Mini-ITX/MATX Re-Build

[KingSeamusII]

Afternoon, 

 

I hope everyone is keeping safe. I've recently come out of hospital due to Covid-19 and suspect my recovery is likely to take a few months. I'm looking to get more into PC Gaming and therefore decided to create a build i can actually be proud of and enjoy looking it rather than an amalgamation of parts. 

 

Here is what i currently have: 

Ryzen 2700x 3.2 Ghz 

Team Group 16GB DDR4 3000MHZ - Will need replacing. Currently under RMA. 

Aorus X370 Gaming K5 

EVGA SuperNova 550w 80+ Gold Power Supply

Gigabyte GTX 2070 Windforce 8GB

Corsair MP510 240GB NVME SSD

Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SSD

Team Group 480GB SSD

Cooling: Couple of Random Fans and the Prism Cooler.

Case: Fractal Design Mesh C in White. 

 

Here is What I'd like to achieve: 

 

Ideally a Mini-ITX Build incorporating the full sized card I have. I'd like to reuse the processor, NVME and Samsung Evo Drives. I'd also like to expand my storage, perhaps with a 1 TB SSD. The Team Group SSD is being put in another machine.  If that's not possible, then options for an ITX build with a suitable card, potentially happy with a slight drop in performance to a 2060 or so or options for a compact MATX build taking into account that i'm keen on making it aesthetically pleasing and a small form factor. 

 

Here's what I need: 

 

Case: Mini-ITX or Small MATX, sub £100.00 if possible. 

Motherboard

16GB DDR4, 3200 MHZ minimum. 

1TB SSD, consider placing this into RAID with the 250GB Samsung if at all possible. 

Cooling Solutions for the new case.

GPU options for the small form factor if its not possible to reuse my current GPU. 

Power Supply - I'm concious that i may be pushing the capability of a PSU from 2017 and at 550W. 

Monitor Suggestions - Either Dual Screen 1440p or an ultrawide. 

New Keyboard

 

I'd like to keep this as cheap as possible, but i'm content to spend a bit of cash to get something i like. Colour wise, i'm hoping to stick with a white and blue theme if possible. Including any cablemods etc of the new PSU.  Hope this is enough detail but happy to clarify. 

 

 

 

1. Budget & Location

UK - All online stores. 

Budget - £500-£750 (depending on the ability to reuse the current GPU, if not, add GPU cost). Addition £500.00 for Monitors. 

 

2. Aim

Purely Gaming and University work. 

 

3. Monitors

I currently run a Acer 27" 1440p at 60hz. I'd like to move to either a dual monitor or ultrawide setup if possible. Budget is around £500.00 for the monitor set up but i'm relative happy to expand this for a bigger bang for buck. Nothing else to spend money on atm!. Currently considering two of the dell ultrasharp u2518d. 

 

4. Peripherals

A new keyboard would be useful. I'd prefer if it is as compact as possible but with a number pad. 

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Because why not. 

 

[megakoresh]

I have an almost identical situation, with only difference being that I would like to reuse RAM, my GPU is a GTX 1070 and my peripherals and monitor changes are going to be handled separately once I build the new rig. I have always wanted an ITX build, but when I got into building PCs, it wasn't really possible without huge tradeoffs in pretty much everything else (acoustics, performance, looks). So swung the pendulum in completely opposite direction and bout a HAF X... Which I have been using for 10 years now (holy shit). It's an amazing case and fits everything you may want to throw into it, but I still want to fulfill my dream of having a powerful and good-looking ITX system.

 

My eyes were on the new Fractal Design Era, but that was unfortunately full of design oversights (hopefully they make a second version, fixing all the thermal and GPU clearance issues). In the end I decided to wait till Autumn, because realistically we'll probably get a new GPU lineup this summer from Nvidia and then I could upgrade the whole thing, but I'd still like advice on what are good looking and well-design ITX cases that don't look and cost like they've been made in Apple (Streacom DA2).

 

Also isn't an X570 overkill? You are paying 50% more for features you're never going to use like PCIe 4.0 and higher CPU voltages. In an ITX case you aren't going to overclock your CPU high enough to require those high-end VRMs. I think MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC should be enough. And if you decide to upgrade later, ditching it won't be such tough pill to swallow.

[KingSeamusII]

20 hours ago, Lord Vile said:

I currently have the NZXT H200i which is an ITX case but is more he size of a mATX, nice and compact and easy to make it look good. It fit my ROG Strix Vega 56 in it (Triple fan, 2.5 slot) but was too thick really. Have a 2 fan 2 slot 2060S now that runs fine if a little warm as it is a cheaper card. Costs under 100 too. though the x570 boards are all about 200 so that plus the case and ram is about £450. It fits a 240mm rad which is an extra 100, 100 for the SSD. PSU should be fine but if you wanna go with that an extra say 100 for that for easy maths leaves you with 750 bang on earring in mind I've rounded everything up. Something like this: 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler	£55.84 @ CCL Computers
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	£226.47 @ Ebuyer
Memory	Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	£119.99 @ AWD-IT
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£107.58 @ Aria PC
Case	NZXT H200i Mini ITX Tower Case	£86.27 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	£89.99 @ Currys PC World
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£686.14
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-08 15:38 BST+0100

 

Is the monitor budget separate? 

 

What switch for the keyboard 

Yes the monitor budget is seperate. Thinking an ultrawide is probably the way to go. 

 

Any, although my preference would be as quiet as possible. 

[KingSeamusII]

1 hour ago, Lord Vile said:

That config I sent any help?

 

What games do you play? 
 

Just go for some cherry reds then and whatever aesthetic you like 

So heres my current list @ https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/K4RF

The AIO is placeholder, i need some more research but i'm definitely going that way over an air cooler. 

 

I'm going to pick up a 650w PSU whenever a good deal comes up. Happy to buy parts over the next month or so. I'm also considering the new NZXT H1 which includes the PSU and AIO and has good reviews. 

 

Any thoughts on a keyboard? Never used a mechanical. 

 

Mainly playing Warzone and Total War atm. Doom Eternal is on the list once this build is finished. Game suggestions also welcome. 

[732]

The Cougar QBX is a 19.9 liter ITX case, and it has a lot of compatability.

it also costs £40