Spec <£600 Mini-ITX

Billy-Dane · 25 Mar 2014 at 10:30

danewesley said:
It's funny the itx board I specked really is overkill but cheaper than the h87 options. It has some great features you should check out.

Yeah, it actually says it supports 3 monitors, is that CPU dependent? May mean i can do away with the Extra GPU?

danewesley · 25 Mar 2014 at 10:46

Yes three monitors, I wouldn't bother with a gpu, just save some cash or buy a nice big storage driver for it.

Billy-Dane · 25 Mar 2014 at 10:56

danewesley said:
Yes three monitors, I wouldn't bother with a gpu, just save some cash or buy a nice big storage driver for it.

Hey danewesley,

Ok, i think ill stick with an extra GPU as i might upgrade to 4 monitors in the near future as my needs keep growing.

So, this is final basket, look good? EVERYTHING there? so once this is delivered everything i need is ready and i can go?

http://imgur.com/v9JFJZ0

Billy-Dane · 25 Mar 2014 at 11:04

Billy-Dane said:
Hey danewesley,

Ok, i think ill stick with an extra GPU as i might upgrade to 4 monitors in the near future as my needs keep growing.

So, this is final basket, look good? EVERYTHING there? so once this is delivered everything i need is ready and i can go?

http://imgur.com/v9JFJZ0

Also, i just had a thought, i need an OS too. I guess this requires a dvd/cd drive? Any alternative ways i can get an OS on here as the case doesnt allow for that?

danewesley · 25 Mar 2014 at 11:17

Basket looks good, you can get a trial of windows 8.1 for three months free, you can use that for now, but you can usually upgrade in the os environment so don't need a drive, I usually use a USB for my windows installs.

danewesley · 25 Mar 2014 at 11:21

Here's a guide to do it all. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/1403...rticle/get-windows-81-enterprise-free-90-days

And some bootable USB guide for windows http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/install-windows-8-usb.htm

korgtronix · 25 Mar 2014 at 12:43

Can I reccomend that if you are going for the i7 build specced earlier that you look for the Xeon 1230v3 if you are adding a graphics card. It will save you some money and is basically an i7 without the iGPU.

Billy-Dane · 26 Mar 2014 at 13:10

Hey Korgtronix,

Thank you for the input.

I ended up getting just the i7-4771 and no external card as i researched i am able to run three monitors off the CPU GPU alone (nothing graphic intensive).

The whole kit along with extras should be arriving today. Quite excited as its my first build. My budget was £600, i ended up at £800 after some cables, fans, external dvd drive etc etc.

korgtronix said:
Can I reccomend that if you are going for the i7 build specced earlier that you look for the Xeon 1230v3 if you are adding a graphics card. It will save you some money and is basically an i7 without the iGPU.