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New computer time :) never built my own so wanted some advice. Looking for a small form factor machine and have made the following list:

Bitfenix Phenom mini-itx
Intel i7-4790k
A mini-itx motherboard of some sort (advice of a good overclockable one?)
8gb of ddr3 ram, nothing flashy but a good brand like corsair or Kingston
240gb SSD
OC tech labs AIO cpu cooler.

This leaves me a few components I don't know.

First off, the PSU, will 550-650w be suitable (GPU dependant...)
Secondly, what fans in which locations? I'd like a big 240mm front fan (I like bug fans just for their looks!)
Thirdly, and most importantly, what graphics card? I'm split with going for a more budget R9 280X or a GTX970. I play a few games, skyrim, diabolo, early assassins creeds (I'd like to play unity possibly) at 2560x1440, so whilst I think the 280 will work now I'd like it relatively future proof. Any suggestions what to go for?

Thanks
 
Which overclockers AIO cooler were you thinking? If the prefilled OC Raijintek Triton, you'll need to buy yourself some extra fans for that as it doesn't come with any

PSU you could go for one of these

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Antec TruePower Classic 550w '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £55.99
Total : £125.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



or a modular one to reduce cable clutter in the smaller case

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-181-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-051-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463

and for 1440p, the 280X struggles a bit so you may have to turn down some settings. However the 970 should play at high-max settings at 1440p on most games without many problems. There are also the Mini-ITX GTX 970s you could look at :)

Fans I'm not 100% sure about, someone else may know more about large fans. However I heard that the bitfenix spectre pro 200mm are supposed to be quite good
 
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Thanks Shivy.

I thought the 970 might be worth it. This (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-039-IN&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010) looks perfect but I'm not sure it'll fit the case, says triple slot, but depends which side that extra slot sits, if it's fan side it certainly wont fit the mini-itx. Something like this might be a better option? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-356-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

The 280x is a good deal cheaper than the 970, I was wondering if the i5-4690k (overclocked) will be a disadvantage for me as I do a fair amount of photoshop and illustrator? Is the i7 worth the extra cash that I could perhaps put into the GPU?

Modular PSU is idea as I'd like to run custom cables, I'm a stickler for colours and neat cable runs. 550w seems to be enough.

I was considering this AIO http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-110-TL&groupid=962&catid=1532 perhaps I'll just get 2x 120mm fans for this and use the stock 120mm for case exhaust and a 200-230mm fan for the front intake? A custom water loop would be brilliant but I think it's a bit of a big step for a "first build".

Just to note, I'll be modding the case side panels with two-way mirrors and lighting the inside with LED's which should look very cool, hence the worry for colour coordination ;)
 
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You only get about a 15 second defecit clock for clock between the i7 and the i5 for photoshop, so I'd rather put more into a GPU. The 280X isn't nearly as powerful as a 970, and would struggle at max settings at 1440p, whereas a 970 wouldn't so much - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1355?vs=1041

The Mini-ITX card is a good choice, I'd go for that, allows for more room inside the case for general rubbish etc.

One of the modular PSUs I suggested would be good, and they are standard ATX size so shouldn't take up too much room.

The AIO I'd get 2x static pressure optimised fans, something like noctua NF-F12, Corsair SP120 or something like that. Then possibly yeah, a 200mm BitFenix Spectre Pro for intake and leave the stock 120mm fan.
 
So the i5-4690k overclocked and the 970 is the way to go? How about with light video editing? I'm moving up from an i7-2630QM in my laptop, so anything should be an improvement!

Don't really understand 2x static pressure and the like, but if you're saying two of the mentioned fans on the 240mm rad, a 200mm on the front and 120mm at the rear, it should be good?

How does the Phenom cool? Not much intake at the front, I'm a little concerned about GPU noise if the fan is running high a lot, I assume the itx GPU's must be a little conservative on fan power comparison to a full size card?

Just to throw a spanner in the works, how about the R9 290? The Powercolor 290 gets good write ups and is a mid-way point in price, would it play 1440p with good settings? Or should I stop being a tight-arse and buy the 970?
 
The 290 is a good card also, and the powercolor cooler is probably the best, though it's massive. It will also likely run hotter than a standard custom cooled card, though not necessarily hotter than a 970 Mini-ITX. Static Pressure are fans optimised for tight spaces, put simply radiators, so static pressure optimised fans are the way to go as a pose to air flow optimised fans.
 
How does this look? Should all fit. Processor as yet undecided.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £281.99
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P) £265.99
1 x ASRock Z97E-ITX/AC Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £109.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHFS37A/240G) £74.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Predator 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (HX324C11T2K2/8) £71.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £66.98
1 x Seasonic M12II-520 EVO 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £61.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Custom Raijintek Triton Cooler £59.99
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Blue Berry Coolant 1L £14.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom Mini-ITX Cube Case - Arctic White £48.95
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050014-WW) £25
1 x BitFenix Spectre PRO 200mm blue LED fan - white £15.95
Total : £1,120.21 (includes shipping : £17.85).

 
 
I only saw the deal today hence why I was in a hurry to ask if everything I wanted will fit in. I'm going to go ahead with the case order (it'll have a few weeks of modding first) before I buy the gear to go in.

Gigabyte was my first choice for motherboard, but the Asrock is blue. At least the Avexir RAM has blue LEDs, this will make up for it.
 
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