Intel mITX Build.

[whm1974]

This is just a placeholder until Pricing goes down.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G3kfBc

 

This would be more Expensive then listed. But am I missing anything? Any improvements to be done?

 

[jaslion]

11 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

This is just a placeholder until Pricing goes down.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G3kfBc

 

This would be more Expensive then listed. But am I missing anything? Any improvements to be done?

 

A 5600x system would be better for and be pretty much same price.

 

The cooler will not be enough.

 

Rgb ram is kinda pointless here so just get non rgb cheaper ram.

[whm1974]

13 minutes ago, jaslion said:

A 5600x system would be better for and be pretty much same price.

 

The cooler will not be enough.

 

Rgb ram is kinda pointless here so just get non rgb cheaper ram.

Like I said this is a placeholder for now. Thanks for pointing out the RGB Memory. Don't need that.

 

Due to my 970 Fans failing and getting replaced, along with losing some small screws, I want a iGPU for backup in case the new GPU does that.

[jaslion]

8 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

Like I said this is a placeholder for now. Thanks for pointing out the RGB Memory. Don't need that.

 

Due to my 970 Fans failing and getting replaced, along with losing some small screws, I want a iGPU for backup in case the new GPU does that.

Fair nough

[whm1974]

Just now, jaslion said:

Fair nough

any better HSF that will fit this Case?

[jaslion]

20 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

any better HSF that will fit this Case?

Hsf?

[whm1974]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Hsf?

Heatsink and Fan...

[jaslion]

32 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

Heatsink and Fan...

First time I've ever hear that abbreviation.

 

There is a cryorig one, the noctua nl one,... plenty others that are better.

[whm1974]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Hsf?

Would the Stock Cooler for Intel fit this Slim Case?

[jaslion]

2 hours ago, whm1974 said:

Would the Stock Cooler for Intel fit this Slim Case?

It will but it is not adequate for cooling a 11600.

[BahnStormer]

Does it HAVE to be mini ITX?

 

Any reason for so much SATA SSD storage? NVME is a LOT faster and not that much more expensive, so surely better to get an NVME + a spindle?

 

So currently you're looking at >$1100 and you still need your CPU and GPU, the two most expensive parts. 

 

Here you go: same price, but now includes 6Tb storage (incl 1 Tb NVME) AND an 8 core CPU.... with a clear upgrade path to a 5800X/5900X, should you choose to ramp it up later...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$304.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$148.75 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 5 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$183.00 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card
Case	Silverstone ML08 HTPC Case	$112.79 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Silverstone SX-G 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$148.72 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1138.23
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-12 18:08 EDT-0400

Stock cooler from a 3700X should be fine if it fits - case says it fits the Wraith Stealth, but I think the 3700X comes with the Wraith Prism?

 

In terms of other cooler options:

I'm NOT a fan of AIO's, but the one place I still use them is in my HTPC builds due to packaging + restricted airflow. All AIO's I've had seem to need to be refurbished/refilled/replaced every year or two, so I would rather not waste money on $200 Corsair Hydro rigs any more, but I have been very pleasantly surprised with the Cooler Master Lite 120 - provided the case you go for has somewhere to mount the 120mm radiator as an intake/exhaust. My HTPC is in an  older Silverstone, very similar to the Silverstone SUGO SG13B, which supports better cooling.

 

For $40 it keeps an old 77W i7-3700K in control easily, so it would handle a 65W Ryzen 7 3700X very easily. The 125W i5 11600 is probably still fine, but that's a lot of heat in a small space. 

 

I'm not sure if it'll fit (66mm height), but the Noctua NH-L12 "Ghost" is a really clever little cooler for getting heat vented away from the motherboard and might work really well with that case - it would be top of my list if I had a vent directly above the CPU like you have in that ML08 - in fact I think I'd try to shroud ALL the CPU heat out

[whm1974]

12 minutes ago, BahnStormer said:

Does it HAVE to be mini ITX?

 

Any reason for so much SATA SSD storage? NVME is a LOT faster and not that much more expensive, so surely better to get an NVME + a spindle?

 

So currently you're looking at >$1100 and you still need your CPU and GPU, the two most expensive parts. 

 

Here you go: same price, but now includes 6Tb storage (incl 1 Tb NVME) AND an 8 core CPU.... with a clear upgrade path to a 5800X/5900X, should you choose to ramp it up later...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$304.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B550M-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$148.75 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Seagate BarraCuda 5 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$183.00 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card
Case	Silverstone ML08 HTPC Case	$112.79 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Silverstone SX-G 700 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$148.72 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1138.23
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-12 18:08 EDT-0400

Stock cooler from a 3700X should be fine if it fits - case says it fits the Wraith Stealth, but I think the 3700X comes with the Wraith Prism?

 

In terms of other cooler options:

I'm NOT a fan of AIO's, but the one place I still use them is in my HTPC builds due to packaging + restricted airflow. All AIO's I've had seem to need to be refurbished/refilled/replaced every year or two, so I would rather not waste money on $200 Corsair Hydro rigs any more, but I have been very pleasantly surprised with the Cooler Master Lite 120 - provided the case you go for has somewhere to mount the 120mm radiator as an intake/exhaust. My HTPC is in an  older Silverstone, very similar to the Silverstone SUGO SG13B, which supports better cooling.

 

For $40 it keeps an old 77W i7-3700K in control easily, so it would handle a 65W Ryzen 7 3700X very easily. The 125W i5 11600 is probably still fine, but that's a lot of heat in a small space. 

 

I'm not sure if it'll fit (66mm height), but the Noctua NH-L12 "Ghost" is a really clever little cooler for getting heat vented away from the motherboard and might work really well with that case - it would be top of my list if I had a vent directly above the CPU like you have in that ML08 - in fact I think I'd try to shroud ALL the CPU heat out

The i5-11600 has a 125w TDP? Pcpartpicker didn't tell me that...

 

I can use my GTX 970 for now until dGPU prices stabilizes.