What are your Thoughts With This Cute Beast?

[RayBalls]

Hey Guys!

Can you Share your thoughts about this Build?

I Just Wanted a Very Small Gaming/Editing PC 

Because I Often Travel to Different States every once in a while

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($464.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.94 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($259.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $1825.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 08:18 EDT-0400

[wtfxmitchell]

i read breast instead of beast....

[Askew]

Paste the BBCode version to have it all combatible with this forum.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($464.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer  ($19.94 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1481.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 08:16 EDT-0400

[Msxander99]

Real good pc, But because its so tiny i would recommend some noctua fans to strap this thing with http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=42&lng=en

[DIV1D3]

Looks pretty damn decent, though have you considered changing the CPU and GPU out??

You'd be able to get a 4790K for just a bit more and a 290 for at least a small portion less. 

[RayBalls]

Real good pc, But because its so tiny i would recommend some noctua fans to strap this thing with http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=42&lng=en

Definitely

I Plan on Buying 3

NF-F12s one for the Front and

Two for the Rads For Exhaust

[mapegl]

I can only contribute my thoughts on the case. Love it.

also if you look at my gallery you can find some ideas on how to build.

components are super powerful. I like the 290, but that is personal preference.

[RayBalls]

Looks pretty damn decent, though have you considered changing the CPU and GPU out??

You'd be able to get a 4790K for just a bit more and a 290 for at least a small portion less

Nahh I'll just Wait for Broadwell XDD

I Wanted To Get The r9 290 Tri-x But It wouldn't fit Comfortably

and I went with this just cause for G-sync

[RayBalls]

I can only contribute my thoughts on the case. Love it.

also if you look at my gallery you can find some ideas on how to build.

components are super powerful. I like the 290, but that is personal preference.

As Much as I Wanted the Tri-x Cooler in it :l

[DIV1D3]

Nahh I'll just Wait for Broadwell XDD

I Wanted To Get The r9 290 Tri-x But It wouldn't fit Comfortably

and I went with this just cause for G-sync

So no 4770K???? Broadwell won't be out any time soon, at least another 5 months. And AMD has their own FreeSync, which is fairly identical to nVidia's G-Sync. 

[RayBalls]

So no 4770K???? Broadwell won't be out any time soon, at least another 5 months. And AMD has their own FreeSync, which is fairly identical to nVidia's G-Sync. 

4770K's Just a Temporary CPU

Really? Never Knew That Before I'll Look Into That Thanks!

[RayBalls]

i read breast instead of beast....

Almost Typed Breast instead of beast

Good thing i double-checked 

But One Question, Can you put 2 120mm Fans for intake at the front for the 350D?

[wtfxmitchell]

Almost Typed Breast instead of beast

Good thing i double-checked 

But One Question, Can you put 2 120mm Fans for intake at the front for the 350D?

yes, even 2x140mm

[RayBalls]

yes, even 2x140mm

Thanks

[Guest]

What about getting a stock cooler? That is better for an itx build so the gpu doesn't blow heat all over your components.

Looks pretty damn decent, though have you considered changing the CPU and GPU out??

You'd be able to get a 4790K for just a bit more and a 290 for at least a small portion less.

i wouldn't recommend Hawaii cards in an itx build

[RayBalls]

What about getting a stock cooler? That is better for an itx build so the gpu doesn't blow heat all over your components.

i wouldn't recommend Hawaii cards in an itx build

Stock Cooler For the R9 290? No Thanks

I'm Watercooling the CPU

and I'm going to buy two 80mm fans as exhaust 

[mapegl]

Stock Cooler For the R9 290? No Thanks

I'm Watercooling the CPU

and I'm going to buy two 80mm fans as exhaust 

 

I know you found my gallery already, but for all the others.

290 open-air in the 250D? Check!

Temps still under 80°C? Check!

[RayBalls]

 

 

 

I know you found my gallery already, but for all the others.

290 open-air in the 250D? Check!

Temps still under 80°C? Check!

 

HAHA you know I Did and I enjoyed it

How'd you fit it in there?

Teach me!!! XDDD

[mapegl]

HAHA you know I Did and I enjoyed it

How'd you fit it in there?

Teach me!!! XDDD

I think I have talked about this at least three times on this forum. Almost time to make a video about this! ;-)

-> look at your pm, I would be glad to help some more if necessary!

