£750+ PC Mini-ITX Build

[Michael Mai]

Hey guys.

Looking to build my first PC in 10+ years with a £750 budget (excluding case).

I'd like it to be a mini-itx build as I want a compact case to squeeze it all into.

I'd also like it to be as silent as possible. Is watercooling possible with this budget?

Am looking to run games at 1080p/1440p at decent FPS (whatever that means)

I dont game very much at the moment but looking to play COD Warzone, SC2, WoW, DOTA, LOL but also want the capability to try AAA titles.

Is now a good time to buy or should I wait until next release of GPU's so that the current ones (1660GTX for example) drop in price.

First time poster, any help would be appreciated.

 

[bagel]

Slightly over budget (£770 ish without case) but should be solid for 1080p, 1440p would be very difficult at £750 for a mini itx build.

If you can wait for next gen GPUs probably worth it but I don't think the low-mid end GPUs are released until after the high end so could be a fair few months still.

Do note that this case supports full size ATX PSUs so if you want a smaller one you'll need to change the PSU too.

Edit: should be able to squeeze this in the case instead, that particular noctua doesn't seem to be all that great https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scmg-5100-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler-hs-046-sy.html

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini-ITX Case - Black= £72.95
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £86.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.99
• 1 x Asrock B550M-ITX/AC (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £129.95
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £209.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 500GB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C)= £61.99
• 1 x Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4 Low Profile CPU Cooler= £42.95

Total: £854.00 (includes shipping: £13.20)
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[Sparx]

If you was willing to go micro-ATX, you can get it more comfortably in budget.

ITX can be lot more restrictive in airflow, so silence is a hard request combined with ITX.

Could've got it £20 cheaper with a non-modular PSU, but with smaller mATX/ITX builds I'd really recommend sticking with a fully modular PSU to reduce cables.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £175.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £59.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £209.99
• 1 x Lian-Li Lancool 205M Micro-ATX Case - Black Window= £43.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo White CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm= £34.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £86.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £99.95

Total: £821.88 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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