mini itx Mini ITX build plans!

[lightfire]

Hello there,

Since my last post, I'm 1 step closer to ordering the parts for my new pc. I'd love to have your opinion before ordering everything.

 

Budget and location:

Around €1000 ($1100), I'm located in Belgium, but the prices I got here are from The Netherlands (free shipping anyways).

 

Purpose:

This will be my all purpose pc. Meaning it will be used for common tasks like web browsing, watching videos, mail, etc.

But I will also be using it to play some games. I don't really play all the newest high demanding games, but I would like to be able to play games GTA V, World of Tanks (max settings), minecraft with shaders, etc.

I also do some slight photoshopping, but nothing too fancy there.

This pc might move homes from time to time, which is why my motherboard must have wifi.

 

Build parts:

• Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (€83)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI (€230)
• CPU: AMD ryzen 5 3600 (€195)
• GPU: Gigabyte gtx 1660 SUPER GAMING OC (€260)
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb 3600MHz (€90)
• PSU: Corsair RM650 (€88)
• Boot drive: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro NVME 512GB M.2 SSD (€84)
• Extra drive: Crucial BX500 480GB SATA SSD (I have that one in my old laptop right now, so I'll carry that one over)
• Extra case fans: 2x 120mm be quiet! Silent Wings 2 120mm (2x €11)

 

Explanation for some of the parts:

I chose to go with an x570 motherboard because of 2 reasons: future upgradability (and overclocking) and WIFI (not that many wifi mini ITX B450 mobo's with wifi available in Belgium).

The case has 1 fan included (120mm) which will be mounted at the back (exhaust), the 2 be quiet! fans will be mounted at the front (intake). I think they should still fit with the full size gpu.

I have a copy of windows on the Crucial SSD, which I will clone on to the ADATA M.2 SSD. The crucial SSD will then be used for general storage and less used programs.

I think the stock cpu cooler should do the job for now. It will probably be the first thing I'll upgrade when I start overclocking though.

 

What do you think? I'm still a bit concerned if the 3600Mhz ram will be able to run at full speed? Are there some obvious conflicts or problems with my build?

[boggy77]

I recommend going with this case and psu instead and a aio for the cpu. Otherwise, it's a good build. Ryzen is a bit picky with ram and you might need to fiddle with it a bit, but hopefully it will just work by enabling xmp and nothing else.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€199.00 @ Azerty
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	€53.89 @ Azerty
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	€233.95 @ Azerty
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€93.85 @ Megekko
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€87.79 @ Azerty
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB OC Video Card	€253.95 @ Azerty
Case	Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case	€52.95 @ CD-ROM-LAND
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	€75.99 @ Azerty
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1051.37
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-20 11:06 CET+0100

 

[lightfire]

3 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

I recommend going with this case and psu instead and a aio for the cpu. Otherwise, it's a good build. Ryzen is a bit picky with ram and you might need to fiddle with it a bit, but hopefully it will just work by enabling xmp and nothing else.

Hey, thank you for your answer! Any particular reason why you think I should go with this case instead? (I really like the look of the enthoo evolv, which is a major factor for me, I like a clean case :D) I've also seen some pretty terrible reviews about that AiO saying the included fan is pretty loud. I don't know if you've seen my edit in the post, but I added a statement to where I think the stock cooler should do fine, but my first upgrade will be a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 when I start overclocking.

[boggy77]

17 minutes ago, lightfire said:

Hey, thank you for your answer! Any particular reason why you think I should go with this case instead? (I really like the look of the enthoo evolv, which is a major factor for me, I like a clean case :D) I've also seen some pretty terrible reviews about that AiO saying the included fan is pretty loud. I don't know if you've seen my edit in the post, but I added a statement to where I think the stock cooler should do fine, but my first upgrade will be a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 when I start overclocking.

it's just better for airflow to have a mesh front, not a solid one. maybe you can find a case similar to the one you like, but with a mesh front. and yes, you don't need an aio. i just picked one because the stock cooler doesn't fit in the case I chose.

[VEXICUS]

19 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

it's just better for airflow to have a mesh front, not a solid one. maybe you can find a case similar to the one you like, but with a mesh front. and yes, you don't need an aio. i just picked one because the stock cooler doesn't fit in the case I chose.

Stock cooler fits just fine in that case....

[lightfire]

49 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

it's just better for airflow to have a mesh front, not a solid one. maybe you can find a case similar to the one you like, but with a mesh front. and yes, you don't need an aio. i just picked one because the stock cooler doesn't fit in the case I chose.

Ah yea I see, that's why I opted for the double intake fans at the front, to keep the pressure up. I'll have a look at AiO's for future cooling options, but I'd rather stay with the stock one for now. It's my first computer build, so I wanna take it 1 step at a time.  Thank you for the feedback though!