Hello everybody.
I am considering a upgrade soon as my system is starting to struggle with the more impressive looking games coming out these days. How ever I am interested in a ITX build as my new study/playroom is smaller than my last and my full atx case is overkill for my needs(in theory). This is soley a gaming pc, I watch films and play games and thats it. I will also need to be able to output dual 1080 monitors. I have a limited budget say 500 quid but I do have some existing hardware that I will be using.
I like the look of the Lian Li PC-Q11B case as I can use my Be Quiet modular powersupply. Other hardware that I can use is my current primary hdd which is a velociraptor 300GB.
What's the best option motherboard wise (inc ones not out yet that I should keep my eye on) and what chipset? The z68 board sounds cool but it comes with a lot of features I am not likely to use making me think the P67 chipset is the better option, nice and simple and has overclocking capability depending on the best cooling options for the Q11B case.
CPU wise I would prefer the i7 2600k if I can afford it but budget depending that may limit me to the i5.
Memory I will be looking at about 4GB.
GPU I am guessing the 560Ti is the best bang for buck at the mo? I could be wrong but one of my worries it actually getting the bugger to fit in the case.
Can anyone offer some advice?
I am considering a upgrade soon as my system is starting to struggle with the more impressive looking games coming out these days. How ever I am interested in a ITX build as my new study/playroom is smaller than my last and my full atx case is overkill for my needs(in theory). This is soley a gaming pc, I watch films and play games and thats it. I will also need to be able to output dual 1080 monitors. I have a limited budget say 500 quid but I do have some existing hardware that I will be using.
I like the look of the Lian Li PC-Q11B case as I can use my Be Quiet modular powersupply. Other hardware that I can use is my current primary hdd which is a velociraptor 300GB.
What's the best option motherboard wise (inc ones not out yet that I should keep my eye on) and what chipset? The z68 board sounds cool but it comes with a lot of features I am not likely to use making me think the P67 chipset is the better option, nice and simple and has overclocking capability depending on the best cooling options for the Q11B case.
CPU wise I would prefer the i7 2600k if I can afford it but budget depending that may limit me to the i5.
Memory I will be looking at about 4GB.
GPU I am guessing the 560Ti is the best bang for buck at the mo? I could be wrong but one of my worries it actually getting the bugger to fit in the case.
Can anyone offer some advice?
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