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Mini Might (Smallest Editing/Gaming rig up to date)

Daniel91
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Seeing Gigabyte's latest GPU the mini ITX GTX 970 has inspired me to think of the smallest build that can take on a full sized Editing/Gaming rig like my own, so if intrested please go ahead try to make the build.

 

Case: Lianli PC-TU100B

CPU: Intel i7 4790K

CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Seidon 120XL Liquidcooling

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus-VII-Impact

Ram: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 Mini ITX

PSU: Seasonic 550W G-550

 

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Silverstone AP121 Air Penetrator 12cm Fan (for front push and pull with radiator)

Silverstone AP121 Air Penetrator 12cm Fan (Exhust)

 

Note: I tried out my friend's EK ASUS Maximus-VI-Impact custom water block it won't fit the VII

 

Have fun trying out the build

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What's this thread for exactly? if you're posting your build it should be at the build log.

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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What's this thread for exactly? if you're posting your build it should be at the build log.

nor exactly a build log, I posted this build if someone is intrested in building a tiny ROG build  this is something I whipped up at my friend's work shop

 

seeing he was going to replace the mitx MSI  GTX 760 and his asus Z87I-pro

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This is pretty easy  since I already had an ITX build with this card in mind. I need to fix the price of the case though. It is 140 pounds shipped to the US so the price is actually more like $220. The reason I opted for the Plus model is due to the m.2 being better integrated with the plus. It sits on the back side of the motherboard and can use eithe 2260 or 2280 cards. The Impact has some interference issues when trying to use the m.2.

 

 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($155.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($372.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Mwave) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Mwave) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Mwave) 
Other: WD My Cloud EX4 Diskless ($349.99)
Other: Parvum Systems ITX case Black/white ($100.00)
Other: Alphacool 240mm Radiator ($60.00)
Other: Swiftech Apogee XL ($65.00)
Other: Silverstone SX-600G ($139.99)
Other: Gigabyte Mini-ITX GTX 970 ($329.99)
Other: XSPC Premium Acrylic Reservoir for Laing DDC ($34.95)
Other: Laing DDC-Pump 12V Ultra w/ Alphacool Acetal top - 18 Watt ($102.13)
Other: EK RAM monarch module ($32.40)
Other: EK Monarch X2 ($38.90)
Total: $2816.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 12:15 EDT-0400
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This is pretty easy  since I already had an ITX build with this card in mind. I need to fix the price of the case though. It is 140 pounds shipped to the US so the price is actually more like $220. The reason I opted for the Plus model is due to the m.2 being better integrated with the plus. It sits on the back side of the motherboard and can use eithe 2260 or 2280 cards. The Impact has some interference issues when trying to use the m.2.

 

 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($155.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($155.98 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($372.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Mwave) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Mwave) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-S12A PWM 120mm  Fan  ($19.99 @ Mwave) 
Other: WD My Cloud EX4 Diskless ($349.99)
Other: Parvum Systems ITX case Black/white ($100.00)
Other: Alphacool 240mm Radiator ($60.00)
Other: Swiftech Apogee XL ($65.00)
Other: Silverstone SX-600G ($139.99)
Other: Gigabyte Mini-ITX GTX 970 ($329.99)
Other: XSPC Premium Acrylic Reservoir for Laing DDC ($34.95)
Other: Laing DDC-Pump 12V Ultra w/ Alphacool Acetal top - 18 Watt ($102.13)
Other: EK RAM monarch module ($32.40)
Other: EK Monarch X2 ($38.90)
Total: $2816.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-24 12:15 EDT-0400

 

oh me likie

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You could also drop the NAS and associated drives. Then swap the cpu, ram, and mobo for an X99 mATX board, 5820k,and a 4x4 ram setup for about the same price. And throw in a 3TB drive as well.

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No need to settle for a GTX 970.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($419.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cubitek Mini Cube Silver Mini ITX Tower Case
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider 600W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-R8 PWM 31.4 CFM 80mm  Fan  ($15.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $1898.88
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 02:31 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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With that particular case I listed you have to use a mini GPU. This is how small we are talking on that parvum case:

 

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