Trying to shrink my PC...

BrotherMuzone · 3 May 2014 at 12:38

My PC (check sig) is kind of vast, so unfortunately it stays in the office and not in the living room where I want to play games. Im looking to change the case and motherboard to a micro-atx form factor, any suggestions?

Im leaning towards the following at the moment:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-508-AS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-654-LL

Thanks in advanced

Doomedspeed · 3 May 2014 at 12:55

Shame its X79, the Gene is the only X79 mATX motherboard, so you have very little choice and the price is truly extortionate.

The 4770k is actually a much better performing chip, so the replacmenet (refresh, possibly the 4790k), which is out in a fortnight, will be a big step up.

Look at this spec, obviously swap the 4770k and Motherboard for Haswell refresh equivalents when released.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White/Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
Total : £438.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

With the sale of you're motherboard, case and CPU you're looking at £100-£150 spent maximum..

ukbilleh · 3 May 2014 at 13:16

are you 100% sure you want to do this. I did back in dec 2013 and now I've got everything back in a H440 as I just could deal with the heat /noise produced when running games. Also felt really limited in term of w/c options and expandability.

Difference between me and you was I was running a 3570 so didn't cost me much but you're looking at a x79 matx board and thats some cost…

if you're really up for it go for it but just thought I'd throw the old opinion in there

BrotherMuzone · 3 May 2014 at 13:27

Doomedspeed said:
Shame its X79, the Gene is the only X79 mATX motherboard, so you have very little choice and the price is truly extortionate.

The 4770k is actually a much better performing chip, so the replacmenet (refresh, possibly the 4790k), which is out in a fortnight, will be a big step up.

Look at this spec, obviously swap the 4770k and Motherboard for Haswell refresh equivalents when released.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £249.95
1 x MSI Z87M Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £101.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White/Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
Total : £438.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

With the sale of you're motherboard, case and CPU you're looking at £100-£150 spent maximum..

Thanks for the reply! I didn't even notice the price difference between the x79 and and z87 boards! I can wait two weeks and and upgrade then. Any reason why I shouldnt go for the Lian Li case? I have only heard good things about them.

BrotherMuzone · 3 May 2014 at 13:29

ukbilleh said:
are you 100% sure you want to do this. I did back in dec 2013 and now I've got everything back in a H440 as I just could deal with the heat /noise produced when running games. Also felt really limited in term of w/c options and expandability.

Difference between me and you was I was running a 3570 so didn't cost me much but you're looking at a x79 matx board and thats some cost…

if you're really up for it go for it but just thought I'd throw the old opinion in there

That was essentially my opinion all long. In reality, I never use my PC anymore, so if the extra cost of making it smaller will get me playing again...thats worth it. Better than having a very expensive paper weight :rolleyes: