My New Build Specs...

I am looking to replace an old PC i have with an ITX platform to save some space. Because it's just going to be a backup PC from the main PC. I don't really wan't to spend a hugh amount. Not built one before, so would appearicate your guys input on the spec i put together for anything that might be wrong etc.

Case - Phenom MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £70
Motherboard - B150M-A/M.2 Intel B150 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (£70)
Memory - Core Blue Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (AVD4UZ124001608G-2C (£70)
CPU + Fan - Pentium Dual Core G4400 3.30GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail (£54)
Wifi Adapter - USB-AC51 Dual-Band Wireless-AC600 Wi-Fi adapter (£26)

For the other part that i already have, I will put in a 1xSSD 1 x 3.5 HD, a full sized PSU (would this fit), i have fans, and i will install the OS from an external CD Rom since i don't want an internal drive. I am trying to keep it lean and mean .

It won't be used to play games, so i think the onboard GPU should be fine, and it's doesn't need sound, but I know the board has it anyway.

What do you guys think?

Hi sorcerer,

What are you using the computer for and what is your budget if I may ask?

You've put in the opening line that you want to build an (m)ITX computer, however the chassis and motherboard you've listed are both mATX which is a LOT bigger.

My other concern would be you have selected a G4400 CPU, but 16GB of memory DDR4 2400MHz which seems like a lot for a simple computer and you're paying more for a speed that the motherbord and CPU can't make use off (max support is 2133MHz).

If you really want to go mITX (I would) then you'll want an ITX board;
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...cket-1151-ddr4-itx-motherboard-mb-687-as.html
I'd have thought 8GB of DDR4 2133MHz should be enough;
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...annel-module-black-hx421c14fb2-my-243-ks.html
Case (obviously needs support for ATX PSU), so something like either of these;
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/silverstone-sugo-sg13b-q-mini-itx-chassis-black-ca-404-sv.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/raijintek-metis-black-mini-itx-case-ca-010-rt.html
WiFi
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...pci-express-adapter-tl-wn881nd-nw-054-tp.html

Which comes to : £170 inc VAT + Del so that leaves 120 left over (from your previous spec) for the CPU which would get you a nice little i3 should you want to do a little light gaming or something other than office;
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...ocket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-590-in.html

And some cash in hand.

That would be my suggestion any how. I know it's a little late, but hopefully not too late.

Good luck!

Hi

I haven't built a system in a while as you'll see below! I haven't' really needed to... still don't really but fancy looking at building a small ITX system.

My current system is

Pentium Dual Core E5200 Wolfdale (2.5GHZ Overclocked to 3GB)
ASUS P5Q-PRO
4GB 400MHZ DDR2
ATI Radeon HD4800
San Disk SDD 120G
Western Digital 1 TB Drive
XFX power supply.
Lian Li case.

I'm very out of touch with what's good these days.

Say I had a budget of around £600 - what could I do to improve on the spec suggested in the previous post?

I might want to do a bit of casual gaming, nothing too intense so would need a graphics card as well.

Not sure if I need a new power supply but would plan to use the existing drives if possible (will my 3.5 drive fit in the average ITX case?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Love my Core V1 mITX case, it's perfect. I'm going to see how my new build performs (might need a bigger case as I want to get a little more speed).