).
Other than initial stability testing the system has had very light use since I built it - all it's really done is act as my print and music server. This system has no problem playing DVDs, DivX, XviD or anything else you care to throw at it (but not HD content).
Disadvantages:
Because it's based around an older (but faster than the VIA C3 alternative IMO) platform it doesn't have USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 only).
The onboard GFX does not have TV out and the drivers have limited resolution support (1280 x 1024 max in Win 2k unless you want to do some hacking around). Both of these are easily fixed via a PCI based GFX card which would also add DVI out and increase performance. The highest performing PCI GFX cards I'm aware of are GF 5200 / 6200s.
Pics:
Case:
Note that my camera refuses to accurately capture the colour of the case - these pictures were taken at night so I'll try and get a better one later - the official colour is "green mist" and a better colour match can be seen here (though that still isn't 100% accurate - it's a warmer shade in the flesh - I guess it's just bloody hard to photo!).
(note small paint chip on rear below PSU socket)
DVDRW:
Mobo + CPU + RAM:
Pico PSU:
(no pics of the AC/DC brick - can get one if you really want)
Preference given to anyone wanting to buy the system as a whole but if I don't get enough interest I will split as follows:
CPU + Heatsink + Mobo + RAM:
[INDENT]£50 inc[/INDENT]
Pico DC/DC PSU + AC/DC brick:
[INDENT]£50 inc[/INDENT]
Slot load DVDRW + IDE adapter:
[INDENT]£35 inc[/INDENT]
Cubit P3 case (includes front IO ports bits, all mounting plates, 80mm fan, etc)
[INDENT]£40 *excluding* delivery[/INDENT]
Or for £200 get all of the above + WLAN card + 200GB HDD (if splitting I will keep the HDD and WLAN card)
Would prefer collection (or can deliver) for the case / full system. The case is *heavy* despite being aluminium (it's a good 5mm thick) so I don't want it to get damaged in transit. I'm in Wokingham, Berkshire near Reading / Bracknell.
I have good feedback on trust.hexus.net (as malfunction) and ebay (as malfunction!)
DVD-RW sold (without the IDE adaptor) for £30 inc
