Mini ITX build advice needed

Dolan

Dolan

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Alright guys,

This will be my first home built PC so I'm after advice from some experienced hands. I've been doing research for a little while and have chosen the BitFenix Prodigy-MiniITX to put the components into. I am on a budget of around £600. From the research I've done I can see that it may be better to go down the AMD route for price/performance with my budget. So far I have:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-073-BX

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-353-AM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-123-GI

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-482-GI

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-141-KS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-026-KS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-090-LG

I am looking to move from console gaming to PC gaming. I have a 1TB Western Digital hard drive from a shop bought PC that I'll be able to use in this. Any advice on components or alternative builds with a similar budget that would out perform what I have chosen. If anyone can suggest cooling and a solid psu that would also be handy. Budget could stretch to 700 providing I'm happy to split the buying over two months.

Thanks
 
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for the same price, this would run rings about the amd apu route

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4590 3.30GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £137.99
1 x **B Grade** VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x Gigabyte H97N-WIFI Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £94.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £79.9
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £37.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £604.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).



ps: do you need a monitor, os, mouse, keyboard?
 
I'd go with Intel for this.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £155.99
1 x MSI H97I AC Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £67.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CIW) - White Light £49.99
1 x EVGA 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0600-KR) £47.99
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 230mm White LED - Black £16.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £10.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Molex to 3pin x3 Fan adaptor 12V 20cm - Black £4.99
1 x Akasa AK-CBSA05-30BK Super slim SATA rev 3.0 data cable with securing latches - 30cm, Black £3.29
Total : £698.20 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
Thanks for the suggestions, it does seem Intel is the way to go then. I won't need a Keyboard, Mouse or monitor at the moment. I may upgrade my keyboard/mouse in the future though
 
Surely its worth recommending z97 and a 4670k (or 4690k when they come out) as the total wont be too much more
 
los said:
Surely its worth recommending z97 and a 4670k (or 4690k when they come out) as the total wont be too much more
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true that.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £79.9
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £685.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
tamzzy said:
true that.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £79.9
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £685.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Hi mate, thanks for that. I've had a look over the components and they look the part. What type of games could this machine run if I were to buy it? I mean at present the only PC game I actually play is Civ 5 due to system limitations. I'd be looking to venture into the likes of Skyrim, Battlefield and Crysis.
 
tamzzy said:
true that.

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X Rev2.0 WindForce 3X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Battlefie (GX-122-GI) £169.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Crucial M500 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - (CT240M500SSD1) £79.9
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-14 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.99
Total : £685.34 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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I like this one best, I'm surprised how good the spec is for the money tbh, certainly wont struggle with gaming on max settings at 1080p
 
Dolan said:
Hi mate, thanks for that. I've had a look over the components and they look the part. What type of games could this machine run if I were to buy it? I mean at present the only PC game I actually play is Civ 5 due to system limitations. I'd be looking to venture into the likes of Skyrim, Battlefield and Crysis.
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it'll run all those *easily* at high settings at 1080p res

los said:
I like this one best, I'm surprised how good the spec is for the money tbh, certainly wont struggle with gaming on max settings at 1080p
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ikr
 
hope you can help me I have the corsair 250D case the front panel connectors. the system power connectors not working can I use this as the power connectors

DimasTech Push Button Switch
 
daniel1212uk said:
hope you can help me I have the corsair 250D case the front panel connectors. the system power connectors not working can I use this as the power connectors

DimasTech Push Button Switch
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Have they ever worked? Does the reset button work?
 
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