Working on a mini build!

[SirWendall]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($100.00)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $768.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 19:21 EST-0500

 

Haven't added cooling yet, but I'm doing this so I can travel with the PC easier

[Mira Yurizaki]

I would recommend a sub 15L case, like Silverstone's FTZ01, RVZ01, RVZ02, or Fractal's Node 202. I can easily fit a FTZ01 in a suit case with room to spare for a week's getaway. You can still fit a 12" GPU in there as well if you want to upgrade to something more beefy later. The only problem is it does limit your cooling options, so you can't overclock the CPU.

[kelvinhall05]

29 minutes ago, GamerMan said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($100.00)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  ($138.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $768.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-23 19:21 EST-0500

 

Haven't added cooling yet, but I'm doing this so I can travel with the PC easier

 

 

I would get a hard drive, smaller SSD, and a better GPU if it can all fit in the case you end up going with (totally agree with @M.Yurizaki about the case).

[SirWendall]

22 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I would recommend a sub 15L case, like Silverstone's FTZ01, RVZ01, RVZ02, or Fractal's Node 202. I can easily fit a FTZ01 in a suit case with room to spare for a week's getaway. You can still fit a 12" GPU in there as well if you want to upgrade to something more beefy later. The only problem is it does limit your cooling options, so you can't overclock the CPU.

I didn't look up that many cases. Are there mini cases with water cooling options? I'm not worried about GPU so much @kelvinhall05 I might go with a mini 1060. Just want nice 1080p gaming above 60fps Only reason I picked the 1050ti was cause of the price

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, GamerMan said:

I didn't look up that many cases. Are there mini cases with water cooling options? I'm not worried about GPU so much @kelvinhall05 I might go with a mini 1060. Just want nice 1080p gaming above 60fps Only reason I picked the 1050ti was cause of the price

When you get down to this size, your choices for water cooling basically go out the door. The only AIO is Corsair's H5 SF. You could possibly fit a H55 or similar on there but only on cases like the FTZ01 or RVZ01 since the others I mention don't even have fan mounts.

 

If you do go that route, do keep in mind it makes working on the computer annoyingly hard. You basically want to make sure you're not going to want to tinker with anything for a while.

[SirWendall]

18 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

When you get down to this size, your choices for water cooling basically go out the door. The only AIO is Corsair's H5 SF. You could possibly fit a H55 or similar on there but only on cases like the FTZ01 or RVZ01 since the others I mention don't even have fan mounts.

 

If you do go that route, do keep in mind it makes working on the computer annoyingly hard. You basically want to make sure you're not going to want to tinker with anything for a while.

That is true and I was considering the cons of that. What about for air coolers? I was looking into the noctua ones. Would those be enough to get a "baby" overclock out of them?

[Mira Yurizaki]

3 minutes ago, GamerMan said:

That is true and I was considering the cons of that. What about for air coolers? I was looking into the noctua ones. Would those be enough to get a "baby" overclock out of them?

The only one that will is the NH-L12, but you'll be looking at this (not mine, but I did try a NH-L12 and returned it because I couldn't deal with this)

[SirWendall]

@M.Yurizaki Oh my....

a non k CPU should push over 60fps though right? I mean I don't have to overclock the CPU. I'm open to options.

[Mira Yurizaki]

47 minutes ago, GamerMan said:

@M.Yurizaki Oh my....

a non k CPU should push over 60fps though right? I mean I don't have to overclock the CPU. I'm open to options.

Yeah, I run with a i7-6700. With the cooler I have, it stays at 3.9GHz just fine when I'm playing games. I did some benchmarks recently on my rig for a blog post:

 

[SirWendall]

56 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Yeah, I run with a i7-6700. With the cooler I have, it stays at 3.9GHz just fine when I'm playing games. I did some benchmarks recently on my rig for a blog post:

 

Nice post! I've had to fumble with settings of my own to get it to stop with the high usage

[kelvinhall05]

10 hours ago, GamerMan said:

I didn't look up that many cases. Are there mini cases with water cooling options? I'm not worried about GPU so much @kelvinhall05 I might go with a mini 1060. Just want nice 1080p gaming above 60fps Only reason I picked the 1050ti was cause of the price

 

Well if you picked the 1050 ti for the price, I would wait until an RX 470 goes on sale (you can buy one for around $150 with a MIR).