- Mar 13, 2014
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Just bought a Silverstone SG13B Mini-itx case and I do not want to invest a chunk of money in a new Skylake motherboard/ram/cpu just yet, so I am migrating a motherboard from my old Lenovo M57p. The motherboard boasts a Q6700 2.66 GHz quad core cpu and 4gb of DDR2. I already have a CX500 psu and a HIS HD6790 1 gbddr5 from another build going into the new mini-itx. I am not trying to create a future proof system here. Just something that I can run adobe illustrator/indesign/photoshop, ArcMap, AutoCad, and a little gaming (Skyrim) on for about 1 year while I wait for the Skylake platform prices to settle down.
A few notes:
-I purchased a 3" PCI-E extender for the graphics card because otherwise the card does not fit in the board.
-The board is 10" by 7", which is bigger than the mini-itx standard
-I purchased an adapter to change the 24 pin mono connector from my modern ATX psu to match the lenovo's 20 pin connector.
-I'm a tinkerer, so I love doing this stuff
Am I totally off my rocker about this or could this work for a year?
A few notes:
-I purchased a 3" PCI-E extender for the graphics card because otherwise the card does not fit in the board.
-The board is 10" by 7", which is bigger than the mini-itx standard
-I purchased an adapter to change the 24 pin mono connector from my modern ATX psu to match the lenovo's 20 pin connector.
-I'm a tinkerer, so I love doing this stuff
Am I totally off my rocker about this or could this work for a year?
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