Spec me a mini rig

[Idleman]

I currently have a GTX 580 but I'd rather just have a separate build other than my main PC so I don't have to keeping taking the GPU out and moving it back and forth everytime I wanna use the mini one.

Out of mATX and mITX which would you recommend using?

Just trying to save you a bit and get an even better system.
It only takes a couple of minutes to take it out and put in another system.

 

[GreasyDiablo88]

Just trying to save you a bit and get an even better system.
It only takes a couple of minutes to take it out and put in another system.

It is appreciated I don't mind grabbing a new GPU in all honesty. My current one has quite a hench cooler on it so it might take up a fair bit of room

 

[Quartz]

I faced the same problem nearly a decade ago and solved it by getting a Shuttle XPC. Today it would be a SZ87R6 - £277 at another etailer - OCUK don't appear to sell them. Add in CPU (e.g. i5-4570S for £140), GPU (EVGA GTX 780 Ti is £525), and RAM / HDD/SSD/ODD to taste. Your GPU should use a blower fan for best cooling. Grab yourself a mini keyboard and an extra mouse and you're set.

 

[PHazlington]

How's this? Even smaller case, mouse an kb bundle if you want it, if not, you can put a copy of windows in there (I assume you'll be needing one) and only be a bit over budget. The PSU isn't modular but hey ho.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11220-00-20G) £134.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x Asus H81I-Plus Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £58.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £49.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.95
1 x CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle - USB Keyboard & Mouse £29.99
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £580.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[danewesley]

What I'd get.

 

[danewesley]

The corsair builder series modular psu would be better in the build I specked, the 750ti doesn't require pcie connectors so if you use the modular you'd literally only need the 24 pin, 8 pin and a sata power connector.

 

[PHazlington]

Why match a 4670k with a 750ti when you can have an R9 270 for less?

 

[GreasyDiablo88]

I'm liking the look of this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £74.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
2 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan - All White £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £624.86 (includes shipping : ).

 

[stulid]

I'm liking the look of this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £74.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
2 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan - All White £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £624.86 (includes shipping : ).

Put some faster RAM in it,

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
Total : £63.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).



Haswell will make good use of Fast RAM which the Z87 chipset will handle.

And again I think you should grab the NZXT Hale 550W PSU will it is on offer as it is made by Superflower also.

 

[honosuseri]

I'm liking the look of this...

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £137.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4430 3.00GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £131.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £74.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
2 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan - All White £11.99 (£23.98)
Total : £624.86 (includes shipping : ).

That Superflower PSU is basically exactly the same as the NZXT Hale but more expensive fella. Stulid made a mistake telling you the NZXT Hale was fully modular. In the Prodigy mATX you really DO want a modular PSU, have a look at THIS as it walks you through the inside of the case. You'll see there isn't a lot of room to work with sadly

A Z series mobo should really be paired with a "K" CPU for overclocking and as I said before the Vulcan RAM is C9 which is better than the Elites C11 (lower is better). Haswell is happy with faster RAM if it can be fitted in on the budget.

There is always a bit of wiggle room in spec'ing......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £142.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £82.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £632.88 (includes shipping : ).



My buddy Idleman suggested this case, it should have a little more room to make life easier with a non-modular PSU. It's a little more money in total but it is able to be overclocked for more ooommpf. I don't know how widespread the MSI cooler issue is, so just to keep Stulid happy I've used the GB 270.

Hope some of this waffle helps lol

 

[stulid]

Stulid made a mistake telling you the NZXT Hale was fully modular.

Where did I say that?

@OP

You could have this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £628.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Much stronger GFX performance.

The retail CPU has a 3year warranty and comes with a stock cooler for £8 more, you can then add a aftermarket heatsink later on.

 

[GreasyDiablo88]

@honosuseri A friend of mine has recently completed a build using a BitFenix Prodigy M and can't praise it enough. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go for the spec that I posted earlier. I will be going for the NZXT PSU instead of the SuperFlower one though (thanks guys for pointing that out) and I'll be taking another look at RAM options

 

[Idleman]

Where did I say that?

@OP

You could have this,

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 280 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 550W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
Total : £628.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Much stronger GFX performance.

The retail CPU has a 3year warranty and comes with a stock cooler for £8 more, you can then add a aftermarket heatsink later on.

Something is missing!!!

 

[stulid]

Something is missing!!!

Taken care off.

 

[Idleman]

Taken care off.

Just wondering what the OP is going to put it all in. Maybe a case.

 

[stulid]

 

[Quartz]

The badly-fitting cut-out for the 5.25" slot on the Prodigy spoils the look of it for me. I'd rather a totally uniform front. If you want an ODD use a USB one.

 

[GreasyDiablo88]

I'm thinking about leaving the op drive out and putting a fan controller in there instead...