Portable mini itx PC build

[Prof. Lucifer]

So I live in China and I want to build a pc that is small and portable so I can bring it to my friends home to game if I wanted to.

 

My budget for the PC itself not including the monitor is 10,000 RMB which is around $1,400, but I'm pretty sure I don't need to spend anywhere near that much, I came up with this but I think this list can be improved 

 

P.s. (In China, am rx590 costs less than $200 so that's why I'm going with it)

 

I play rainbow six:siege 

 

If you want to see where I'm going to buy this from, I'm buying from jd.com

 

Edit: the link didn't include the PSU

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$128.78 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$67.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$95.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 590 8 GB NITRO+ SE Video Card	$300.36 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$139.00 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM 55.44 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM 55.44 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.95 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus MG248QR 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$279.00 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1354.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-22 20:21 EST-0500

I China this would cost around $1350

[Fasauceome]

pretty solid overall, and you could save some cash by buying an RX 580 and overclock it yourself, since an RX 590 is just a 580 with higher clock speeds.

[Prof. Lucifer]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

pretty solid overall, and you could save some cash by buying an RX 580 and overclock it yourself, since an RX 590 is just a 580 with higher clock speeds.

Do you think there will be thermal limitations that will prevent me from overclocking in the node 202? Because I've never done overclocking before but I'm pretty sure it's perfectly safe to try.

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Prof. Lucifer said:

Do you think there will be thermal limitations that will prevent me from overclocking in the node 202? Because I've never done overclocking before but I'm pretty sure it's perfectly safe to try.

nothing drastic, I wouldn't expect it to struggle much to reach a reasonable clock bump.

 

Although, if the RX 590 you're after is barely more expensive than a decent RX 580, you might as well get the 590.

[Prof. Lucifer]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

nothing drastic, I wouldn't expect it to struggle much to reach a reasonable clock bump.

 

Although, if the RX 590 you're after is barely more expensive than a decent RX 580, you might as well get the 590.

Well in China the rx590 is around $30-40 dollars more than the rx580, so do you think it's worth it to get an rx580?

 

Also, if you think the rx580 is better, what model would you recommend?

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Prof. Lucifer said:

Well in China the rx590 is around $30-40 dollars more than the rx580, so do you think it's worth it to get an rx580?

 

Also, if you think the rx580 is better, what model would you recommend?

for only $30 more it's a decent deal then.

 

For AIB models, avoid the low end MSI models, but everything else is fairly decent. If a sapphire pulse is inexpensive for you, that's a great choice.

[Prof. Lucifer]

5 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

for only $30 more it's a decent deal then.

 

For AIB models, avoid the low end MSI models, but everything else is fairly decent. If a sapphire pulse is inexpensive for you, that's a great choice.

The sapphire pulse 580 is $40 cheaper than the nitro+ 590, also r6 is a relatively easy to run game and I don't want to play max settings so do you think I should go with the rx580, or should I go with something even lower?

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Prof. Lucifer said:

The sapphire pulse 580 is $40 cheaper than the nitro+ 590, also r6 is a relatively easy to run game and I don't want to play max settings so do you think I should go with the rx580, or should I go with something even lower?

for 1080p 60fps high/max, the Pulse 580 would do a great job. What games do you play?

[Prof. Lucifer]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

for 1080p 60fps high/max, the Pulse 580 would do a great job. What games do you play?

I play r6, so 1080p 144hz on medium settings (which I like more than high/ultra settings) should be easy for an rx580.

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Prof. Lucifer said:

I play r6, so 1080p 144hz on medium settings (which I like more than high/ultra settings) should be easy for an rx580.

My roommate ran R6S on an RX 580, was usually able to get above 120fps pretty consistently on medium

 

[Prof. Lucifer]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

My roommate ran R6S on an RX 580, was usually able to get above 120fps pretty consistently on medium

 

I checked benchmarks for the rx590, and the 590 was able to run around 200fps on high for r6 so I think the rx580 should consistently hit really high frames, so do you think I can drop down even more to and rx570?

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Prof. Lucifer said:

I checked benchmarks for the rx590, and the 590 was able to run around 200fps on high for r6 so I think the rx580 should consistently hit really high frames, so do you think I can drop down even more to and rx570?

He also ran a Ryzen 5 2600 so that affected the framerate too. I bet the RX 580 paired with your Ryzen 5 3600 would do very well.

 

For online benchmarks, be very wary of the videos that only feature gameplay and don't have a person holding up the card, a lot of those are fake.

[Prof. Lucifer]

4 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

He also ran a Ryzen 5 2600 so that affected the framerate too. I bet the RX 580 paired with your Ryzen 5 3600 would do very well.

 

For online benchmarks, be very wary of the videos that only feature gameplay and don't have a person holding up the card, a lot of those are fake.

I got benchmarks with this

https://www.pcmag.com/compare/367099/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1660-vs-amd-radeon-rx-590-which-mainstr

But I think r6 is CPU heavy so the benchmarks might not be translatable onto the r5 3600.

 

[amdorintel]

@Fasauceome

 

the 3600 is double the price of 2600, $200 vs $100, is it really any better if you oc 2600?

6 core 12 thread for the 2600 @ 3.4ghz

 

that extra $100 can go a long way in a build

[Prof. Lucifer]

16 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

@Fasauceome

 

the 3600 is double the price of 2600, $200 vs $100, is it really any better if you oc 2600?

6 core 12 thread for the 2600 @ 3.4ghz

 

that extra $100 can go a long way in a build

Well the node202 has thermal limitations so I doing you can get a 18% oc to match the performance of a 3600, also, the 3600 can probably also be oc'd.

[Prof. Lucifer]

18 minutes ago, amdorintel said:

@Fasauceome

 

the 3600 is double the price of 2600, $200 vs $100, is it really any better if you oc 2600?

6 core 12 thread for the 2600 @ 3.4ghz

 

that extra $100 can go a long way in a build

Well the node202 has thermal limitations so I doing you can get a 18% oc to match the performance of a 3600, also, the 3600 can probably also be oc'd.

[amdorintel]

yeah plus an argument can be made for "future proofing" when getting the 3600

 

[Man]

4 hours ago, Prof. Lucifer said:

So I live in China and I want to build a pc that is small and portable so I can bring it to my friends home to game if I wanted to.

 

My budget for the PC itself not including the monitor is 10,000 RMB which is around $1,400, but I'm pretty sure I don't need to spend anywhere near that much, I came up with this but I think this list can be improved 

 

P.s. (In China, am rx590 costs less than $200 so that's why I'm going with it)

 

I play rainbow six:siege 

 

If you want to see where I'm going to buy this from, I'm buying from jd.com

 

Edit: the link didn't include the PSU

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler	$39.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$128.78 @ SuperBiiz
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$67.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$95.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 590 8 GB NITRO+ SE Video Card	$300.36 @ Amazon
Case	Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair SF 600 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$139.00 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM 55.44 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.95 @ Amazon
Case Fan	Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM 55.44 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.95 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus MG248QR 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$279.00 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1354.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-22 20:21 EST-0500

I China this would cost around $1350

Well, about the only problem I see with this list is the GPU. 

 

RX590's real world power consumption is well over 200W, according to Guru3D, and I don't think it'd a bright idea to shove that hot mess into a mini-ITX:

 

 

If I was you, I'd look into ~120W GPUs. GTX 1660Ti comes to mind. 

 

Undervolting, paired with underclocking is another valid option.

[Prof. Lucifer]

8 minutes ago, Man said:

Well, about the only problem I see with this list is the GPU. 

 

RX590's real world power consumption is well over 200W, according to Guru3D, and I don't think it'd a bright idea to shove that hot mess into a mini-ITX:

 

 

If I was you, I'd look into ~120W GPUs. GTX 1660Ti comes to mind. 

 

Undervolting, paired with underclocking is another valid option.

The thing is, in China, the 1660ti is around $100 more than the rx590.

 

The only GPU with similar pricing to the rx590 here in China is the 1650

[Prof. Lucifer]

How do I keep on double submitting lmao

 

This was a 2nd submit

[Man]

1 hour ago, Prof. Lucifer said:

The thing is, in China, the 1660ti is around $100 more than the rx590.

 

The only GPU with similar pricing to the rx590 here in China is the 1650

You should go with the RX570 then. It isn't that much behind the RX 590: 

 

 

The RX590 has some SERIOUS overheating issues, even while inside a full tower casing with more than adequate airflow. Shoving that GPU inside a tiny little ITX would be a HUGE mistake, and I feel confident to say that you'll likely end-up regretting your decision.  

 

Here, a person's RX590 is overheating, despite running inside a full tower casing (Corsair 460X) with no less than SIX fans (3 intake, 3 exhaust @ 120mm): 

 

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/xfx-radeon-rx-590-fatboy-overheating.3494930/

 

You get what you pay for, laddie. 

[Fasauceome]

9 hours ago, amdorintel said:

@Fasauceome

 

the 3600 is double the price of 2600, $200 vs $100, is it really any better if you oc 2600?

6 core 12 thread for the 2600 @ 3.4ghz

 

that extra $100 can go a long way in a build

For high refresh rate it does make a sizeable difference.

[amdorintel]

i just saw that the 2600 is now $115 so it raised a tiny bit

when dumping a g note or more into a system then theres no reason not to go with the 3600 or X  because over all $100 difference is fuckall and the components you want to dump money into are the mobo and cpu cuz you can always skimp on a free or cheap case, and cheap ram