ITX Case, Gaming and portable. For £1200.

Naamiko · 16 Jan 2013 at 15:41

Greetings,

I have £1200 to build a new computer. For Gaming on high settings- SC2, CS:GO, Crysis and loads others. Video editing, photo editing, HD movies. Basically long days of use, and i'd like it to be as quiet as possible please.

These are the things I would like to have, or somewhere around them. I'm only 100% set on the case.

-MSI HD 7970 Lightning BOOSTED Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
-Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic (For OS + Games)
-2TB Harddrive
-BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White
-16Gb Ram 1600Mhz.

So it's going to be pretty fast, but I would reduce the power slightly if that meant a quieter and cooler PC. My last PC sounded like a jet engine and I just want something quiet.
I just want to see if you can help me find a nice balance.

Thankyou for any help.

honosuseri · 16 Jan 2013 at 15:51

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £259.99
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £185.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775 / LGA1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £82.58
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM £60.00
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML16GX3M2A1600C10) £59.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £1,208.48 (includes shipping : £12.50).

SSD is the rival to the 840 Pro, has a firmware update to increase the speeds. GPU is just as good and £50 cheaper, PSU is modular and has more than enough power for a single GPU setup and overclocking (it has seasonic internals). 2TB eco storage drive, 16GB of RAM with a decent CAS rating compared to other kits on offer. CLC cooler to help you overclock the CPU. Hope this helps

MatsyLR · 16 Jan 2013 at 15:56

Just so you know that MB is voltage locked, so you can't OC very far.

Audigex · 16 Jan 2013 at 15:58

OP doesn't want a particularly hot/loud rig, so he's unlikely to overclock. For his gaming usage that i7 will be plenty anyway.

honosuseri · 16 Jan 2013 at 16:00

MatsyLR said:
Just so you know that MB is voltage locked, so you can't OC very far.

I know it is bud but i'm trying to balance it best as possible. It will be luck of the draw on what the CPU can do but 4.2Ghz is a safe estimate, it could well manage a little more.

THIS mobo could be used but is more cash at £160

MatsyLR · 16 Jan 2013 at 16:02

Was telling the OP silly goose

honosuseri · 16 Jan 2013 at 16:05

MatsyLR said:
Was telling the OP silly goose

Haha I was just adding more info. I don't think the added cost of the unlocked mobos is really worth it. I'm looking forward to seeing other suggestions for the build

Marine-RX179 · 16 Jan 2013 at 17:13

MatsyLR said:
Just so you know that MB is voltage locked, so you can't OC very far.

Not just the MB, the Gigabyte 7970 is voltage locked too

Naamiko · 17 Jan 2013 at 15:16

I wouldn't overclock, I would just like a small, quiet, and quick computer that I could move about and be able to play any of my games on high settings and video edit.

Thank you honosuseri for the build, but I would probably not go with liquid cooling as I would be moving it around, and if it leaked, I'd be gutted. Not worth the risk for me. Everything else looks sweet.

passey89 · 17 Jan 2013 at 16:29

Should be totally silent

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £259.99
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Notebook/Apple Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC256N/EU) £149.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x OCZ ZT 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £84.98
1 x LG BH10LS38 10x BluRay-RW / 16 x DVD±RW Lightscribe Drive - Black (Retail) £79.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £78.98
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £59.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £57.98
1 x Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £27.98
Total : £1,213.86 (includes shipping : £12.50).