Spec me a Mini itx gaming rig £1900 budget

[Captain Chaos]

Hi all.

Pretty much as per the title, I'm looking to buy a compact gaming rig.

Need everything apart from os and ssd drive as I already have purchased them lol. (Samsung830 / windows 7)

What would you pick?

Monitor
Case
Mechanical hdd
Mother board
Ram
Optical drive
CPU
Cooler
Keyboard and mouse
Psu

Thanks for your help!

 

[zakblood]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-269-OE&groupid=43&catid=2385&subcat=2325

ready built above at £1063.02 inc VAT

System Specification
- Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Mini ITX Case - White
- Power Supply: Corsair GS 600W PSU
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz Ivybridge Processor overclocked to a staggering 4.20GHz
- Motherboard: ASRoc Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 mini ITX Motherboard
- Cooler: Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance White 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
- Hard Drive: Samsung 840 120GB SSD & 1TB HDD
- Graphics Card: Choice of DX11 Compatible Graphics Cards
- Sound: High Definition 7.1 Onboard Sound Card
- Optical Drive: Blu-Ray Reader / DVD±RW Drive - OEM

auto config,

1 x Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10400i Configurator - Ultimate LAN Box Gaming PC £1542.89
- Opt Out of FREE AV Software
- Accessories Not Selected
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Speakers Not Selected
- Monitor Not Selected
- OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL Black/White
- Mouse Not Selected
- Keyboard Not Selected
- No Cable Management
- Networking Not Selected
- No Case Mods Wanted
- No Operating System
- TX750V2 Bronze CP-9020042-UK for S.I.
- Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST)
- No Hard Drive Upgrade
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No RAID Option (ZERO Cost)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - Retail (0S03356)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - Retail (0S03356)
- HIS HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games
- TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01)
- Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
- Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2)
- Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
- Lian Li PC-V354B Aluminium Mini-Tower Case - Black
Total : £1,561.49 (includes shipping : £15.50).



both just add,

1 x Asus VE276N 27" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £199.99
Total : £211.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 

[Doomedspeed]

This would be my choice:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 FLEX DUAL-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Krypton Mouse and Osmium Mechanical Keyboard - with 3 FREE RETAIL BOXED GAMES £164.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £97.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
Total : £1,613.81 (includes shipping : £19.10).




add an OD if you need one.

 

[snips86x]

This would be my choice:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Benq XL2420T 24" TRUE 120Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £319.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7950 FLEX DUAL-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games £259.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Krypton Mouse and Osmium Mechanical Keyboard - with 3 FREE RETAIL BOXED GAMES £164.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD250BW) £149.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST3000DM001) £97.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C10D3B1K2/16G) £71.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
Total : £1,613.81 (includes shipping : £19.10).




add an OD if you need one.

I really like that! Personally, I'd go with a H60/80 over the traditional cooler. For me, it kind of saves space.

 

[Doomedspeed]

I really like that! Personally, I'd go with a H60/80 over the traditional cooler. For me, it kind of saves space.

You know what they say, the more metal the better.. Well, thats what i say.. Either or really..

With Air coolers you know they'll be silent but Water coolers can have loud pumps or resiviour problems, just less hastle (say's the guy with a H50)

 

[snips86x]

You know what they say, the more metal the better.. Well, thats what i say.. Either or really..

With Air coolers you know they'll be silent but Water coolers can have loud pumps or resiviour problems, just less hastle (say's the guy with a H50)

To be honest, the only reason I'd recommend it, would be for space saving & high profile RAM. I really like my Corsair Vengeance Blue and will get another 8GB as soon as I've got the cooler. It's the only thing holding me back.

 

[Mei]

lianli or silverstone
personally i like matx, itx usually means putting up with bad sound

 

[Doomedspeed]

lianli or silverstone
personally i like matx, itx usually means putting up with bad sound

Im the same, I love my TJ08-E.. Its pretty small (not actually much bigger than the prodigy) while being cool and pretty quiet..

Also you can do Xfire/SLI on mATX boards.

 

[Doomedspeed]

auto config,

1 x Intel Z77 Ivybridge 10400i Configurator - Ultimate LAN Box Gaming PC £1542.89
- Opt Out of FREE AV Software
- Accessories Not Selected
- Game Controller Not Selected
- No Headset Option (Zero Cost)
- Speakers Not Selected
- Monitor Not Selected
- OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL Black/White
- Mouse Not Selected
- Keyboard Not Selected
- No Cable Management
- Networking Not Selected
- No Case Mods Wanted
- No Operating System
- TX750V2 Bronze CP-9020042-UK for S.I.
- Onboard Sound Card (ZERO COST)
- No Hard Drive Upgrade
- OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No RAID Option (ZERO Cost)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - Retail (0S03356)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM - Retail (0S03356)
- HIS HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H797F3G2M) with FREE FARCRY3, Hitman Absolution, Sleeping Dogs & 20% off MOH Warfighter PC Games
- TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01)
- Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
- Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2)
- Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail
- Lian Li PC-V354B Aluminium Mini-Tower Case - Black
Total : £1,561.49 (includes shipping : £15.50).



both just add,

1 x Asus VE276N 27" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black £199.99
Total : £211.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).

You don't need an i7 if your just gaming, better off saving and getting a better monitor..

 

[Guardsmon]

Just moved my i7 2600K (Z77N-Wifi) and 7850 into a Lian Li Q11 and love it! All I can hear is the GPU which is normal and something I can live with. Perfect to moving around and gives me so much more space than my PC-A04.
The only downsides are the fact that the space is so small you have to be selective on your components (e.g. There aren't many better GPU's that would fit) and heat can be an issue if you aren't careful.

Not suggesting the Op buys one, but I think the argument against ITX isn't founded. Moving from the Asus Maximus IV Gene (mATX) to the Gigabyte Z77N-Wifi (mITX) has produced no more noise of any kind.
Only difference is not as high clocks and I get WiFi in a much smaller space (with some added heat)

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The OP already has an SSD it seems.

The GTX670 FTW has a GTX680 PCB and blower cooler which is ideal for a SFF PC. An HD7970 should also fit but these use a longer PCB and consume more power.

Here is a review of the Shuttle by one of our own forum members:

http://www.motormice.com/reviews/SZ77R5/

 

[BigBANGtheory]

Though he also recommends using a Asetek 545LC water cooler with the SZ77R5 for overclocking the K series chips.