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I've built a PC which is pretty beast, but I want to build another, easily portable (ideal for LAN) small form factor PC. I have a budget of $1300, but I live in the UK, so when converted it'll be about £780. I want to mainly use it for gaming however, also letting it mine when i'm not using it. I've decided that a Bitfenix Prodigy M is pretty much the only requirements for this build, however the rest of the parts are quite difficult to select. I've made a couple of part lists but I cannot keep them under $1300.

 

Here's one of part lists:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-T4-18PK-R1 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
GPU: Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X ($603)
Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($97.76 @ OutletPC) 
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1586
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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All help appreciated :)
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you linked the us version and mining isnt even worth it anymore use the quote button if you want my help

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.39 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.82 @ Ebuyer)
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£58.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.59 @ Aria PC)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£534.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£65.52 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.32 @ Aria PC)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£82.87 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1266.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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you linked the us version and mining isnt even worth it anymore use the quote button if you want my help

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.39 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.82 @ Ebuyer)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£58.79 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.59 @ Aria PC)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£534.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£65.52 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.32 @ Aria PC)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£82.87 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1266.21

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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Thanks bro for the currency change, I'm pretty new to this forum. And yes I am willing to buy from american stores, I have a friend who can ship to me without any extra fees from the US

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Thanks bro for the currency change, I'm pretty new to this forum. And yes I am willing to buy from american stores, I have a friend who can ship to me without any extra fees from the US

ok heres the american conversion need any price reductions? 

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($164.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($78.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  ($699.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1716.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Over budget just a little bit because I'm not very comfortable with a PSU <700W, so here you go~

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($78.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1306.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 23:31 EDT-0400)

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Over budget just a little bit because I'm not very comfortable with a PSU <700W, so here you go~

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($78.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($479.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1306.91

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 23:31 EDT-0400)

 

 

he did make it a requirement to have a prodigy M in mATX, so id go with SAV1OUR's build from UK PCPP. 

 

 

 

you linked the us version and mining isnt even worth it anymore use the quote button if you want my help

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.39 @ Aria PC)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£79.98 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard:  Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£109.82 @ Ebuyer)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£45.95 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£58.79 @ Amazon UK)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£33.59 @ Aria PC)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card  (£534.98 @ Scan.co.uk)

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£65.52 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£90.32 @ Aria PC)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£82.87 @ Amazon UK)

Total: £1266.21

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 00:33 BST+0100)

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Unless you have over about 10 r9 290x's don't even consider mining.  Folding, yes, but not mining. Also maybe if prices are still high for AMD cards in US get a 780

 

Edit - @SAV1OUR build looks the best, but cut down that GPU, h100i and take the K off the CPU and it will probably be closer to your budget.

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he did make it a requirement to have a prodigy M in mATX, so id go with SAV1OUR's build from UK PCPP. 

Look carefully, Savior build is ~1300 GBP, not USD. If he want that then it's quite easy to change the mobo/case in my build to whatever he want. Should still be within 1300USD

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Unless you have over about 10 r9 290x's don't even consider mining.  Folding, yes, but not mining. Also maybe if prices are still high for AMD cards in US get a 780

 

Edit - @SAV1OUR build looks the best, but cut down that GPU, h100i and take the K off the CPU and it will probably be closer to your budget.

Ok cool thanks for the tips, but I was wondering, Which would be better from a pprice to performance standpoint, the and AMD FXxxx or an i5 XXXX?

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Heres my stab for $1300 for a mobile Lan machine that can mine on the side.

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($151.95 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($312.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1271.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 11:30 EDT-0400)

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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Heres my stab for $1300 for a mobile Lan machine that can mine on the side.

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($151.95 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($312.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1271.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 11:30 EDT-0400)

 

Seems like a really awesome build, but I was wondering if the PSU would be enough and could give a little bit of overhead room for overclocking GPU etc?

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Seems like a really awesome build, but I was wondering if the PSU would be enough and could give a little bit of overhead room for overclocking GPU etc?

 

That 550w PSU really would be enough but for an extra $20 you could do this and get a 750w which is overkill. Plenty of room for overclocking both GPU and CPU.

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($104.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($151.95 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($312.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1291.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-17 12:11 EDT-0400)

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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Heres what I'll go with matey (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tpkk). I know no SSD, (i'm going to get killed for saying this but) I wouldn't get a SSD just yet till a 1 TB SSD come out (which Isn't far from now). That's an opinion though so if you want an SSD, let me know and I'll edit the build for you. 

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Heres what I'll go with matey (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tpkk). I know no SSD, (i'm going to get killed for saying this but) I wouldn't get a SSD just yet till a 1 TB SSD come out (which Isn't far from now). That's an opinion though so if you want an SSD, let me know and I'll edit the build for you. 

Hmm I thought of that as well. Since its not going to be my main daily rig, a SSD wont be very essential, I'll take your suggestion on board though  ^_^

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Heres what I'll go with matey (http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3tpkk). I know no SSD, (i'm going to get killed for saying this but) I wouldn't get a SSD just yet till a 1 TB SSD come out (which Isn't far from now). That's an opinion though so if you want an SSD, let me know and I'll edit the build for you. 

 

That build is almost 1300 Pounds, which is a long way off of the $1300 USD budget. The op said $1300 USD or 780 British Pounds. Nice build though.

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

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