[Guest]

Stock Cooler For the R9 290? No Thanks

I'm Watercooling the CPU

and I'm going to buy two 80mm fans as exhaust

i meant the 780

[RayBalls]

i meant the 780

ah, Sorry about the Miscommunication 

I'm just gonna fit a Tri-x cooler in there

Hawaii GPUs are Hot as megan fox but

The Tri-x cooler will solve it

I'm also configuring the Rad fans to pull hot air out the right side

I might also buy 2 80mm noctua fans as exhaust ontop of the IO ports

in order to exhaust remaining air

Front Fan as Intake to blow air near to the Drives

[DIV1D3]

4770K's Just a Temporary CPU

Really? Never Knew That Before I'll Look Into That Thanks!

4770K as a temporary CPU , seems a bi rich for just half a year of use, do you really need to be doing any video editing/encoding? If not maybe you could get the G3258, you could still use the H100i and OC it as much as you like and then get a 5770K/5790K (or something similar), which would greatly decrease the amount of the build. 

 

What about getting a stock cooler? That is better for an itx build so the gpu doesn't blow heat all over your components.

i wouldn't recommend Hawaii cards in an itx build

Should be fine, if you put a Vapor-X/Tri-X 290 in there it should keep at reasonable temps. 

 

ah, Sorry about the Miscommunication 

I'm just gonna fit a Tri-x cooler in there

Hawaii GPUs are Hot as megan fox but

The Tri-x cooler will solve it

I'm also configuring the Rad fans to pull hot air out the right side

I might also buy 2 80mm noctua fans as exhaust ontop of the IO ports

in order to exhaust remaining air

Front Fan as Intake to blow air near to the Drives

I have no idea if that's a good fan config (I have no knowledge about the 250D) but it seems like you'll have a fair amount of them, though just keep in mind to have a decent amount of airflow if you're going to have 2x80mm fans as exhaust on the top and the H100i with 2x120mm aslo as exhaust on the side. 

[RayBalls]

 

4770K as a temporary CPU , seems a bi rich for just half a year of use, do you really need to be doing any video editing/encoding? If not maybe you could get the G3258, you could still use the H100i and OC it as much as you like and then get a 5770K/5790K (or something similar), which would greatly decrease the amount of the build. 

 

Should be fine, if you put a Vapor-X/Tri-X 290 in there it should keep at reasonable temps. 

 

I have no idea if that's a good fan config (I have no knowledge about the 250D) but it seems like you'll have a fair amount of them, though just keep in mind to have a decent amount of airflow if you're going to have 2x80mm fans as exhaust on the top and the H100i with 2x120mm aslo as exhaust on the side. 

 

Lolcats, Yes I'm Doing a lot of editing

And Once Broadwell arrives I'll be building my sister's Editing PC

using the 4770K and then replace mine with a broadwell CPU If It's deserving of my Money

 

I'm Actually Having Debating Which Case to Choose

I'm Looking for a Compact Case  that has Decent Airflow

and Has Enough Clearance to house a MITX 

moBo and a Tri-x cooler without any problem

[mapegl]

Lolcats, Yes I'm Doing a lot of editing

And Once Broadwell arrives I'll be building my sister's Editing PC

using the 4770K and then replace mine with a broadwell CPU If It's deserving of my Money

 

I'm Actually Having Debating Which Case to Choose

I'm Looking for a Compact Case  that has Decent Airflow

and Has Enough Clearance to house a MITX 

moBo and a Tri-x cooler without any problem

There are no big issues when installing the TriX cooler card. Nothing will break. Just be careful, that's all.

I am actually really thinking about videotaping like an installation guide or something like that for the 250D with the TriX cooler. ;-) Just so people see how easy it is.

 

Also concerning airflow. Less is sometimes more. If you have air blowing in from two sides and going out two sides the streams will interfere with each other. it is better to have one direction of airflow.

Front to back, or side to side. It is not really about putting a million fans in your case, but positioning them right.

My front 140 is spinning on really low rpm, and just bringing a little bit of air, but mostly my airflow goes left to right.

[RayBalls]

There are no big issues when installing the TriX cooler card. Nothing will break. Just be careful, that's all.

I am actually really thinking about videotaping like an installation guide or something like that for the 250D with the TriX cooler. ;-) Just so people see how easy it is.

 

Also concerning airflow. Less is sometimes more. If you have air blowing in from two sides and going out two sides the streams will interfere with each other. it is better to have one direction of airflow.

Front to back, or side to side. It is not really about putting a million fans in your case, but positioning them right.

My front 140 is spinning on really low rpm, and just bringing a little bit of air, but mostly my airflow goes left to right.

Please? It would be awesome if you were to make a video about it Thanks!!