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I'm making a mini itx build for taking around where I go, because I go... Well, I'd like you feedback I play games like Battlefield 4, World of Tanks, Farcry 4, War thunder, and google chrome games. I'm not sure if it's overkill or not, either way please gimme your feedback.

 


 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Mini-PCI-Express Wi-Fi Adapter  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: ASUS Maximus VII Impact ($219.99)
Other: Wifi antenna kit ($7.50)
Total: $1425.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Please provide feedback, I'm running out of ideas of how to improve on this so, if its good I guess okay, but if it's not then, :)

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Looks good to me.

If you want an SSD that will probably be more reliable, look at what Crucial has available.

 

Also, please  build your list on http://pcpartpicker.com

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Looks good to me.

If you want an SSD that will probably be more reliable, look at what Crucial has available.

 

Also, please  build your list on http://pcpartpicker.com

 

The 850 evo is a very reliable drive.

 

Looks good to me, though I'd go for the g1 gaming instead of the strix as it has better cooling. (Use @Lays tutorial on the g1 gaming to allow for 0RPM mode, making it by far the best 970 out there :P )

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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Heh, I already built it there... Here's the link! https://pcpartpicker.com/user/LionLinx/saved/#view=kTmKHx

Great! Can you edit it into your main post?

 

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[url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2m8KLk]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2m8KLk/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url]  ($189.99 @ Micro Center) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i]Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url]  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Thermal Compound:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g]Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste[/url]  ($6.55 @ Amazon) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d16gsr]G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url]  ($114.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url]  ($69.78 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url]  ($48.47 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card[/url]  ($313.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011061ww]Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case[/url]  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-ax860i]Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url]  ($215.98 @ Newegg) [b]Wireless Network Adapter:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-wireless-network-card-7260hmwwbr]Intel 7260 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Mini-PCI-Express Wi-Fi Adapter[/url]  ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Other:[/b] ASUS Maximus VII Impact ($219.99)[b]Other:[/b] Wifi antenna kit ($7.50)[b]Total:[/b] $1421.11[i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i][i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-03 13:10 EDT-0400[/i]

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Personally I think the EVGA Z97 Stinger is a better board. 

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I think the Motherboard and power supply are a little overkill, but everything else is great! Personally I love the look of the 380T but it's just too expensive for my next build. :( As others were saying adding an SSD would be great if you can fit it in. From the looks of it the Motherboard already has Wifi but I'm not sure.

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Yeah, I did go a little overkill on those, but I want to not worry about upgrading much in the future, I thought the Motherboard had wifi,too but it turns out it still needs antennas, so I just upgraded the wireless network adaptor while I was at it. Thanks for the feedback!

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The Asus impact comes with wireless

Also the PSU you choose is very overkill

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The power supply is overkill since you can't SLI on an iTX build, or can you? :lol:

So, you can save a few $ on the PSU, and spend them on something else, I dunno.

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Yeah, you can't SLI on itx, and wow, thank guys :) I should've joined long ago.

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Sounds fine. You could save some money if you got a cheaper PSU as i doubt the system can ever use 860W.

Also Why would you need a 1TB Hard Driver, Just get a larger SSD instead.

make sure the 970 can fit in the case, the 970 is very long.

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For gaming you could get away with only 8GB (4GB x2) and you wouldn't need a power supply over 600, that would future proof it enough, even if you want to add another GTX 970 in sli a 600W would be enough for that build tbh, maybe get a 750W if you are really worried, but nothing over that. Save your money :)

(The SSD is a good choice though! Very reliable, I have 2 running in raid 0 and works great.)

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What Motherboard would you recommend if I were to change it out?

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With ITX, you will find that you need MUCH less power than you do with an ATX system. Combine that with the efficiency of the Maxwell architecture in the 970, and a 500W PSU would provide plenty of power. The power supply recommendations for a GPU are based on the "worst-case scenario" - i.e. that the rest of your system will have lots of hard drives and an FX-9590 overclocked to 5GHz.

 

In my opinion, I would feel a little uneasy about having a liquid cooler in a system you plan on transporting a lot. I would personally feel more comfortable with a good air cooler, but I understand the purpose of using a liquid cooler in such a small form factor.

 

Good luck!

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860 watts is overkill.

MSI GT70 2OC- CPU: Intel i7 4700MQ @2.40GHz, Memory: 16GB DDR3, GPU: Nvidia GTX 770m, SSD: Adata SP600 256GB, HDD: HGST Travelstar 7k1000 1TB

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What Motherboard would you recommend if I were to change it out?

Motherboards don't influence performance so get cheapest good brand compatible MBO with all features you will need.

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I would go with the XFX XTR 550W, should be plenty of power. Doesn't look like 750w model will even fit since it's 170mm long and 380t has a PSU length restriction of 160mm.

 

16GB of RAM is overkill for gaming, 8GB should be fine.

 

If you don't mind the price, the Asus Impact is a great board, if you want something cheaper have a look at the Asus Z97I-Plus.

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I have the Maximus VII Impact and a 970 FTW+, a 500W 80+ Gold PSU is more than enough, but if you want a bit more power and to save some space in the case I suggest the 600W Silverstone SFX PSU. Also the Inpact board has wifi, so ditch the wifi card.

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