A quick micro Pc setup.

[bornagain]

I have built many "large" super rigs over the years with great success, I'm now looking at building a very small rig, mainly for tweaking, listening to music and playing some games now and then @ 1080p.
Graphics wise I'm not looking for all the bells and whistles, just clear clean graphics.
I like the performace of the i7 but if I could get away with an i5 that would be good.

My main question is, how small can this rig be? I haven't a clue about building small rigs.

Any advice would be great.

 

[bornagain]

I had an Antec 902 case before and that was to big for me, I'm looking at about £500 excluding the GPU for now.

 

[bornagain]

To be fair I haven't a budget, thats what I have available nowish, I could easily up my budget, thats not a problem.

I want the case to look small and uninteresting, but inside I want it to pack a punch!

 

[bornagain]

Does it have to ITX? how a bout a small MATX?

Thanks for taking the time, I really appreciate it!