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yoghurt
By yoghurt
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So i'm planning to make a new pc for myself. :)
My main use of it is gonna consist of animating, photoshopping and so on, but it's also gonna function as my personal computer for gaming and webbrowsing. :)
 

Build parts:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3D4dE

 

I posting it here because i would be happy to get a second opinion from you guys. Like what would be an improvement, or where i could save money. 

I do not want to exceed the price it's at now.

Also i know it might be cheaper to maybe go for a micro-atx build instead but i really like the size of a mini-itx. 

Thanks! :)

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Very unbalanced build this will be  MUCH better performing in almost all tasks :

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.97 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87I GAMING AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.75 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($434.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1525.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 09:40 EDT-0400)

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Very unbalanced build this will be  MUCH better performing in almost all tasks :

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.97 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87I GAMING AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.75 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($434.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1525.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 09:40 EDT-0400)

 

 

I don't think that the H105 fits in the 250D : /

Mini-Desktop: NCASE M1 Build Log
Mini-Server: M350 Build Log

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I don't think that the H105 fits in the 250D : /

Oops you are right 

H55, H60, H100i

Fits. Well if you end up going with the H100i I would STRONGLY suggest to swap the fans out for : Noctua NF-F12 , Be Quiet Silent wings 2/3 or Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850 RPM.

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Very unbalanced build this will be  MUCH better performing in almost all tasks :

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.97 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z87I GAMING AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.75 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($434.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1525.05
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 09:40 EDT-0400)

 

Thanks for the suggestion :)

Buying the 4770k cpu was actually my first thought, but i found that the xeon e3 1230 v3 was much cheaper with just a little drop in performance. :)

Also, i'm really not a fan of either the msi gaming series or radeon graphic cards...

That's why i thought the gtx 770 and ROG motherboard was the best choice.

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This is similar to my gaming rig. except my gaming rig got no ssd no aio and no 780 (I use the 780 ti) and it has an i3 3220. this is a decent build and It's something I my self would build or possibly upgrade to (to a i7 3770 non K since i use the H77)

oh different ram too. I use the team elite 2x2gb 1333mhz ram It's just something that I got for free so why not?

 

I personally loved this bitfenix chassis. It's one of my favorite case of all besides the tj11, 900D, cosmos 2, level 10 gt (my least favorite) and of course the corsair 600T White.

 

if you really like 250D that much you can go with it and pretty much close to your first build choice in price.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3D6oc

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.97 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1422.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 10:58 EDT-0400)
 
edit: got another build but with a hadron
 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.97 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1453.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 11:07 EDT-0400)
 
edit2: another one with the 250d + m65 white mouse.
 
 
 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.97 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case:  Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse:  Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1512.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-03 11:08 EDT-0400)

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