Plan for new SFF setup

[bellabichon]

Hi all, I'm planning to build a new SFF rig that I can more easily transport across the country for school. I've put together a loose PCPartPicker list, but any recommendations or changes are very welcome.

 

Budget (including currency): 2500-3000 Canadian Dollars (including taxes & shipping), but obviously the lower the better

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming (FPS, strategy, single-player RPG), school and creative work (writing & researching, Photoshop, Premiere Pro)

Other details: 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($549.00 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D12L 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler  ($115.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($289.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  ($134.99 @ Best Buy Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($315.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($809.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($124.48 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 62 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $2549.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-13 19:18 EDT-0400

 

Notes:

• I'd like to avoid tempered glass on the case because I plan to lug the thing around in a carry-on suitcase, so the risk of damage outweighs any aesthetic benefit for me
• Was thinking of switching to Intel this generation for the slightly faster single-core performance, as I've been playing a lot more FPS games recently
• 4070 seems like the best option for my budget, but if there are any other recommendations I'm all ears

 

Thanks!

 

[weaselfinder]

Maybe get an industrial noctua fan for the exhaust, they are great speeds and cfm, and are pretty quiet

[weaselfinder]

Btw the 990 pro 1tb is on a killer deal rn 60 bucks at best buy in usd, im not Canadian 

[bellabichon]

4 minutes ago, weaselfinder said:

Maybe get an industrial noctua fan for the exhaust, they are great speeds and cfm, and are pretty quiet

Thanks for the reply! Yeah I'm not sure about the fan config yet, the Cooler Master includes a 92mm exhaust which I think I'll keep, I was just planning to chuck another 120mm intake at the top for positive air pressure (also the idea of mismatched fans just annoys me on some subconscious level lol)

3 minutes ago, weaselfinder said:

Btw the 990 pro 1tb is on a killer deal rn 50 bucks

Thanks for the catch, the price of the 2TB 990 showed up way lower when I was speccing it out (I suspect that PCPP accidentally switched to USD). Looks like it would actually be cheaper to grab two 1TB M.2s (which the board can thankfully accommodate), but I'll have to keep my eye out for price drops.

[weaselfinder]

Just now, bellabichon said:

Thanks for the reply! Yeah I'm not sure about the fan config yet, the Cooler Master includes a 92mm exhaust which I think I'll keep, I was just planning to chuck another 120mm intake at the top for positive air pressure (also the idea of mismatched fans just annoys me on some subconscious level lol)

Thanks for the catch, the price of the 2TB 990 showed up way lower when I was speccing it out (I suspect that PCPP accidentally switched to USD). Looks like it would actually be cheaper to grab two 1TB M.2s (which the board can thankfully accommodate), but I'll have to keep my eye out for price drops.

My bad, the 980 pro

[SorryBella]

3 hours ago, bellabichon said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($549.00 @ Newegg Canada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D12L 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler  ($115.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B760-I GAMING WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($289.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory  ($134.99 @ Best Buy Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($315.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($809.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($124.48 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 62 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($9.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $2549.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-13 19:18 EDT-0400

Compression.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($516.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG500 BK ARGB 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler  ($61.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B760I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($269.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($144.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($809.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200 Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($103.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 SFX GOLD 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($183.99 @ PC-Canada) 
Total: $2200.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-07-13 23:13 EDT-0400

 

You don't need the exhaust, i would just swap the top exhaust to do side intake to feed fresh air straight across the GPU and heatsink.