Looking for a Micro build, gaming budget computer

Napaim

Napaim

Napaim

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I already have keyboard/mouse/monitor and will be using cat5e for my connection.

I haven't put together a micro computer before but looking for one on one that'll play SC2 and Heroes of the Storm at around 100 fps on medium/high, no need for a HDD, a 128/256GB SSD will be fine. It's mostly the nVidia card that I'm not sure on and the PSU/case.

Cheaper the better, I was hoping for around 350-450.

Also is there anything I need to be careful of when putting it together? Much and much the same as a monolithic desktop?
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £228.97
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 750Ti OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N750Ti-2GD5/OCV1) £109.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £42.95
1 x Zalman T1 Plus Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
Total : £488.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



What sort of case are you after? is this one small enough for you?


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 750Ti OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N750Ti-2GD5/OCV1) £109.99
1 x Crucial BX100 250GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 7mm Solid State Drive (CT250BX100SSD1) £72.98
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £59.99
1 x Antec ISK600M mATX Cube Case - Black £56.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £46.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £42.95
1 x Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
Total : £444.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).




Putting these together will be the same as a normal sized desktop.

Looking at the system requirements the 750ti will be fine. the i5 is on the recommended list but the dual core Pentium can be overclocked and exceeds the minimum system recommendations.
 
That Antec case is pretty damn cool, I think I'll go for the second build there. I'm not sure if the Pentium K will be enough, to be honest I hadn't really considered anything other than an i5 but I'll go read up on some reviews/comparisons.

Thanks a bunch!
 
I think an i3 could offer a good compromise between the two - http://media.bestofmicro.com/F/H/371213/original/StarCraft2.png - but the i5 is the one for best performance.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 750Ti OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N750Ti-2GD5/OCV1) £109.99
1 x Intel Core i3-4160 3.60GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Antec ISK600M mATX Cube Case - Black £56.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £46.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £44.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 350W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £42.95
1 x Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
Total : £452.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).




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YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £228.97
1 x **B Grade** MSI GeForce GTX 650 Black Knight OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-187-MS) £59.99
1 x Antec ISK600M mATX Cube Case - Black £56.99
1 x SK Hynix 128GB SSD SH910A SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (HFS128G32MNB-2201A) £44.99
1 x Antec VPF350 350W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £34.99
Total : £440.03 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
All built and I'm really impressed! I love it!

Just one question though, the mobo has a CPU fan plug (not a plug but you know what I mean) and one chassis fan plug yet the case has an enormous (probably 20cm?) frontal fan with side vents and a rear fan. So two questions. Is there a way I can connect up both fans and which fan is more important to be running?

Aside from that it's not incredibly important as it's running quietly and coolly. But I would like that extra fan on the go!
 
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