Mini ITX build

Anewbe4u

Anewbe4u

Anewbe4u

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Hiya guys. I'd appreciate some help with a build I need to do.

What I need

A Mini ITX build which will output to duel monitors and a tv (hdmi) It will need to run basic office applications and youtube so spec isn't hugely important. I would like it to be as quiet as possible and it will need an ssd, ideally 128gb but could manage with 64. Not the Tv all the time though. Just sometimes.

Case

I like this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-073-BX&groupid=2362&catid=2279&subcat=

Budget

Around £500 will be nice, the less the better though!

Please don't include

Keyboard, Mouse, Monitors or Windows

Thanks for any advice you're sure to offer
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte H77N-WIFI Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £77.99
1 x Intel Pentium G2120 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £73.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £49.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £45.95
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
1 x Foam Silencing Kit - BitFenix Prodigy Case £20.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £475.97 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Firstly, the HDD and SSD are today's deals only so might want to get them quick. If not, you can always get a 500GB HDD for the same price as the 1TB but the SSD will cost you a fiver more, I'd recommend the Crucial M4 as that is on sale right now.
Included a WiFi capable motherboard too, in case you need it.
Also a modular power supply, along with a foam silencing kit for the quiet side ;)
 
Why get one of the biggest ITX cases out there if you don't need the flexibility it offers? You could fit the specs you need into a much nicer and more compact package.
 
Mr_White said:
Why get one of the biggest ITX cases out there if you don't need the flexibility it offers? You could fit the specs you need into a much nicer and more compact package.
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Nicer? I really liked the look of that case but feel free to show me others as well. Nothing is set in stone.
 
LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
Firstly, the HDD and SSD are today's deals only so might want to get them quick. If not, you can always get a 500GB HDD for the same price as the 1TB but the SSD will cost you a fiver more, I'd recommend the Crucial M4 as that is on sale right now.
Included a WiFi capable motherboard too, in case you need it.
Also a modular power supply, along with a foam silencing kit for the quiet side ;)
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Thank you for this, will this support the 3 outputs needed though?
 
Anewbe4u said:
Nicer? I really liked the look of that case but feel free to show me others as well. Nothing is set in stone.
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Well it looks good, but it's just that as far as ITX cases go you can't get much bigger, it's bigger than some M-ATX cases.

The Prodigy is (W) 250 x (H) 404 x (D) 359mm

Something like a Lian Li PC-Q03 is only (W) 199mm x (H) 245mm x (D) 210mm

Measure them out on your desk, it's a pretty big difference.

And with the modest hardware you require, you could get an even smaller case with an SFX PSU included, which would make it even smaller again.

It just seems a wasted opportunity to me to get such a big case when you don't need the benefits it offers (large GPU support, lots of room for drives, big CPU coolers etc) and could fit your system into something really tiny.
 
Anewbe4u said:
Thank you for this, will this support the 3 outputs needed though?
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It has 2 HDMI outputs. You said you don't use the TV all the time though, so when it is used simply switch a cable over? I can't think of any motherboards that support 3 HDMI outputs, especially Mini ITX motherboards.
 
Not that I can think of off the top of my head. Why do all have to be hooked up via HDMI? Surely at least one of the three can be connected via DVI?
 
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