Mitx build capable of playing borderlands 2 etc

[shatpank81]

Hi
I am after an mitx build and the smaller the case the better i am thinking of the fr03 mini and maybe modding it to put an atx power supply in if need be
But as long as the case is small i am open to any design because the case will be hidden/out of view
I want to play games like borderlands 2, the walking dead etc
And i am not bothered if not getting 120fps etc as long as its smooth and will only be played on my 22" tv in bedroom

Budget is prob about £650
I have a windows 7 license, xbox 360 controller, wireless mouse/keyboard, i also have an 120gb ssd for the os and a 2.5" 500gb for games and dont want a dvd drive

This pc would be used exclusively for games
Any help appreciated guys

 

[shatpank81]

Im thinking of getting the evga hadron, got a built in psu so that is sorted
Not interested in overclocking but was undecided if an i3 would be suitable or should i go i5?
Also a lot of mitx boards only have pcie 2.0 x16 as opposed to pcie 3.0 x16, will i lose any speed etc by dropping to 2.0 or is there minimal difference?
Also would like to stay with nvidia if getting a graphic card

 

[shatpank81]

Hi
I can get the hadron for £105 from bolton, so would get that
And is getting a z97 mobo be overkill considering i dont want to overclock?
Was looking at the h81i-plus (thanks bane^) so could get that if the pcie 2.0 vs pcie 3.0 aint an issue

Do like those builds though but having a look might get the 2 x 4gb ddr1600 deal for £55.99

 

[shatpank81]

Well was reading reports on the hadron psu being very noisy so scrapped that, because this pc will be in the bedroom
Not that small but my brother (wanderer89 on here) as given me his bitfenix prodigy.
So what you guys reckon to this, this should play borderlands ok right?

Edit ordered that now, but went with the 770 instead and got the free borderlands pre-sequel
Perhaps overkill for what i need, but it shouldnt work as hard for what ill be playing at

 

[shatpank81]

I like to go a bit OTT for power supplies, better to be safe i reckon

I have ran a lan/ethernet cable to loft area for cctv etc so i just come off an switch and ran a cable to my bedroom, so no need for wireless

I forgot i had a spare arctic freezer i11 cpu cooler (was in loft) so will pop that onto the cpu

 

[shatpank81]

Just seen the picture of your orange Prodigy in the gallery thread. Looks nice.

Thanks
When brother said i could have it for nothing, i jumped at it
Seem to have some coil whine at the moment, just need to determine if my power supply or the 770 is causing it