The first frontend I built was similar to one of those, except it was a little older, and had a 1.6ghz P4. It worked ok, for a few months, but then it got flaky. The case fit well enough in my entertainment cabinet, but didn't match the component dimensions as well as my new Antec Fusion. I was disappointed when I went to install a new motherboard and found that all the connectors were different, and that I'd have to hack/solder until I had things like the power button working, or just get a new case. I'm now much happiper with my Antec Fusion. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 1:22 AM, John Drescher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:drescherjm@gmail.com">drescherjm@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">> Fishing around on newegg, found this....<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108197" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883108197</a><br>
><br>
> I'm not in the market, but it looks like it has an AGP slot so a 5200<br>
> video card is possible....<br>
><br>
> For $150 it would make a good FE....<br>
><br>
</div>Only for analog. As far as cpu performance I would compare it to the<br>
VIA offerings however this will use 3 times the power.<br>
<br>
As far as cpus go you will be much better off with an Atom. Or any<br>
65nm Intel or AMD dual core clocked at the lowest power saving mode<br>
100% of the time.<br>
<br>
The case is not bad though. I mean some cases go for more than that...<br>
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