Spec me a Mini-itx Gaming PC please! :)

SBouzyk

SBouzyk

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Hi, I'm looking to have a mini-itx gaming pc that will be able to handle big titles like Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings or high settings - something with a lot of power.

I do like the look of the Corsair Obsidian 250D, but I'm not too sure if it supports full-length graphics cards? I want a mini-itx case that can support long graphics cards, but if it can't be done, then smaller graphics cards are fine.

My budget is around £700, including the Windows 8.1 installation disk.

Thanks! :)
 
Will you be overclocking?

Would you mind using a 3-month free trial of Windows for now, so we can spend the full £700 on components?
 
I don't think I will, I have no idea how to do it and if it is safe or not :confused:

i can always get the components and wait a few weeks so that I can buy windows separately
 
If you want to stick to the 250d and in budget this is the best I can do. In some ways I dont see the need to worry about being able to fit a full length graphics card as your budget doesnt allow you to buy any of the really top end cards so you end up with a shortish card anyway. To be fair, if you want to upgrade in the future though either of these would give you the option of fitting a longer card.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X HAWK OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Series 250D Mini ITX Compact Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011047-WW) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
Total : £709.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



If you dont mind using a lower end case having a little less storage space, and spending a little bit more, you can make the jump from a 270x to a nVidia GTX770.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 770 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 130 RC-130-KKN1 Mini ITX Case - Black £45.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
Total : £745.44 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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If you don't mind buying the SSD later too you can get a 280X and the case you want:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4440 3.10GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £139.99
1 x Gigabyte H87N-WIFI Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian Series 250D Mini ITX Compact Gaming Case - Black (CC-9011047-WW) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £711.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).



If you do stick with the SSD and the 270X (which is perfectly capable of running BF4 on ultra at 1080p) this one is one of the fastest and comes with 5 free games:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 270X DEVIL 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
Total : £179.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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