ITX / M-ATX Build (£2000 budget) - Out of the loop

[James G]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering if you would be able to help in speccing a new ITX / Micro - ATX PC for me.

I have a £2000 budget and the build will be used for Gaming @ 1440p (LG-32GP850-B), Video editing (Davinci Resolve) & Audio production (FL Studio)

Unfortunately I am unable to use an Ethernet cable so Wifi would be needed & would like an nVidia graphics card (never branched out to AMD)

My current full tower from a few years ago is quite an inconvenience when on the move so something with a small size would be great (not ideal to have a handle or anything on the case)

edit; if you also have any recommendations for an ultra wide monitor it would be much appreciated (would not be included in the £2000 budget & my current one the 32gp850-b is great but would love more screen real estate)

many thanks!

 

[Tetras]

M-ATX: AMD/DDR5

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £182.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B650M-A WIFI II (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K6-AS) = £129.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 Super Twin Edge 12Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01499) = £548.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 2TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00541) = £104.99
• 1 x AeroCool Trinity V2 Mini Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-23J-AE) = £41.99
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-750 ATX3.0 750W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08N-SS) = £119.98

Total: £1,236.88 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

ITX: Intel/DDR5

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-13600K (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AV-IN) = £248.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B760-I Gaming WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KB-AS) = £184.98
• 1 x Crucial Pro 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01085) = £179.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 TI Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01497) = £799.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £152.99
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P200 Air Mini-ITX Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AL-PT) = £56.98
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £139.99
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01985) = £62.99

Total: £1,838.89 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

There's not much difference in size between those two cases, the P200 is a large ITX case, but it does have room for a long graphics card and supports ATX PSUs. There's a RGB version available and vertical GPU support, but you have to pay for the riser separately.

 

[covenantuk]

I'd go for AM5 ITX as the boards have come down to sensible levels - there's room in the budget to go for an SFX PSU and smaller case if you want to go even smaller than this case, but take care that the GPU will fit

• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-GSK-01356) = £139.99
• 1 x Asrock B650E PG-ITX WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-18Z-AK) = £274.75
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 4070 TI Super Trinity Black 16Gb Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-01497) = £800.00
• 1 x Phanteks Eclipse P200 Air Mini-ITX Case - Black (SKU: CA-0AL-PT) = £56.98
• 1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 ATX3.0 850W 80 Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08M-SS) = £140.00
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 240mm (SKU: COO-ARC-01985) = £62.98
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £152.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DG-AM) = £209.99

Total: £1,849.67 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[moppy89]

2k build with a £40 case, you guys are utilitarian AF

 

[Tetras]

2k build with a £40 case, you guys are utilitarian AF

I didn't choose cheap cases on purpose, but just because doing a MATX or ITX build needs more effort when you don't already know the case specs (due to clearance and airflow issues).

Would be cool to offer the op some more choice if you know a decent ITX case to build in.

 

[jigger]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Silverstone SST-RVZ01B-E Raven Z Mini-ITX Case - Black (SKU: CA-43D-SV) = £84.95
• 1 x MSI MPG B650I Edge WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Mini ITX Motherboard (SKU: MB-374-MS) = £249.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Twelve Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DU-AM) = £359.98
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH32GX5M2B6000Z30K) (SKU: MY-4DU-CS) = £140.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £152.98
• 1 x Noctua NH-L12S Low Profile CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-03G-NC) = £59.99
• 1 x Seasonic G12 GM-650 80 Plus Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-08J-SS) = £79.99

Total: £1,139.83 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

I’d probably hold off until on the CPU and motherboard until new boards Ryzen 900 parts are out.

Plus a PNY GeForce RTX 4070 12GB VERTO BLOWER or RTX a4500 if feeling spicy.

 

[moppy89]

Would be cool to offer the op some more choice if you know a decent ITX case to build in.

I personally only have experience of the NR200 which is a great starting point especially for a ITX newbie as it's fairly spacious and easy to build in.

But I think they are OOS on OCUK and seem to have become significantly more expensive than I remember. The kit of PSU + AIO was well reviewed and seemed good value at the time of release

 

[Craig_d1]

I personally only have experience of the NR200 which is a great starting point especially for a ITX newbie as it's fairly spacious and easy to build in.

