Spec me a new Mini-ITX or Micro-ATX gaming rig

Mansnake · 27 Jun 2015 at 15:01

Hi Guy's

I need some help with getting back into PC gaming.

I was an avid gamer back in the day but over the years life has taken over (having a family etc...) and consoles were a easier option. I have recently contemplated getting a PS4 but started thinking i could spend a bit more and have a half decent gaming PC instead.

The reason i want either Mini-ITX or Micro-ATX is that i dont really have a lot of space so i want something that doesn't look massively out of place next to my TV.

So im going to say a starting budget of £500

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks

dacads · 27 Jun 2015 at 16:01

OS and peripherals required?

Mansnake · 27 Jun 2015 at 17:44

Win7 is fine, keyboard and mouse needed

dacads · 27 Jun 2015 at 18:49

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £139.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £79.99
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G1600HC9DC01) £46.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £44.99
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £39.95
1 x Zalman T4 Micro-ATX Case USB 3.0 - Black £19.99
1 x Sumvision Nemesis Kane Pro Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Set £13.99
Total : £505.38 (includes shipping : £11.25 Ex.VAT).

I'd strongly suggest getting an SSD in the near future as well, to speed up loading times.

Poneros · 27 Jun 2015 at 19:46

This is the minimum I would recommend:

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£116.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus H81I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.97 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£50.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£50.90 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card (£179.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case (£51.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£53.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £568.23