Gaming Mini-ITX build thoughts?

[Tha_honeybadger]

I'm going to build a mini-itx gaming PC and I want to know if it's good or a bad build etc. It's going to be mid-range so I'm not going too crazy on parts. Budget: around $1000

Parts:

-Asus VS248H-P 24-Inch (Monitor)

-Fractal Design Node 304 (Case)

-Corsair CX500 Watt (Power Supply)

-Core i5 3570k (Processor)

-MSI Geforce GTX 660ti Power Edition (GPU)

-Asus P8Z77i Deluxe (Motherboard)

-Samsung 840 250GB (Solid State Drive)

-Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MH 8GB 2x4 (RAM)

-Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition (WaterCooling)

[unidentical]

Solid specs all around. Well balanced. Looks good to me.

[BlackOutCrisis]

I would say make sure all your clearances are good, like ram heatsyncs and cpu cooler and the extra bit of board with all the power phases, make sure they aren't going to not fit together. Also I would grab a cheaper less space SSD and grab a HDD for your games and such and then upgrade from a 660ti to a 7950 but stick with MSI.

[Tha_honeybadger]

I would say make sure all your clearances are good, like ram heatsyncs and cpu cooler and the extra bit of board with all the power phases, make sure they aren't going to not fit together. Also I would grab a cheaper less space SSD and grab a HDD for your games and such and then upgrade from a 660ti to a 7950 but stick with MSI.

For the SSD I'm good for right now and later I'll get a HDD since I'm not really a hoarder when it comes to memory space

And thanks for the tips, well appreciated!

[Henry]

Bitfenix Prodigy for case.

[Ps_domingo]

Wait for haswell and 700 series! Just a little more time! :)

 

How is the Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition watercooling? :| I think You meant aircooling. :P 

other than that pretty balanced rig! :D

[Tha_honeybadger]

Yeah oops on my part aircooling*

[Tha_honeybadger]

Wait for haswell and 700 series! Just a little more time! :)

 

How is the Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition watercooling? :| I think You meant aircooling. :P 

other than that pretty balanced rig! :D

Yeah I am in fact waiting for haswell I just wanted to see what would work ATM and get some feedback :D

[Tha_honeybadger]

Bitfenix Prodigy for case.

Yeah I was thinking between the node 304 and the bitfenix prodigy for the case there both great cases :D

[Tha_honeybadger]

Linus was not kidding on how helpful the forum is. 5 minutes later I refresh the page and there are already replies. Thanks for the feedback guys

[Peopie]

The Bitfenix Prodigy was suprisingly big when I got mine. They are wider than most standard cases, which could be noticed when you look at the space between the edge and the 5.25 drive slot

 

I'd say you should get a prodigy only if you want to get a full loop or a 240 and another radiator, or if you need space for lots of 3.5 hard drives.

 

But you can still get it if you like the case  :)

[Tha_honeybadger]

The Bitfenix Prodigy was suprisingly big when I got mine. They are wider than most standard cases, which could be noticed when you look at the space between the edge and the 5.25 drive slot

 

I'd say you should get a prodigy only if you want to get a full loop or a 240 and another radiator, or if you need space for lots of 3.5 hard drives.

 

But you can still get it if you like the case  :)

And for good airflow through the case

[Henry]

And for good airflow through the case

And easier cable wiring :P

Bitfenix Prodigy is the one of, if not, the best mITX case atm.

[airdeano]

something different and on the wild-side:

CaseLabs S3 mITX case.. -> LINKY

 

 

airdeano

[Ps_domingo]

Yeah I am in fact waiting for haswell I just wanted to see what would work ATM and get some feedback :D

 Since you are aircooling I think the best option is to go for the prodigy for several reasons:

1) if you want to water cool in the future, the prodigy allows 2 240mm rad or with some creativity you may add another 120mm rad. 

2) Air flow on the prodigy is pretty amazing. 1 x 230mm fan in the front, 2 x 120 at the top and 1x 120 at the rear.

3) if you have a semi-modular/ modular PSU you can hide it below the Mobo. there is ample space for the the wires

4) if you want more HHDs than most the prodigy allows five 3.5 HHDs + five 2.5 HHD/SSD (1 at the bottom, 2 near the MoBo, 2 at the side panel) :) Though most M-Itx Mobos only have 4 sata ports. :)) 

5) Room for Large Gpus

6) Looks pretty friggin amazing =)) 

[Farncir]

Have you seen the nvidia 670 SFF, its awesome and would fit well in a mini-itx build (y)