new build mini itx advice.

wmj3333 · 11 Dec 2012 at 22:02

Im looking at building a new pc for the purposes of sticking it under me living room tv to use as a media hub, so i will link it to my led tv, store and play music, and pretty much play any game i throw at it.
I have been looking at silverstone sogo sg07 case, with an i5 cpu.
Firstly is it possible to build a powerful mini itx and is it worth the trouble, what are the downsides etc. And any advice on what components to get? Budget less than 1k.

zakblood · 11 Dec 2012 at 22:10

trouble is heat in a small case, and a all in one pc never does all either, games pc like a good cpu and vga setup, where as a tv box should be as small as possible and quite, something a good vga working hard never is, some dont make as much as others, but for me i'd build it as a games pc first and have a bigger case, less heat and better cooling then do rest on either wifi or cable, dont need pc anywhere near tv to still work tbh

Doomedspeed · 11 Dec 2012 at 22:14

zakblood said:
trouble is heat in a small case, and a all in one pc never does all either, games pc like a good cpu and vga setup, where as a tv box should be as small as possible and quite, something a good vga working hard never is, some dont make as much as others, but for me i'd build it as a games pc first and have a bigger case, less heat and better cooling then do rest on either wifi or cable, dont need pc anywhere near tv to still work tbh

Exactly, Heat is the main issue.

Im thinking:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £229.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG07 HTPC/Gaming Case with 600W Power Supply - Black (SST-SG07B USB 3.0) £149.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £79.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £54.98
1 x Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £27.98
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £23.99
1 x Samsung SN-208DB/BEBE Slimline 8x DVD±RW SATA Drive - OEM £17.99
1 x Edimax EW-7722UTN 300Mbps Wireless-N Mini-Size USB Adapter £15.98
1 x Akasa Slimline Optical SATA Cable (AK-CB050) £2.99
Total : £943.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

RJC · 11 Dec 2012 at 22:20

You need a standard size DVD Drive:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-099-SA&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=951

wmj3333 · 11 Dec 2012 at 22:42

Cheers guys. Heat, noise and size is my problem. And ideas on other cases to consider, maybe even liquid cooling might be an option for noise, then this would effect size of the case.
Thanks doomedspeed for ur list

Doomedspeed · 11 Dec 2012 at 23:07

wmj3333 said:
Cheers guys. Heat, noise and size is my problem. And ideas on other cases to consider, maybe even liquid cooling might be an option for noise, then this would effect size of the case.
Thanks doomedspeed for ur list

No worries.

Unless you want to Overclock liquid cooling isn't really a great option.

The Bitfenix Prodigy is the all-round ITX case, it can do anything but it is as big as an mATX case.

Im a big fan of the SG07, if i was going ITX, that'd be my choice.

If You do want to overclock though, the prodigy may be a good shout.