Hello all

Since I had trouble with my old internet machine it was time for something new. Since I'm out of business with "normal" sized PCs my internet PC is also a barebone like my "workhorse" my Shuttle SD32G2.

Since my internet PC does not need a high performance graphic board and not two HDDs and not the fastest CPU the decision was a Microstar Hetis 965 barebone. The interesting part is this barebone has a PCI and a PCI express slot. In the past MSI offered only Slimline barebones with two PCI slots (no AGP or PCI express).

I got the Hetis 965 and I build in only:

CPU: Intel C2D E6400 - 2.16GHz
RAM: G.Skill PC2-800 CL5 Kit F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - 4GB CL5
HDD: Samsung HD160HJ - SATAII 160GB
ODD: Toshiba SD-M1712 - DVD-ROM IDE

Additionally I build in:
Parallel port card - PCI
Graphic: PNY Quadro® NVS 285 128MB - PCI-E 2xDVI

The system itself is very silent and perfect for surfing or doing office stuff. I guess there are no negative points, except a 2nd SATA cable would have been nice in case I miss a Plextor PX-760SA in it. Of course the Chipset graphic is not good enough to use it on a 20.1" TFT since there is only a analog output.

A few pictures are attached to this post.