new ITX Gaming build

Memphis Raines

Memphis Raines

Memphis Raines

Associate
Joined
18 Oct 2002
Posts
468
Location
Stockton.
been putting together a build for a fairly high end Prodigy case based build for a mate and wondered what peoples opinions are of this spec?..

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £205.99
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020043-UK) £109.99
1 x Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMT8GX3M2B2133C9) **SPECIAL** £99.95
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
Total : £773.87 (includes shipping : £10.00).



budget for the gfx card isnt pinned down yet, but its looking to be around the 7950/70 or 770/780 level, may go to the MM for the GFX

also looking at watercooling, possibly the Antec 1220 / Corsair H100i sort of area for some decent cooling

cheers
Andy
 
i build up another system a few months ago based around the i5 and a 7950 and found in BF3 it was running all 4 cores at 85%+ in the game, so i was loooking for a bit of headroom for next gen games
 
yeah i saw the h100i / 4770k combo, shame its only an oem cpu...

i specced the Maximus board, but it is a big jump over the Z87I Pro... would there be much noticable difference?

and tbh i aint happy with a 550watt psu running a 7970 + 4770K overclocked

also the ram speeds are a fair bit lower than that of the dominator.. tho that is matched in the lower price

this is my current build

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7970 GHZ X-Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £275.99
1 x Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ITX Motherboard £205.99
1 x Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit with DHX Pro Connector (CMT8GX3M2B2133C9) **SPECIAL** £99.95
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler ( LGA 1150 / 1155 / LGA1156 / LGA1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM2+ / AM3+) £97.58
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 650W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020038-UK) £78.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £69.95
Total : £1,141.03 (includes shipping : £10.50).

 
240mm rad is no problem seen here

7966292636_37f9c3d269.jpg


I have been asked to build to the best possible (within the max of £1500 budget.. which i am already well under)

so i think i will stick with the dominator ram and i just cant come down below 650watts on the PSU lol... i was looking at 750watts.. it'll mean a cooler running psu and quieter for longer hopefully

i am swaying over to the H100i tho over the Antec 1220... there is very little in it other than the fancy software on the corsair as the prices are the same
 
 
hah sorry didnt see you said 280mm rad!..

I am still concerned about the wattage of the psu no matter how good it is running this setup..

i am also looking at the possibilty of going up to M-Atx instead.. the mainboard is cheaper and gives the option of dual graphics cards later on..

downside is finding a case as nice and compact as the Prodigy. I know there is a m-atx prodigy coming, but its going to make it a very tight squeeze..
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom