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Wanting to build an ITX machine that works like a barebones PC.

 

My dad mainly uses word processing and a little bit of powerpoint for work (along with web browsing), and works both from home and from office, about half the week in each location. He wants a small light PC he can take with him between locations.

A laptop has been considered, but he would never use the peripheries that are built-in, and wants to customize it later.

Needs an Optical drive too

 

This is what i have so far:

Corsair 250D or Bitfenix Prodigy
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Slim_-_Micro_-_Mini_ATX_-_ITX/53521-CC250D

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Slim_-_Micro_-_Mini_ATX_-_ITX/51686-PHENOM-WH-MINI

 

Corsair VS450W PSU
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power_Supplies/ATX/48556-CMPSU-VS450

 

Intel i3 4130

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/CPU/Intel_Socket_1150/51370-BX80646I34130

 

ASUS H87I-PLUS mobo

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1150/49970-H87I-PLUS

 

2GB Corsair RAM (nothing too special)

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Memory/DDR3/35757-VS2GB1333D3

 

Seagate Barracuda 500GB

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Hard_Drives_&_SSDs/SATA_3.5%22_Drives/42352-ST500DM002

 

Samsung Optical Drive

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Optical_Drives_&_Media/DVD_Writer/53227-SH-224DB_BSBE

Comes out to under $600

Like i said, nothing too fancy. Doesn't need to be too powered.

 

If anyone can think of a better component to use (remember: has to ship to Australia) I'd love to hear it =)

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You can prolly go with alot smaller case, and you are overshooting your power requirement by about 300w.

 EDIT: Found a decently okay case with about all the power you will be needing. http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Slim_-_Micro_-_Mini_ATX_-_ITX/43998-ISK300-150

EDIT EDIT: If he wants something really small (like about or the same size as an xbox360s) then there is this case http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Slim_-_Micro_-_Mini_ATX_-_ITX/44229-ISK110-VESA although it is cutting it a bit close on the power and he would need to get an external dvd player (which isnt that bad IMO)

EDIT EDIT EDIT: Also since I since it doesnt look like your system is very demanding you could prolly stand to go with a cheaper motherboard as well http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1150/50312-B85M-ITX

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600$ is waaay too much for word, You can game at 700$ so, go with amd apu.

EDIT: You should look into intel NUC. Intel NUC looks best for your purposes.

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How about getting an Intel NUC or a Gigabyte Brix and then if the optical drive is really needed, he could get an external one. Those things are truly small and I do believe are the next units of computing (if phones don't become our processing station)

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The Prodigy is laughably huge, the 250D is still big for something that will be toted around but it's a better choice size wise.

 

You guys don't have much in the way of small cases over there it seems but I've put this together, I even used the Aus. PC Part Picker. It's got a bigger HDD and a better PSU and it's under your $600 build. You could add more storage if need be or maybe even squeeze in an i5 or something.

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2GEyI

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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The Prodigy is laughably huge, the 250D is still big for something that will be toted around but it's a better choice size wise.

 

You guys don't have much in the way of small cases over there it seems but I've put this together, I even used the Aus. PC Part Picker. It's got a bigger HDD and a better PSU and it's under your $600 build. You could add more storage if need be or maybe even squeeze in an i5 or something.

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2GEyI

500w?

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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500w?

Cheapest one that was a Seasonic, Silverstone, or Corsair PSU

-The Bellerophon- Obsidian 550D-i5-3570k@4.5Ghz -Asus Sabertooth Z77-16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866Mhz-x2 EVGA GTX 760 Dual FTW 4GB-Creative Sound Blaster XF-i Titanium-OCZ Vertex Plus 120GB-Seagate Barracuda 2TB- https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/60154-the-not-really-a-build-log-build-log/ Twofold http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/121043-twofold-a-dual-itx-system/ How great is EVGA? http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/110662-evga-how-great-are-they/#entry1478299

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Wanting to build an ITX machine that works like a barebones PC.

 

My dad mainly uses word processing and a little bit of powerpoint for work (along with web browsing), and works both from home and from office, about half the week in each location. He wants a small light PC he can take with him between locations.

A laptop has been considered, but he would never use the peripheries that are built-in, and wants to customize it later.

Needs an Optical drive too

 

This is what i have so far:

Corsair 250D or Bitfenix Prodigy

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Slim_-_Micro_-_Mini_ATX_-_ITX/53521-CC250D

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Cases/Slim_-_Micro_-_Mini_ATX_-_ITX/51686-PHENOM-WH-MINI

 

Corsair VS450W PSU

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power_Supplies/ATX/48556-CMPSU-VS450

 

Intel i3 4130

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/CPU/Intel_Socket_1150/51370-BX80646I34130

 

ASUS H87I-PLUS mobo

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1150/49970-H87I-PLUS

 

2GB Corsair RAM (nothing too special)

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Memory/DDR3/35757-VS2GB1333D3

 

Seagate Barracuda 500GB

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Hard_Drives_&_SSDs/SATA_3.5%22_Drives/42352-ST500DM002

 

Samsung Optical Drive

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Optical_Drives_&_Media/DVD_Writer/53227-SH-224DB_BSBE

Comes out to under $600

Like i said, nothing too fancy. Doesn't need to be too powered.

 

If anyone can think of a better component to use (remember: has to ship to Australia) I'd love to hear it =)

Maybe go for a nice amd a6 build, you will spend even less, and it is just good for tasks above, everything else is good :D

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Are you limited to scorptec or are you open to other Australian shops?

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