Antec ISK 300-150 ASUS P8H61-I review/build

Small, high performance HTPC around $450!
Here are the neweeg links to anyone it may interest:

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136692
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151221
MOBO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131727
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129080
RAM: Any DDR3 will work! :P

*note this is the last video I make without use of tripod. the rest will be much less shaky!

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[SiKGaMeRR09]

can a gtx 570 fit in this motherboard?

[loudpanzer]

@SiKGaMeRR09 yea it can just like any other graphics card out there! you just need a case that can fit it (i think its a 9.5" graphics card)

[RockTouching]

Hey any problem with the power supply? Its a 65W power supply , but the intel processor alone have 65W TDP.

[loudpanzer]

@RockTouching this the the 300-150 model that comes with a 150w psu :)

[Shambolicuk]

Hi, this video helped me decide on my intended build :) My build will be exactly the same but i will use the core i3 2105 chip as it HD3000 aas apposed to HD2000. How have you found the built in 150 watt PSU? I may also put a tv tuner card in, do you think the PSU will cope?

[loudpanzer]

@Shambolicuk Cool man! I'm glad this helped you out. As long as you get the ISK 300 150 model case, it will come with the 150w psu. ITX motherboards come with 1 pcie slot, so as long as you get a TV tuner that's PCIE (should be fine if x2 x4) and not PCI (big difference hehe) it would work out great for an HTPC! The power supply works great for everything, i3's are rated at max tdp for only 65watts or so! :P Good luck and enjoy your build!

[RockTouching]

@RockTouching Nevermind , its the 150W model :S sorry

[Freekles1245]

I understand nothing about motherboards, so i was wondering if the p8h61-m le would be a good bet for a gaming computer, equiped with the nvidia gtx580. Would it slow down the graphics card, or the processor? Any advice is very welcome.

[scorpiious]

@loudpanzer do you think this specific one will fit? heres the item number on newegg

N82E16814102958

[loudpanzer]

@scorpiious It would fit as long as it does not exceed 1 low profile expansion slot. i looked up a sapphire one of those and it would work just fine! the 6670 is a lot of kickass for the price :)