But I think they are OOS on OCUK and seem to have become significantly more expensive than I remember. The kit of PSU + AIO was well reviewed and seemed good value at the time of release

Hard not to like the max also...comes with a 850w psu, gen4 riser cable for connecting gpu to mobo and a 280mm aio

Cooler Master NR200P MAX

NR200P MAX debuts Cooler Master’s new MAX Series. Designed with our thermal, power delivery and mechanical design expertise, the MAX aims to provide a ready-to-go package capable of handling next gen components and the longest of graphics cards. The NR200P MAX streamlines the experience of small...

www.coolermaster.com

I'm partial to the lian li Q58 also

 

[moppy89]

I guess it depends whether you just want a smaller case than you have now or if you want a SMALL case.

The NR200 is still a fairly big ITX case compared to things like the Fractal Terra and A4 H2O. At 18L it's almost double the size of those 2.

At 30L the Phanteks case above is triple the size!

How much you care about that and whether you're prepared to deal with the faff and restrictions of building in a smaller case is of course up to OP.

 

[moppy89]

How much you care about that and whether you're prepared to deal with the faff and restrictions of building in a smaller case is of course up to OP.

Not to mention the fact that those 2 more premium cases cost 3-4x more than the much cheaper Phanteks

 

[moppy89]

Hard not to like the max also...comes with a 850w psu, gen4 riser cable for connecting gpu to mobo and a 280mm aio

Cooler Master NR200P MAX

NR200P MAX debuts Cooler Master’s new MAX Series. Designed with our thermal, power delivery and mechanical design expertise, the MAX aims to provide a ready-to-go package capable of handling next gen components and the longest of graphics cards. The NR200P MAX streamlines the experience of small...

www.coolermaster.com

I'm partial to the lian li Q58 also

At £350, I still think it's decently priced for what you get. But only if you care enough about the smaller form factor.

 

[Craig_d1]

At £350, I still think it's decently priced for what you get. But only if you care enough about the smaller form factor.

true, but always seems to be a price premium for going smaller, and it takes a little bit of the hassle out having psu etc already there
Some nice cases coming out of computex also
Asus had some concepts with the gpu outside the case
Antec also had a nice looking one
Lian li x dan case a3 matx can fit a normal atx power supply in there also, and a 360mm rad if wanted...nice looking and $69

Lian Li DAN A3-mATX

Elevating MicroATX to the max

me.pcmag.com

 

[moppy89]

true, but always seems to be a price premium for going smaller, and it takes a little bit of the hassle out having psu etc already there
Some nice cases coming out of computex also
Asus had some concepts with the gpu outside the case
Antec also had a nice looking one
Lian li x dan case a3 matx can fit a normal atx power supply in there also, and a 360mm rad if wanted...nice looking and $69

Lian Li DAN A3-mATX

Elevating MicroATX to the max

me.pcmag.com

Seems like a good deal from a good manufacturer.

I remember when I was building my first PC, Lian Li were the unobtainable dream manufacturer. Absolutely loved their B25 case but ended up building in a CM690 which I won in a competition!

 

[Craig_d1]

Hey everyone,


edit; if you also have any recommendations for an ultra wide monitor it would be much appreciated (would not be included in the £2000 budget & my current one the 32gp850-b is great but would love more screen real estate)

many thanks!

My son bought the 42" lg c2 oled tv. oled so perfect blacks and hdr, instant reponse times etc, and has a native ultrawide mode that turns it to 3840x1660 which is equiv of a 38" ultrawide(4k is 3840x2160 so you get black bar at top and bottom, though you can move position of screen to have black bar only at bottom or top so to speak)
otherwise, if you like the 32pg850 then the lg 38gn950p would fit in with what you have, but the 42"c3 can be had for £750 at mo....depends what you use you monitor for also, and what budget you want to spend...
the newer c4 increase screen to 144hz also, but you'll have to wait for black fri for price to come down

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My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x LG 38" 38GN950P-B 3840x1600 NANO IPS FreeSync G-Sync Compatible 160Hz 1ms HDR 600 Curved Gaming Monit (SKU: MO-15Q-LG) = £699.95

Total: £699.95 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[jigger]

Seems like a good deal from a good manufacturer.

I remember when I was building my first PC, Lian Li were the unobtainable dream manufacturer. Absolutely loved their B25 case but ended up building in a CM690 which I won in a competition!

Its a pretty large case for carrying around. Half height ITX cases can fit in some laptop bags.

 

[ade555]

I would suggest going 64gb in ram but it depends what you doing in Davinci, if is simple edits then 32 is sufficient