Mini ITX Build

tep1981 · 27 Jun 2013 at 11:15

Doomedspeed · 27 Jun 2013 at 11:22

It will all work and all looks very nice..

Though that prodigy is going to look so empty. Are you set on that case ir would you be open to something smaller?

tep1981 · 27 Jun 2013 at 11:30

I just read good reviews on the prodigy but any suitable case will work

Idleman · 27 Jun 2013 at 11:54

What will be the main use for this system?

tep1981 · 27 Jun 2013 at 12:10

Its a gaming machine for an 11 year old on a tight budget though

mickyflinn · 27 Jun 2013 at 12:11

I have speced a Sandybridge I-3 because the motherboard H61 chipset may require a bios update to allow the Ivybridge cpu to work.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x HIS HD 7790 TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Gigabyte H61N-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £44.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
Total : £550.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).

snips86x · 27 Jun 2013 at 12:13

There is a b-grade 1TB which could save £12!

Idleman · 27 Jun 2013 at 12:25

No Prodigy i`m afraid.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3330 3.00GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards £149.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £60
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX) £49.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £547.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

You could use Win 8 evaluation for a few months or try the NEW Win 8.1 Preview.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/preview

tep1981 · 28 Jun 2013 at 12:57

Idleman · 28 Jun 2013 at 13:06

Forgot to ask earlier, will he be palying on a monitor or TV?

Idleman · 28 Jun 2013 at 13:31

You will need to check with OCUK that the Z68 mobo has the lastest bios update for IB Cpus. Have included the 7790, as it is a lot better than the 650, see comparisons in the links at the bottom of the post.

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7790 TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £99.95
1 x Intel Core i3-3220 3.30GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £92.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £47.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £45.95
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Gigabyte Force K3 Gaming Keyboard £29.99
1 x Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse £16.99
Total : £549.88 (includes shipping : £11.75).

7790 vs 650ti http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/776?vs=781

7770 vs 650 http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/536?vs=681

650 vs 650ti http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/681?vs=680

tep1981 · 28 Jun 2013 at 13:52

He will be playing on a monitor

Are you sure that Gigabyte Z68 motherboard is compatible with Ivybridge as their CPU support list for rev 1.0 + 2.0 only list the i3-3220 55w and not the 77w in the quote