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Hello,
In preparation for WoW Classic I am attempting to reincarnate my mid-range gaming PC I built in 2011/12:
* ASrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard
* Intel i5 2500k CPU
* PowerColor Radeon 6950 GPU
* 2x Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600mhz RAM
* XFX XTR 650W-BEF PSU
* Antec Kuhler H2O 620 CPU cooler
* 128GB Crucial MR 2.5 SSD
* Assorted Fans
The old case was a full size tower but because I'm now in my first home I don't have a desk for a PC. I'm hoping to re-house the parts into a small, horizontal case and hook the PC up to the TV.
I will be running WoW at 60FPS 1080p so I don't imagine I will be OCing the CPU. There may even be headroom to underclock. I suspect I can get away with a smaller profile aftermarket air cooler (original stock cooler is long gone).
The case can't be a tower and needs to look 'nice'. I'd like it to be as small as possible, but I doubt I'll be able to go down to HTPC size because of the PSU and GPU.
I am open to the idea of spending some money on new parts but only in the interest of getting the size/profile down, not performance.
Appreciate any advice you can give me.
In preparation for WoW Classic I am attempting to reincarnate my mid-range gaming PC I built in 2011/12:
* ASrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard
* Intel i5 2500k CPU
* PowerColor Radeon 6950 GPU
* 2x Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600mhz RAM
* XFX XTR 650W-BEF PSU
* Antec Kuhler H2O 620 CPU cooler
* 128GB Crucial MR 2.5 SSD
* Assorted Fans
The old case was a full size tower but because I'm now in my first home I don't have a desk for a PC. I'm hoping to re-house the parts into a small, horizontal case and hook the PC up to the TV.
I will be running WoW at 60FPS 1080p so I don't imagine I will be OCing the CPU. There may even be headroom to underclock. I suspect I can get away with a smaller profile aftermarket air cooler (original stock cooler is long gone).
The case can't be a tower and needs to look 'nice'. I'd like it to be as small as possible, but I doubt I'll be able to go down to HTPC size because of the PSU and GPU.
I am open to the idea of spending some money on new parts but only in the interest of getting the size/profile down, not performance.
Appreciate any advice you can give me.