ATX to ITX

[Tasuma]

Hey all! I'm currently running an i5-3570k with a z75 motherboard. I want to downsize to a m-itx form factor. Issue is there aren't too many 1155 mitx boards to pick from. So I'm thinking about making the change to 1150/1151 socket. For gaming and general productivity would it be better to get a non-k chip and non-z board? I'm just running an r9 380 at this point anyways. I wouldn't want to do too high of an OC if I did get a K simply because of the form factor. Much love!

[TheRandomness]

You are still capable of doing *very* high overclocks on ITX (Not about the board too much, but about the cooler and the chip itself) some games benefit slightly from an overclock.

[DarrenP]

Hey all! I'm currently running an i5-3570k with a z75 motherboard. I want to downsize to a m-itx form factor. Issue is there aren't too many 1155 mitx boards to pick from. So I'm thinking about making the change to 1150/1151 socket. For gaming and general productivity would it be better to get a non-k chip and non-z board? I'm just running an r9 380 at this point anyways. I wouldn't want to do too high of an OC if I did get a K simply because of the form factor. Much love!

If you don't have the intentions to overclock. Just grab a decent H97/H170 board with a I5-6600, and you'll be set. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

If you were to get a new rig, what would be your budget and what parts would you reuse?

[Tasuma]

You are still capable of doing *very* high overclocks on ITX (Not about the board too much, but about the cooler and the chip itself) some games benefit slightly from an overclock.

 

There is one M-itx z77 board I could get which is $200 or so. If I stick with my i5 that is what I would prob get.

[Tasuma]

If you were to get a new rig, what would be your budget and what parts would you reuse?

 

I'd reuse my psu, storage, and gpu. Ram if I stuck with ddr3 and that would be it. Budget wise I'd like to keep things under $800. 

[Curufinwe_wins]

If you don't have the intentions to overclock. Just grab a decent H97/H170 board with a I5-6600, and you'll be set. 

6400 would be more cost effective.

[DarrenP]

6400 would be more cost effective.

I wasn't sure if the lower end I5's had been released yet. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

I'd reuse my psu, storage, and gpu. Ram if I stuck with ddr3 and that would be it. Budget wise I'd like to keep things under $800. 

 

Can you just list your current specs for us?

[Tasuma]

6400 would be more cost effective.

 

That only has a clock of 2.7. Would that be enough for current gen games?

[Tasuma]

Can you just list your current specs for us?

 

i5-3570k

8gb ddr3

750w psu

120gb ssd, 320gb wd blue, 500gb seagate

r9 380

[Curufinwe_wins]

I assumed you wanted 16 GB ram but if not subtract about 40 dollars from total. Personally I would either stay where you are or move to haswell instead, because the price difference is huge and the performance difference is not.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Directron) 

Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/DL Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($88.99 @ Adorama) 

Total: $371.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-07 10:59 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $233.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-07 10:59 EDT-0400

[Curufinwe_wins]

I wasn't sure if the lower end I5's had been released yet. 

They have. The i3's not so much.

 

That only has a clock of 2.7. Would that be enough for current gen games?

Turbo's to 3.3 and even with h170 you can now overclock base clock to make up the difference without causing issues. (you can't change multiplier, but that doesn't matter much. You should be able to hit 3.7-3.9 on stock cooler since its the same chip as the i5-6600 which turbo's up to 3.9)

[Tasuma]

 

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8gb is plenty for me. I like the 2nd option. Thanks for the help!!

[JoaoPRSousa]

i5-3570k

8gb ddr3

750w psu

120gb ssd, 320gb wd blue, 500gb seagate

r9 380

 

This is what I'd get, reusing the PSU, GPU, HDDs and SSD.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.95 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $711.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-07 11:07 EDT-0400

 

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