Questions about Mini ITX case

[Peter Tsang]

somthing like the Bitfenix Prodigy, can it accomodate a say 750W PSU?

 

[buzzlightweight]

yes its houses ATX PSU's

 

[Peter Tsang]

could you spec me a build, my primary requirments are:

*** nVidia graphics card
*** can play BF3 comfortably without lag, (at least 60FPS @ max settings)

Thanks!!

 

[Doomedspeed]

could you spec me a build, my primary requirments are:

*** nVidia graphics card
*** can play BF3 comfortably without lag, (at least 60FPS @ max settings)

Thanks!!

Nice, Just asking Why Nvidia?

And what budget have you got?

 

[Marine-RX179]

Nice, Just asking Why Nvidia?

And what budget have you got?

Nvidia DOES perform better than AMD specifically on BF3, with the GTX670 being faster than the 7970 in this game.

If he wants minimum frame rate of 60fps (or close to that) on multiplayer, then overclocked i5 3570K and GTX680 is probably the only opinion...

 

[Peter Tsang]

budget is 700 pounds

 

[Doomedspeed]

Nvidia DOES perform better than AMD specifically on BF3, with the GTX670 being faster than the 7970 in this game.

If he wants minimum frame rate of 60fps (or close to that) on multiplayer, then overclocked i5 3570K and GTX680 is probably the only opinion...

budget is 700 pounds

Not gonna get that on that budget.

Your looking about this much for that spec:


YOUR BASKET
1 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Asrock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £52.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £35.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.12
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
1 x Gelid Silent 120mm Quiet Fan £6.98
Total : £885.47 (includes shipping : £11.25).



would have also liked to have a put an SSD in too..

Ill try and come up with a cheaper option.

EDIT:

Cheaper Option.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £52.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £35.99
1 x Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.12
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.98
Total : £680.48 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Would still extend budget to add SSD and extra Fan for CPU cooler.

 

[buzzlightweight]

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" Classified 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (012-P3-2068-KR) £191.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £85.99
1 x Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MiniITX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £30.98
Total : £782.47 (includes shipping : £10.50).



near to what you want


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £189.95
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £85.99
1 x Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 MiniITX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Akasa Venom 750w Modular '80 Plus' Power Supply £79.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £47.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £30.98
Total : £890.47 (includes shipping : £10.50).



what you want, but you will need to do some saving

 

[olivier renault]

You don't need 750W. I would pick up a Coolermaster Silent Pro M, it's one of the smaller PSUs you can get to fit in the case. Either 600 or 700W version (both 150mm).

Get a Z77 motherboard.

 

[Peter Tsang]

can you actually fit all those into the case, there seem to be quite many parts you know.

 

[Doomedspeed]

can you actually fit all those into the case, there seem to be quite many parts you know.

Yes, you can. Its a great little case, as its still big enough for air coolers and long GPU's though you can only have 2 HDD's if having a long GPU.

 

[olivier renault]

you can fit 2.5'' drives on the right side panel. But you'll have to take out the top HDD cage to fit a graphics card. Still leaves you with two bays at the bottom.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Asrock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £52.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £43.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £740.40 (includes shipping : £11.25).

 

[buzzlightweight]

You don't need 750W. I would pick up a Coolermaster Silent Pro M, it's one of the smaller PSUs you can get to fit in the case. Either 600 or 700W version (both 150mm).

Get a Z77 motherboard.

agreed

 

[Doomedspeed]

you can fit 2.5'' drives on the right side panel. But you'll have to take out the top HDD cage to fit a graphics card. Still leaves you with two bays at the bottom.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7850 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Asrock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £52.99
1 x GeIL Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £43.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/AM2/AM3/FM1) £24.98
1 x Sony Optiarc AD-5280S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £740.40 (includes shipping : £11.25).

Great spec,

Just an idea: Wouldn't the 500W suffice?

 

[Marine-RX179]

Not gonna get that on that budget.

Yea...I think people sometimes has too high expectation for what they prepared to pay....

 

[olivier renault]

Great spec,

Just an idea: Wouldn't the 500W suffice?

in my opinion, it's a little bit short for comfort (32A@12V). Would work, but I prefer more margin (40A@12V). With the 600W, you can use pretty much any GPU. I think the 7850 is under 300W total system power, so it's not too bad.

 

[Peter Tsang]

i also want more margin for higher end gpu. i actually want to have 750w so that when the graphics goes heavy, the whole system won't get slow down.

 

[olivier renault]

i also want more margin for higher end gpu. i actually want to have 750w so that when the graphics goes heavy, the whole system won't get slow down.

The CM 700 will power anything you can put in that case. Even a 690.

The 600W would probably do a 680 easy. Definitely comfortable with a 670.

From last generation, 650W was considered the sweet spot for single GPU / CPU. This generation of graphics cards and CPUs, 550W is more than enough.

Remember that the PSU space in the case is actually limited. The recommended PSU size is 140mm, the actual max is 160mm, with some squeezing. The PSU dimensions is important, so small units like the CM Silent Pro M's are just right. They are also semi-modular, and have enough power.

750W is OTT, good if you want to SLI 670's, which is obviously a moot point for that build.

 

[Allnamestaken]

Oh man you can do dirty good things to this case! I love it.

You can buy a 230mm fan a 140mm fan and put the 230 in the front of the prodigy the 140 in the rear and use the 2 included 120s for the top fans.!!!

Or you can put a rad in there! I love it and good builds guys. This prodigy is awesome cant wait to get mine.

 

[xbournex]

Remember that the PSU space in the case is actually limited. The recommended PSU size is 150mm, the actual max is 160mm, with some squeezing.

There you go.