mini itx prodigy build

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Hi guys will be building a mini itx prodigy over next few months.

Just wanted to know roughly what I need to look for.

I have - Monitor, speakers, O/S . Just the machine is needed

Budget: £1000

Will be built within 3-4 months for spreading the payments across.

Has to be intel, prefer nvidia over amd, but will go for amd if the card is much better.

And would like all the next gen components.

Thanks for any input.
 
Something like this then?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 650W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020030-UK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
Total : £1,045.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Ethermaster said:
Something like this then?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87N-WIFI Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Corsair Professional Series HX+ 650W '80+ Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020030-UK) £99.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Silver 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9) £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
Total : £1,045.92 (includes shipping : £11.75).

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Nice spec there :D

I would however recommend a modular PSU as that case it tight.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 450w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £69.98
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £67.99
1 x Thermaltake Smart M550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £59.99
Total : £209.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
The PSU in Ethermaster spec is modular.

It is tight in psu area, my OZZ has to be show horned in, in certain respects a non modular might be easier.
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x MSI Z87I Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yang' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/White £69.95
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £67.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £953.41 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
RJC said:
The PSU in Ethermaster spec is modular.
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Well Semi ..... its only got the 24 pin and CPU power cable attached and matches the "scheme" of the build nicely.

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x MSI Z87I Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yang' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/White £69.95
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £67.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £953.41 (includes shipping : £10.50).

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Nice ..... but quick question where are you going to stick both that H100 and optical drive mate in that tiny case?
 
Ethermaster said:
Well Semi ..... its only got the 24 pin and CPU power cable attached and matches the "scheme" of the build nicely.



Nice ..... but quick question where are you going to stick both that H100 and optical drive mate in that tiny case?
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Good spot, I forgot that.:eek:
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £329.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £197.99
1 x MSI Z87I Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £113.99
1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £89.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yang' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/White £69.95
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L8 530W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in £67.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual CHannel Kit (PV38G213C1K) £65.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £39.95
Total : £1,038.42 (includes shipping : £10.50).



No optical drive. :D
 
Thanks for the replys, is there a build that will definately be a solid one, everything will fit in nicely and plenty of cooling? Need to start buying some parts :)
 
Could get away with using a H80 and get an optical drive in there but it would spoil the way the case looks imo ..... I would just use an external one myself.
 
Hmmm havent really thought about not having an optical drive, come to think of it I don't think itl have much use.. eveything I need is downloadable.

Il buy an external hard drive I think.

So whats the bet build possible without the optical drive
 
Im going to go for your first build you showed me ethermaster, quick question, with the h100 will the fans be mounted on top of the case, or will they be kept inside the case with the lid on top? Will it fit the same as the h100i? Because I probably wont get the h100 on offer in time.

With everything put in how many extra fans will I be able to fit in.

Im also getting the recon fan controller :)


Also, what does the antenna do on the mobo? And were does it go

Thanks :)
 
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OP if you are not building for another 3-4 months, may be would you consider waiting for the Micro ATX Prodigy?

It doesn't look much bigger than the Mini-itx Prodigy, but with the Micro ATX board, it will give you more option to add sound card, or even Crossfire/SLI (if you don't mind having two cards sitting right on top of each other with barely any gap, or if you were to watercool them).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OqhKo4Qch8
 
If your fitting the H100 or H100i to the roof of the case the fans will be mounted to the inside of the case (you could actually do push-pull). The antenna is to power the Wi-Fi that is built onto the board (don't have to use it) and you can put it where ever you want.
 
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