Fancy a Mac Mini but not the price!!

[koolpc]

I fancy a Mac mini but not the price!! Now, can i build a 'PC' the same size as the Mac Mini but roughly the same spec for a cheaper price?

I like Win 7 so no problem with that. I just want a PC the same size as the Mac Mini without the price tag!!

 

[koolpc]

Thanks. Nice spec except for the case as that is nowhere near the same size as a Mac Mini

 

[koolpc]

Just as a starting point...

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Mini-ITX Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Mini-ITX Motherboard £89.99
(£76.59) £89.99
(£76.59)
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £76.36
(£64.99) £76.36
(£64.99)
MSI GeForce GT 430 GT Twin FrozR 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI GeForce GT 430 GT Twin FrozR 1024MB GDDR3 Low Profile PCI-Express Graphics Card £63.99
(£54.46) £63.99
(£54.46)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) Ultra Low-Voltage DDR3 12800C9 (1600MHz) Dual Channel (KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX) Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) Ultra Low-Voltage DDR3 12800C9 (1600MHz) Dual Channel (KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX) £58.74
(£49.99) £58.74
(£49.99)
Lian Li PC-Q07B Mini-ITX Case - Black Lian Li PC-Q07B Mini-ITX Case - Black £49.98
(£42.54) £49.98
(£42.54)
Samsung SH-B083L/RSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) Samsung SH-B083L/RSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £45.99
(£39.14) £45.99
(£39.14)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £42.99
(£36.59) £42.99
(£36.59)
Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply Corsair CX 430W ATX Power Supply £36.99
(£31.48) £36.99
(£31.48)
Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366) Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.99
(£21.27) £24.99
(£21.27)
Sub Total : £417.05
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £75.04
Total : £503.84

This looks like a good spec i suppose. Not sure if i would need a seperate GPU as i don't game on the PC plus an ordinary DVDRW would suffice.

What about a modular PSU? Also, can it be build with a quad core CPU and a better heatsink?

 

[koolpc]

The Lian-Li looks like the way to go.