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Thanks I finally figured it out. The ITX prodigy can put a fan in the front so I was confused. I cant wait to order and build! I think I am going to try to squeeze a Blu-Ray drive in too!

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I am building a portable gaming rig to bring to work, the laptop is no longer cutting it. I have a Acer 23 inch 1080p monitor to use and my favorite mouse, Logitech G9X. I will be purchasing a replacement keyboard for my main rig at home (Ducky Shine 3) to replace my Razer Blackwidow Ultimate which I will use for my new work rig. The parts I want to use are as follows:

Case - BitFenix Prodigy M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Motherboard - Asus Maximus VII Gene
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
CPU - Intel Corei5 (PLACEHOLDER for new Devil's Canyon)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Ram - Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16 GB (2 x 8GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
PSU - Seasonic ss 860 xp2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
CPU Cooler - Corsair h90 OR
Noctua NH-C12
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
SSD - Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W0...
Storage Drive Western Digital Scorpio Black 750 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AT...

I also have a Asus Matrix GTX 580 that I will use until A. The new GeForce Maxwell card comes out, or B. I run out of patience. I have an Asus GTX 780TI DCuII in my main rig that I will put in my work rig if the new card comes out soonish or I will buy a new one for this rig then SLI both when I upgrade my main.

I have a few questions though -
1. Will the Noctua be better for a rig that is being dragged around daily or the Corsair cooler? I
2. I wish to put a 230mm fan on the bottom and in the front of the Prodigy M, will they both fit with the parts given?
3. Would there be room for an optical drive in the drive bay if I only used one GPU, I really want one to watch Blu-Ray at work. I will make due with an external if I have to but would rather not.
4. Should I stick with Windows 7 or go for 8.1?
5. Stick with the i5 or go i7?

6. Will this power supply fit?

Lastly I have nice headphones and a DAC to use for sound. Shure SE 535's.
Any other advice? Anyone use a similar build?
Thanks!

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budget? also dont wait for devils its been held back

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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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I am writing 3 papers right now so I can't get too in-depth... But if it going to move around a TON and you clearly aren't using much storage anyways, I would recommend a 500gb ssd then another 500gb ssd down the line or something like that, for the sake of being less susceptible to dying via being accidentally shaken.

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Any budget. DC held back, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

we need a budget... unless you want me to suggest duel 8 core xeons and quad 295xs

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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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I am writing 3 papers right now so I can't get too in-depth... But if it going to move around a TON and you clearly aren't using much storage anyways, I would recommend a 500gb ssd then another 500gb ssd down the line or something like that, for the sake of being less susceptible to dying via being accidentally shaken.

Well that is why I figured a laptop drive, designed to be moved a lot. I also thought $100 extra and half the storage was inefficient.

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we need a budget... unless you want me to suggest duel 8 core xeons and quad 295xs

Quad 295's in a prodigy m? Looking for something like I posted. I am having trouble finding how long power supplies and graphics cards and fans can be and fit in the prodigy m.

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Well that is why I figured a laptop drive, designed to be moved a lot. I also thought $100 extra and half the storage was inefficient.

Oh I'm sorry I didn't read that it said Scorpio. In a tiny bit of a rush. Yeah nvm. I would still personally go that route and maybe RAID 0 them (since I do regular backups anyways) but it would be less storage for $!00 more.

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Quad 295's in a prodigy m? Looking for something like I posted. I am having trouble finding how long power supplies and graphics cards and fans can be and fit in the prodigy m.

yes i know but whats the total budget that i have to work with?

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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like $1500 I guess. I have a 580 that I would like to use until the 880 (or whatever it will be called) comes out then move my 780 ti into the work build.

and the 800 series was held back.... give me a moment to make a list

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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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and the 800 series was held back.... give me a moment to make a list

here fills most needs NOTE that the 780ti is there as a place holder so you know the costs if you were to get a 800 card if they were to ever come out

 

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CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($714.99 @ Micro Center)

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.97 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1761.32

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 02:34 EDT-0400)

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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Hope you like this :D

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($394.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1499.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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"THE RED ARMY"

| INTEL i5 4690K | GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 3 | XFX R9 390X | CORSAIR VENGEANCE PRO 4x2 8GB 1600Mhz | CORSAIR H80i | XFX XTR 650W | 1TB WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE | ADATA SP600 256GB | LOGITECH G502 | CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1400 | CORSAIR K70 MECHANICAL RED | NZXT S340 |

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Or this :)

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1582.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-25 02:36 EDT-0400)

"THE RED ARMY"

| INTEL i5 4690K | GIGABYTE Z97X GAMING 3 | XFX R9 390X | CORSAIR VENGEANCE PRO 4x2 8GB 1600Mhz | CORSAIR H80i | XFX XTR 650W | 1TB WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE | ADATA SP600 256GB | LOGITECH G502 | CORSAIR VENGEANCE 1400 | CORSAIR K70 MECHANICAL RED | NZXT S340 |

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here fills most needs NOTE that the 780ti is there as a place holder so you know the costs if you were to get a 800 card if they were to ever come out

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory:  Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($159.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($714.99 @ Micro Center)

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.97 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1761.32

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

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Thanks but no evo, and I would have to take out the 3.5 inch drive cage. Would the140mm rad be too big for the rear exhaust? Also I have my heart set on a SeaSonic PSU as long as it will fit. You listed the black color Kingston ram at 1600, is this because the 1866 would not work with the board? If I was to use a 3.5 inch drive I prefer WD.

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Hope you like this :D

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($394.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1499.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Thanks but a mid tower is too much to drag around every day.

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Thanks but no evo, and I would have to take out the 3.5 inch drive cage. Would the140mm rad be too big for the rear exhaust? Also I have my heart set on a SeaSonic PSU as long as it will fit. You listed the black color Kingston ram at 1600, is this because the 1866 would not work with the board? If I was to use a 3.5 inch drive I prefer WD.

The RAM speed has no difference in gaming. 1600 is okay.

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Thanks but no evo, and I would have to take out the 3.5 inch drive cage. Would the140mm rad be too big for the rear exhaust? Also I have my heart set on a SeaSonic PSU as long as it will fit. You listed the black color Kingston ram at 1600, is this because the 1866 would not work with the board? If I was to use a 3.5 inch drive I prefer WD.

you could get a msata ssd but whatever works for you

there will still be more then enough air flow with the cooler in it

i just selected the cheapest ram 1866+ will work the motherboard works with 2000 something if i recall

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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Thanks but a mid tower is too much to drag around every day.

You want that is easy to bring? Or it's also upgradable (mITX) has 1 slot.

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Or this :)

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1582.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Damn $630 for the 780 TI. That is a steal, I usually prefer Asus but that is a STEAL!

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you could get a msata ssd but whatever works for you

there will still be more then enough air flow with the cooler in it

i just selected the cheapest ram 1866+ will work the motherboard works with 2000 something if i recall

So are the closed loop coolers okay to move around daily? How important is the ram being on the QVL? That Microstar board is nice, but I have always gone with Asus. But it is a lot less expensive.

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Well, here it is :)

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler:  Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard:  MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1571.74
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Damn $630 for the 780 TI. That is a steal, I usually prefer Asus but that is a STEAL!

ASUS 780ti have a higher price tag LOL

It's $689.99

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