Small factor gaming build
- Thread starter mikehen
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,146.47
(includes shipping: £12.60)
Okay, so Skylake i5 that can be overclocked and so is good value for money.
16GB RAM as only two DIMM slots on ITX boards, so best get more than 8GB in from the start.
250GB SSD. Get a bigger one or add a second SSD (or 2.5" 'laptop' HDD) for additional storage if you need. The case takes 2 x 2.5" drives with a big GPU installed.
Case limits PSU to SFX format.
The Scythe fan is only 12mm high so when added to the Samuel 17 cooler they are 57mm high, just under the 58mm total for that Raven case.
Some items are out of stock.
Or something like this as far as cubes and different mobo/CPU plan:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,161.13
(includes shipping: £12.30)
Non-overclocking motherboard but with a high-clocked already i7. The benefits of an i7 for gaming are very slim and rare though. So you could save a chunk of money by going for an i5-4690 or similar.
Also, you may not need or want a 980Ti. A 970 or 390 would be good for 1080 gaming.
PSU can come down a bit too, if GPU is changed to something slightly less powerful.
- 1 x Silverstone Raven RVZ02 Mini-ITX HTPC Case - Black (SST-RVZ02B)= £76.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £109.99
- 1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £155.99
- 1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16D= £74.99
- 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
- 1 x Silverstone Strider SFX 600W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (SST-SX600-G)= £104.99
- 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P)= £499.99
- 1 x Scythe Slip Stream SLIM 2000RPM Fan - 120mm= £9.95
- 1 x Prolimatech Samuel 17 CPU Cooler= £34.99
Total: £1,146.47
(includes shipping: £12.60)
Okay, so Skylake i5 that can be overclocked and so is good value for money.
16GB RAM as only two DIMM slots on ITX boards, so best get more than 8GB in from the start.
250GB SSD. Get a bigger one or add a second SSD (or 2.5" 'laptop' HDD) for additional storage if you need. The case takes 2 x 2.5" drives with a big GPU installed.
Case limits PSU to SFX format.
The Scythe fan is only 12mm high so when added to the Samuel 17 cooler they are 57mm high, just under the 58mm total for that Raven case.
Some items are out of stock.
Or something like this as far as cubes and different mobo/CPU plan:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
- 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 980Ti AMP Edition 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90503-10P)= £499.99
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan GOLD 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYED316G1600HC9DC01)= £64.99
- 1 x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Mini-ITX Chassis with Window - Black= £49.99
- 1 x Asus H81I-Plus Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard= £58.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail= £278.99
- 1 x EVGA Supernova GS 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply= £79.99
- 1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Black CPU Cooler= £39.95
- 1 x Alpenföhn 140mm Wing Boost 2 Plus PWM Fan - White= £9.95
Total: £1,161.13
(includes shipping: £12.30)
Non-overclocking motherboard but with a high-clocked already i7. The benefits of an i7 for gaming are very slim and rare though. So you could save a chunk of money by going for an i5-4690 or similar.
Also, you may not need or want a 980Ti. A 970 or 390 would be good for 1080 gaming.
PSU can come down a bit too, if GPU is changed to something slightly less powerful.
Afterthought - a 'blower' style card would probably be best for the Raven case, bit more noise but would help with heat. But some people have cards with aftermarket coolers in such cases. Something like:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £800.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti V1 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £529.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N970TTOC-4GD)= £259.99
Total: £800.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)
console style.. yeah boi!! 
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,176.16
(includes shipping: £12.30)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Silverstone SST-RVZ01 Raven Mini-ITX - Black= £71.99
- 1 x Noctua NH-C12P SE14 CPU Cooler= £54.98
- 1 x Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU)= £139.99
- 1 x Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)= £36.95
- 1 x Silverstone Strider SFX 600W Fully Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (SST-SX600-G)= £104.99
- 1 x MSI Radeon R9 390X Gaming Edition 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £359.99
- 1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16D= £74.99
- 1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £209.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £109.99
Total: £1,176.16
(includes shipping: £12.30)
Republic of Gamers do a slim line high spec machine
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.http://rog.asus.com/405682015/gaming-desktop-pcs/asus-rog-announces-gr8s-steam-machine/