spec me a mini-itx gaming rig please £1500

[1uke]

Hey, Can someone please help me spec up a pc. My Criteria is it needs to be mini-itx ideally, and the case needs a carry handle or to be easily portable. I will be trying to get a Rtx 3070 when they come out so no gpu is needed in the £1500 budget or peripherals. I do need a 28" monitor in that budget please.
I'm not scared to water cool as I've done it before, But as I need this pc to be portable I'm guessing air cooled is probably more suitable/safe.

 

[mickyflinn]

Some of the parts are out of stock but this is just one option. 3900x is a place holder for the 5900x.

E My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x BenQ EL2870U 28" 3840x2160 4K TN 60Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £259.99
• 1 x Lian-Li PC-TU150A Aluminium Mini-ITX Case - Silver= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair SF Series 750W 80 Plus Platinum Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020186-UK)= £134.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £149.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £475.00
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5PCGH Mugen 5 "PCGH Edition" CPU Cooler= £46.99
• 8 x Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm= £5.95
• 1 x MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £164.99

Total: £1,497.65 (includes shipping: £18.12)​

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[lee32uk]

Wait for Ryzen 5000 on the 5th Nov.

Similar to the spec above, but with a 1440p 165Hz monitor instead.


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Lian-Li PC-TU150X Aluminium Mini-ITX Case - Black= £89.99
• 1 x MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £164.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £98.99
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo White CPU Cooler - 2 x 120mm= £34.99
• 1 x Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q 27" 2560x1440 VA 165Hz 1ms FreeSync 2 HDR400 Curved Backlit Gaming Monitor= £399.95
• 4 x Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm= £5.95
• 1 x Corsair SF Series 750W 80 Plus Platinum Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020186-UK)= £134.99

Total: £1,377.30 (includes shipping: £19.62)
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[lee32uk]

Some of the parts are out of stock but this is just one option. 3900x is a place holder for the 5900x.

E My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x BenQ EL2870U 28" 3840x2160 4K TN 60Hz FreeSync Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £259.99
• 1 x Lian-Li PC-TU150A Aluminium Mini-ITX Case - Silver= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair SF Series 750W 80 Plus Platinum Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020186-UK)= £134.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £109.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £149.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £475.00
• 1 x Scythe SCMG-5PCGH Mugen 5 "PCGH Edition" CPU Cooler= £46.99
• 8 x Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST Black Fan - 120mm= £5.95
• 1 x MSI MPG B550I Gaming Edge WiFi (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £164.99

Total: £1,497.65 (includes shipping: £18.12)
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Did you mean to add 8 fans ? The case only holds 4.

 

[mickyflinn]

Did you mean to add 8 fans ? The case only holds 4.

No only 4, not sure how I added 8.

 

[1uke]

Thankyou! Couple of questions and queries.

I usually go for Asus Motherboards, Can I ask why you would personally pick the MSI over the Asus one?

Regarding monitors, I can't deicide if to choose resolution or hz. I'm thinking 144hz would be nice so maybe stepping down to a 27" 2560 x 1440
monitor would be a smoother gameplay experience and maybe more suitable for the Rtx 3070?

Case wise sticking with mini-itx would you put pick a NZXT H1 or something else over the Lian case if having a carry handle wasn't needed?

As this build needs to be in a small case is there a certain model Rtx 3070 you think will probably be more suitable? I know that's a hard one as there not out yet.

I'm looking forward to going to a AMD processor again as my last 2 Asus Rog gaming laptops have been intel. But my trusty water cooled Amd 8350 Black Edition build pc is still going strong in my sons room.

 

[mickyflinn]

The msi is a good value choice Asus motherboard is more expensive £209 for itx.

Nxtz H1 is £300 with a cooler more than double the cost of case and cooler we specced, but that up to you.

You need to take serious note of case limitations when getting parts.

Example the case I specced will take long graphics card which most people check but it says max 2.5 slot which is important how thick the card is.

https://www.build-gaming-computers.com/gpu-slot-types-explained.html

 

[1uke]

The NZXT H1 is only £30 more because it comes with a cpu cooler and psu? And I've seen youtube videos showing it fits some big Rtx 3080 in.

 

[mickyflinn]

The NZXT H1 is only £30 more because it comes with a cpu cooler and psu? And I've seen youtube videos showing it fits some big Rtx 3080 in. But I might not be able to source one as stock seems non existent atm

Missed the psu , and here's me talking about checking dimensions, etc.

Maximum GPU Length - 305mm (2.5 Slot)Maximum Memory Height - 45mm

I love the look of the case .

 

[Chaos666]

hi
nzxt h1 owner here...
you can put a pretty big gpu in h1 but not the biggest ones out there..
i think kyle from bitwit manage to fit strix 2080ti

my evga 1080ti looks small in this case