Mini Gaming PC vs Desktop PC?

Matt190191 · 12 Jan 2013 at 15:36

Hey all i'm hoping someone can help me out here. I have owned a gaming desktop PC for about a year now and I am running out of space so I need to invest in a mini gaming PC which is as good or is better than my current desktop PC

PICTUREShttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/slhjfavzaytk0k9/GskhoHEp08

Here are the specs of my current PC:

CPU: Intel i7 2600K unlocked (Vantage Water cooler)

Case: Sharkoon T9 case.

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Fatal1ty Proffesional motherboard.

RAM: 16Gb 1600Mhz G-Skil Ripjaws 1.5v

Hard Drive: WD 500Gb 7200rpm SATAIII 6Gb/s Iomega 500gb 1TB SAMSUNG & 500GB Iomega. over 2TB of storage

Graphics Card: Zotac GTX560 AMP.

I was looking at some Mini gaming PC's last night but couldn't find a mini ITX motherboard that could fit a decent cooler and a good graphics card in at the same time so that might be a problem for me.

These are the specs I want for a mini gaming pc:

I5 3570k or I7 2600K (Not sure yet)

16GB or 32GB of RAM (I Cant find an itx board with more than 2 DIM slots)

Bit Fenix prodigy case.

Can anyone Recommend the good/best mini ITX mobo? I was looking at the Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 but is limited on what cooler and GPU you put on it.

And I'm not sure what grapchics card will fit in the bit fenix case so I will decide on that later.

My budget for a mini Gaming pc is £1000. So I'm open to suggestions on what components anyone recommends....MANY thanks!!

T345 · 12 Jan 2013 at 15:39

Reuse HDD, GPU (or upgrade), CPU, PSU and your ram (if it is just 2 sticks)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-530-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2071

Matt190191 · 12 Jan 2013 at 15:49

Thanks. But I want to sell my current Desktop PC and start a new build with a better GPU and have a pc with a smaller form factor. I already have a buyer for my current PC so I can really Pull it apart and use the parts on a new build. thanks

tjp148 · 12 Jan 2013 at 15:50

Most itx boards will accept clc's won't they? And 16gb is more than enough for gaming anyway.
the prodigy accepts most dual slot gpus if you remove the top portion of the drive bays.
hth

Matt190191 · 12 Jan 2013 at 15:52

Yeah I'm not to bothered about the RAM I just like to have room for extra RAM in the future that's all.

tjp148 · 12 Jan 2013 at 16:01

Then a mini itx build probably isn't for you !

Matt190191 · 12 Jan 2013 at 16:06

tjp148 said:
Then a mini itx build probably isn't for you !

Haha. I can manage with 16GB! My current System has 16GB so I'll be fine.

honosuseri · 12 Jan 2013 at 16:46

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