£1000 ITX gaming VR console build

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Hi all,

Im looking at building a mini ITX PC that will used as a portable LAN console as well as a capable VR PC.

Minimum recommended specs for VR right now are an Intel i5 with atleast a 970 or 390.

My list that ive gathered is mainly from reading from online builds but would really like some expert advice before I splash my cash.

Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor -£200
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/intel-core-i5-6600k-3.9ghz-skylake-socket-lga1151-processor-retail-cp-579-in.html

GA-Z170N-WIFI Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard - £110
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-ga-z170n-wifi-intel-z170-socket-1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-536-gi.html

Silverstone RVZ02 £77
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/silverstone-raven-rvz02-mini-itx-htpc-case-black-sst-rvz02b-ca-421-sv.html

Silverstone 500w Gold plus SFX £75
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/silverstone-sfx-l-500w-80-plus-gold-fully-modular-power-supply-ca-405-sv.html

OcUK GeForce GTX 980Ti "Super OC Reference Design" 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £540
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk-geforce-gtx-980ti-super-oc-reference-design-6144mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-215-ok.html


Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £47
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-vengeance-lpx-8gb-2x4gb-ddr4-pc4-21300c16-2666mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-cmk8gx4m2a2666-my-440-cs.html

Crucial
BX200 480GB SSD SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive £110
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/crucial-bx200-480gb-ssd-sata-6gbps-solid-state-drive-ct480bx200ssd1-hd-059-cr.html

Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler £35
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nh-l9i-cpu-cooler-low-profile-92mm-hs-024-nc.html

Total £1094


I'm a little bit lost for any other components like case fans and power cables for the modular power supply.

I'm a little concerned about Heat and throttling!

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My limit for the build is £1100 and would rather spend less if possible without hindering performance
 
Nice build overall and great choice of components with the blower reference style to reduce temps in a confined space.

I'd personally just go for a mid sized ATX tower and get a faster clock 980 ti for the same money and forget about the temps... plus you could then get rid of the low profile L9i and get an EVO 212 for better overclocking temps.

OCUK sell the standard reference blower for £10 less , i think they have used a custom bios to increase the core clock, which you could do anyway on any reference via msi/evga software and save a tenner in the process.
 
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The case Silverstone RVZ02 isn't great cooling wise. It has no air intake only out and as a result runs a little on the warm side from what other people have said regarding the build.
 
I've done several builds now in the RVZ01 / 02 and the ML07 and derivatives.
They do work much better in a vertical orientation than laying them horizontal, still not quiet by any means.

I'd also put off buying any 28nm gfx cards now unless you really have to.
We're getting closer all the time to 16nm / 14nm cards, if I hadn't bought my 980ti on release I'd hold out for 16 / 14nm.
 
Legion said:
I've done several builds now in the RVZ01 / 02 and the ML07 and derivatives.
They do work much better in a vertical orientation than laying them horizontal, still not quiet by any means.

I'd also put off buying any 28nm gfx cards now unless you really have to.
We're getting closer all the time to 16nm / 14nm cards, if I hadn't bought my 980ti on release I'd hold out for 16 / 14nm.
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Legion what case did you find best overall? Either of these cases are fine for my build, I would wait for 16/14nm but I don't think we are going to see high end cards until late next year as I think AMD and Nvidia will milk the market for profit and I am happy with the performance right now of the high end cards now even with the amount of heat they produce.

Also I haven't had a modular PSU before and im not 100% sure I will have all the cables supplied with the PSU?

Ive also added 3 120mm fans just incase I can fit them in.
 
Honestly, I wouldn't build another one or recommend one.
Noise is important to me and these Steambox style cases are not quiet with High end Hardware in them.
Noise however is a subjective thing, I just like my rigs almost silent as I don't game with cans.
Don't let my opinion put you off from trying it as it's only a case after all and simple enough to replace if you can't live with it.

I can't see the Fractal being any different tbh.
It's basically the same design.

While it certainly isn't small as ITX goes, it's hard to beat the Enthoo Evolv ITX for packing in high end hardware and running it quiet.
At that size though I'd go m-ATX with a TJ08E every time.

If you still have your heart set on ITX:
I'd change that Motherboard for the Asus Z170i Pro Gaming, for another 10-15 quid it's a much better quality and laid out board with USB 3.1, which the Gigabyte lacks.
Get a 16gb kit of DDR4 instead of 8gb
The Silverstone PSU comes with a short cable kit, no worries on that front.

I'd also forget that Noctua h/sink and go with either a Thermalright AXP-100, Cryorig C1 or a Prolimatech Samuel17, all of which will fit in the RVZ02 or Fractal and allow you an easy and quiet overclock on the i5 6600k
 
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Check my sig below. I overclock my cpu a bit to 4.5 and a quiet sp120 on a H60 keeps cpu temps below 80 in normal use.

I run my 970 with quite an aggressive fan profile as it stops the motherboard getting too hot but to be honest I've run my motherboard when the temp sensor says 60 and I'd ridk it if I couldn't bear extra noise. Bear in mind mine is in a tight tv stand so that doesn't help. I tried a hp fan but the noise was horrific and I do like near silence when not gaming.

I have th z97 version of your board and it has a weird problem resuming from sleep and not firing up the cpu fan at the correct speed. Great otherwise so I don't put it to sleep.

The sg05 is a great case imo...obviously it has limitations but the psu is great. I realise you'll want more than 450w.

Def max your ram out to 16gb, it will save messing around in the future and some games have 8gb min I think now.
 
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Check my sig below. I overclock my cpu a bit to 4.5 and a quiet sp120 on a H60 keeps cpu temps below 80 in normal use.

I run my 970 with quite an aggressive fan profile as it stops the motherboard getting too hot but to be honest I've run my motherboard when the temp sensor says 60 and I'd ridk it if I couldn't bear extra noise. Bear in mind mine is in a tight tv stand so that doesn't help. I tried a hp fan but the noise was horrific and I do like near silence when not gaming.

I have th z97 version of your board and it has a weird problem resuming from sleep and not firing up the cpu fan at the correct speed. Great otherwise so I don't put it to sleep.

The sg05 is a great case imo...obviously it has limitations but the psu is great. I realise you'll want more than 450w.

Def max your ram out to 16gb, it will save messing around in the future and some games have 8gb min I think now.
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New build


I5 6600k



Noctua CPU cooler

Asus Pro gaming Z170 motherboard


Corsair DDR4 16gb
https://************.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2a2666c16

Sandisk 480GB SSD


EVGA 980TI 6GB Reference style


600W SFX power supply Silverstone


SugoSugo 13b
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/silverstone-sugo-sg13b-q-mini-itx-chassis-black-ca-404-sv.html

Read a lot of reviews on this case and im pretty much set on it

Roughly £1290 way over budget now :(



Any thoughts?
 
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I shaved £100 off that without even trying using the same components with the exception of changing the PSU back to the sfx-l 500w, which will still fit in the SG-13.
You honestly don't need the 600w gold and some of them have issues with odd noises.

Please also note these forums are provided to us for free, part of the rules is we don't link to competitors or hint "where" things may be cheaper.
OCUK are after all a business.

Please remove the ************ links.

It's a good, solid build.
 
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