I finally got job, and after this last year of HS I'm going to college so I can't really afford to keep upgrading, so I figured I'd just go all out and get what I thought would be conveniently portable and last me for many years to come. Of course I'm willing to concede an incomplete knowledge of what's best for PC building, (really all I know is how to pick compatible parts and put it together.) as well as a lack of common sense, I just want your opinions to see if I could really improve on anything much.
[URL="http://BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black / Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345016[/URL] BitFenix Prodigy
[URL="http://TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149396[/URL] Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM 64Mb Cache 6.0 GB/s SATA
[URL="http://ASUS GTX780-3GD5 GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121769[/URL] ASUS 3GB GTX 780
[URL="http://Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V/EPS 12V, 660W, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Full Modular certified Active PFC Power Supply"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151121[/URL] Seasonic 660W PSU
[URL="http://CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233299[/URL] Corsair Vengeance 16GB Ram 1600 MHz
[URL="http://MSI Z87I LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130696[/URL] MSI LGA 1550 Mini itx Mainboard
[URL="http://Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901[/URL] Intel i7 4770K Haswell 3.5 Ghz
[URL="http://Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550[/URL] Windows 8
[URL="http://CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010[/URL] Corsair Watercooler
[URL="http://ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252[/URL] ASUS Blu-Ray Player/Burner
Total + Shipping $1,964.67
I really wanted to cram a lot of power into a smaller box, I have no intention of overclocking or SLIing. I wanted to make it as new as I thought I could get, but I'd like to hear all of your opinions.
What will you be doing mostly?
gaming, programming, editing?
- Your links are broken
- You might want to get a higher wattage PSU, I think you're going to be pushing it with only 660w on that setup
- No need to get a boxed hard drive, all you really need is the bare drive. Motherboard and case should include everything you need to install so you can save a couple bucks there
- If you're not doing lots of multi-threaded things like video editing you might consider dropping to the i5-4670k, only difference is 0.1ghz, no hyperthreading, and it's $110 cheaper
The rest looks good. To be honest I'd never really considered a mini-itx build for this kind of a system but that looks like a pretty neat little case. Cable management's probably gonna be a bitch though so good thing you got a modular power supply lol
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345016"]BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black / Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case[/URL] BitFenix Prodigy
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149396"]TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive[/URL] Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM 64Mb Cache 6.0 GB/s SATA
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121769"]ASUS GTX780-3GD5 GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card[/URL] ASUS 3GB GTX 780
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151121"]Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V/EPS 12V, 660W, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Full Modular certified Active PFC Power Supply[/URL] Seasonic 660W PSU
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233299"]CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9[/URL] Corsair Vengeance 16GB Ram 1600 MHz
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130696"]MSI Z87I LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard[/URL] MSI LGA 1550 Mini itx Mainboard
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901"]Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K[/URL] Intel i7 4770K Haswell 3.5 Ghz
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550"]Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM[/URL] Windows 8
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010"]CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler[/URL] Corsair Watercooler
[URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252"]ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS[/URL] ASUS Blu-Ray Player/Burner
I fixed the links for you.
The URL tags work like this:
[noparse][URL="www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345016"]BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black / Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case[/URL] BitFenix Prodigy[/noparse]
The quotes contain the URL, not the link name which is contained within the tags.
[URL="http://BitFenix Prodigy Midnight Black / Black Steel / Plastic Mini-ITX Tower Computer Case"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345016[/URL] BitFenix Prodigy
I am not a fan of smal builds, Small form factor motherboards usually have more issues than normal ones. (especially in terms of crosstalk)
[URL="http://TOSHIBA PH3300U-1I72 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149396[/URL] Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM 64Mb Cache 6.0 GB/s SATA
Do you really need 3 TB?
[URL="http://ASUS GTX780-3GD5 GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121769[/URL] ASUS 3GB GTX 780
Ok
[URL="http://Seasonic SS-660XP2 ATX 12V/EPS 12V, 660W, 80 PLUS PLATINUM Full Modular certified Active PFC Power Supply"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151121[/URL] Seasonic 660W PSU
Ok, (You dont need a higher wattage)
[URL="http://CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233299[/URL] Corsair Vengeance 16GB Ram 1600 MHz
8gb is enough for gaming in my opinion.
[URL="http://MSI Z87I LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130696[/URL] MSI LGA 1550 Mini itx Mainboard
I really really dont like mini itx (or Utx) motherboards due to above mentioned reasons.
[URL="http://Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901[/URL] Intel i7 4770K Haswell 3.5 Ghz
An i5 will perform just as well in games.
[URL="http://Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit (Full Version) - OEM"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550[/URL] Windows 8
Ok
[URL="http://CORSAIR Hydro series H50 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010[/URL] Corsair Watercooler
Its ok, but kinda loud. And really expensive. Its ok if you want it, but I would go for air cooling which is cheaper, more silent and just as good.
[URL="http://ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252[/URL] ASUS Blu-Ray Player/Burner
Do you really need blu ray?
Also:
The best way for futureproofing is money in the bank.
If you plan on doing [B]ALOT![/B] of 3d modeling/video editing keep the i7 and 16gb of ram.
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