Help on Mini-ITX budget build!

DinoIsKing · 16 Dec 2013 at 22:12

Hello Overclockers! I require some help and I am building my first mini itx budget gaming rig, heres what I got so far! my budget was around £350-£450

Cooler Master Elite 130 case £37
AsRock FM2A85X-ITX Motherboard (Socket FM2) £68
AMD Athlon X4 760k Black Edition Quad Processor (Socket FM2, 3.8GHz) £65
Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler £8
Asus HD 7770 2GB £99
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600 Mhz £68
Western Digital 1TB internal Hard Drive - Caviar Blue (3.5 inch) £45

Now my question is what kind of PSU is needed to power this setup?
And what do you think of this setup for my budget range? maybe there are better options?

also I'm only looking to max out and play MMO + RTS games such as Guild Wars 2, Company of heroes 2, etc etc!
all help is most appreciated!

Thanks

Fulax · 17 Dec 2013 at 00:01

Does it have to be ITX? AMD have a poor range of small motherboards, which rather limits your CPU options. An ATX build at your budget might look something like this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £85.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7790 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card wit (GX-198-MS) £84.00
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
Total : £411.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

DinoIsKing · 17 Dec 2013 at 00:14

Fulax said:
Does it have to be ITX? AMD have a poor range of small motherboards, which rather limits your CPU options. An ATX build at your budget might look something like this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £85.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7790 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card wit (GX-198-MS) £84.00
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
Total : £411.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Hi, thanks for the reply, it does not have to be itx at all, I just liked the compact size thats all

that build you listed me there does certainly look much better for the money.

One question, will I need to buy additional fans? I don't plan on overclocking but I don't want to have temp issues.

thanks

Fulax · 17 Dec 2013 at 00:21

Indeed you would need to buy an additional fan: the case in my spec doesn't come with an exhaust.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Enermax T.B.Silence UCTB12 120mm Fan £6.98
Total : £10.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

Fulax · 17 Dec 2013 at 00:32

Just found this in the clearance section:

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £28.00
Total : £37.60 (includes shipping : £8.00).

It's a nicer case than the Xigmatek (to my eyes), has front panel USB 3.0, better cable management options, and it comes with 2 fans pre-installed so you won't have to buy another.

EDIT: Using the full £450 budget (thought it was £400 -.-) you can add an SSD for your operating system and some programs.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £85.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI HD 7790 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card wit (GX-198-MS) £84.00
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £43.99
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £39.95
1 x **B Grade** NZXT Source 210 Elite Midi Tower Case - Black £28.00
Total : £463.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).