Super Portable Pc

[MogIsWinning]

Been wanting a super small pc for a while. I am currently in a prodigy m, which is small but not small enough!

Already got an os and periphials

And im in Murica'

 

~To be decided~

•motherboard. I was thinking mabey go with h85 chipset(i think thats right) since i cant oc a xeon anyways.

•psu. It needs to be very short, modular, 80+ bronze or better, and less then $150

 

 

So heres what I've picked out so far

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hWnWf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hWnWf7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hWnWf7/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($334.95 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $986.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 19:23 EDT-0400)

[lutewan]

why do u want a xeon?

[nj4ck]

comic sans? seriously?  :lol:

 

anyways, what is this rig intended for? I can think of a much better build if it's mainly for gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($87.32 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB ITX Video Card  ($263.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $992.47

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 19:49 EDT-0400)

[MogIsWinning]

why do u want a xeon?

 

Already own it, got it for $220 so it was well worth the money

 

comic sans? seriously?  :lol:

 

anyways, what is this rig intended for? I can think of a much better build if it's mainly for gaming.

gaming, 3d animation(blender), and what ever i feel like. Only at 1080p

[nj4ck]

Already own it, got it for $220 so it was well worth the money

 

gaming, 3d animation(blender), and what ever i feel like. Only at 1080p

 

In that case I would seriously consider the build I just edited into my previous post. Plenty of horsepower for things like blender, and it will get you much better performance in gaming. You'll also like the Lian Li case if you want it to be portable.

 

edit, here's a version with a motherboard and without a CPU, since you already own it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.23 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($87.32 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB ITX Video Card  ($263.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $881.72

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 19:56 EDT-0400)

[MogIsWinning]

 

comic sans? seriously?  :lol:

 

anyways, what is this rig intended for? I can think of a much better build if it's mainly for gaming.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.98 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($87.32 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Western Digital BLACK SERIES 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.24 @ Amazon) 

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB ITX Video Card  ($263.98 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Lian-Li PC-TU100B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($105.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $992.47

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 19:49 EDT-0400)

 

Mobo? thats like the main reason i posted this, lol

 

I wont be over clocking and i prefer to have hyper hyper threading, so why a 4670k?. Why should i drop down to 8gb of ram? Especially a 2x4 kit, so i cant upgrade it? I Dont want a hdd, and to me that case is ugly(especially at 2x the price)

Edited June 3, 2014 by MogIsWinning

[MogIsWinning]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97nwifi

Has wireless (Wi-Fi ac + bt 4.0 (+EDR)) and supports that CPU

For all that system CX500M would run fine

I think that might be the mobo i get.

 

Isnt the cx500m only semi modular? also isnt it pretty long for the watts? I dont need a cheap psu, i just want it to be good for my case

[nj4ck]

Mobo? thats like the main reason i posted this, lol

 

I wont be over clocking and i prefer to have hyper hyper threading, so why a 4670k?. Why should i drop down to 8gb of ram? Especially a 2x4 kit, so i cant upgrade it? I Dont want a hdd, and to me that case is ugly(especially at 2x the price)

it was just a suggestion. 8GB is fine for gaming/3d work, a 4670k is a much better bang for your buck and at the time I didn't know you already had the Xeon. An HDD/SSD combo setup at this point in time still makes much more sense than a pure SSD setup in terms of value and the case is fully up to you. I though you might like it because it is truely ultra-portable and smaller than the Elite 110. I also updated the other post with a motherboard. Again, this is a suggestion, take it or leave it.

[MogIsWinning]

it was just a suggestion. 8GB is fine for gaming/3d work, a 4670k is a much better bang for your buck and at the time I didn't know you already had the Xeon. An HDD/SSD combo setup at this point in time still makes much more sense than a pure SSD setup in terms of value and the case is fully up to you. I though you might like it because it is truely ultra-portable and smaller than the Elite 110. I also updated the other post with a motherboard. Again, this is a suggestion, take it or leave it.

I know it is a suggestion, i just wanted some justification on the choices. Would you still get the z97 board with the xeon?

[MogIsWinning]

Fully modular:

Silverstone Strider Plus: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st50fp (500 W bronze)

Corsair RM 450: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm450 (450 W Gold)

gonna go with the strider plus, thanks

[nj4ck]

I know it is a suggestion, i just wanted some justification on the choices. Would you still get the z97 board with the xeon?

I did explain my choices but again, I'm not you, you might have different preferences. I'm just giving you what is generally recommended for a 3D work/gaming rig. You won't need an overly powerful CPU (if you already have one, that's great of course), you won't need excessive amounts of RAM but you will want a nice GPU for rendering and gaming. You also wanted it to be portable, hence I recommended the most portable case I know of. nevermind though, about the chipset: honestly, I don't see a real need for Z97. Get it if you can, if Z87 is cheaper, get that. There is no difference you would notice, just keep an eye out for the motherboards features.