Gaming and Editing M-ITX Build

[niofalpha]

So I was planning on selling my current build, to get a smaller form factor PC that can still play games great, and is good at editing videos in the Adobe Suite.

 

US, no where near a Microcenter budget is 1000$ (Will go to 1100 if necessary) USD, no monitors, peripherals, or OS needed .

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Apotop 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF Stacker 915F Mini ITX Tower Case
Total: $925.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 11:06 EDT-0400

 

I was curious if I could get away with a cheaper PSU that's still reliable, 80+ Gold, and Semi Modular +.

 

I also need a recommendation for a case. I like the Corsair 380T allot! But it's expensive. 

[Guest Kloaked]

Do you care about case looks being "edgy"? I think some of Corsair's cases are overpriced compared to other offerings, like Fractal, Phanteks or even Bitfenix; the 380t being no exception to this.

 

Do you have a brand preference for PSU's? Seasonic has some good 80+ Gold Modular PSU's.

[niofalpha]

Do you care about case looks being "edgy"? I think some of Corsair's cases are overpriced compared to other offerings, like Fractal, Phanteks or even Bitfenix; the 380t being no exception to this.

 

Do you have a brand preference for PSU's? Seasonic has some good 80+ Gold Modular PSU's.

As for cases, id'e prefer it to just look nice, and have great build quality. I was looking into a few Bitfenix cases before.

As for PSU's I prefer corsair, but I really don't mind.

[Guest Kloaked]

As for cases, id'e prefer it to just look nice, and have great build quality. I was looking into a few Bitfenix cases before.

As for PSU's I prefer corsair, but I really don't mind.

 

But what do you mean by "look nice"? It's subjective for the most part. Is the 380t's aesthetic something you want, or do you want something more minimal like a Fractal Node?

 

I'd personally try to get a Seasonic PSU, since I've used a couple of them in builds before and can attest to them.

[Laputacake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK ZELOS 41.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($15.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung Spinpoint M9T 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($103.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1084.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-18 11:16 EDT-0400

[niofalpha]

But what do you mean by "look nice"? It's subjective for the most part. Is the 380t's aesthetic something you want, or do you want something more minimal like a Fractal Node?

 

I'd personally try to get a Seasonic PSU, since I've used a couple of them in builds before and can attest to them.

By "Looks Nice" I mean clean, and curvy. I was looking at the BitFenix prodigy, and I like that one. Bit too expensive tho, trying to stick to sub 50$ for the case. 

The node is just too plain IMO.

 

Don't most Corsair PSU's use Seasonic OEM's? Because the CS550M (Good score on Johnyguru) Looks to be an appealing PSU for the price, and the cheapest Seasonic PSU that meets my requirements is higher priced than this by at least 20$

[AliveGhost13]

XFX PSUs are made by seasonic and can be found cheaper than the CS 550M There's a 550W bronze unit on pcpartpicker for a bargain atm

Not many corsair PSUs use seasonic anymore, only the AX non-i