1000$

[911silver]

+60fps gaming  PC(on all the new games).

 

smallest pc possible.

 

am going to movie it alot.

 

1000$<1200$ (us dollar).

 

 (AMD build , and intal build) so i could choose   ...though i prefer AMD.

 

get creative

 

 

 

[Mouse-Potato]

Probably AMD  APU plus GPU running together on a mini ITX mobo, might use a hadron air case or a sff case but will need to get psu. I'm too lazy to do parts picker build for you. 

 

It'll be hard to run 60+ fps on that budget though and trying to be as compact as possible

[i_build_nanosuits]

working on this, will post solution in a couple of minutes

[harrynowl]

Extremely small, but powerful. Can overclock the CPU to 4.4Ghz quite easily and will definitely max games at 1080p 60FPS. To save money go i5 4460+H97 and drop the Noctua cooler.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.99 @ TigerDirect) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: EVGA Hadron Mini ITX Tower Case w/500W Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($94.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1041.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[i_build_nanosuits]

This comes in a little under budget but still you have a powerful haswell refresh CPU that boost to 3.7GHZ along with a powerful R9 290 GPU that can run pretty much anything at more than 60FPS at 1080P

The price leaves you room to upgrade anything you might want, this case is very portable it has handles on it to carry everywhere, it's micro ATX so quite small...but yet very powerfull.

PSU is modular and good quality. You might want to add windows 8.1 if you need it or extra storage (SSD 128gb would be a great upgrade to install as boot drive)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $908.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

[harrynowl]

This comes in a little under budget but still you have a powerful haswell refresh CPU along with a powerful R9 290 GPU that can run pretty much anything at more than 60FPS at 1080P

The price leaves you room to upgrade anything you might want, this case is very portable it has handles on it to carry everywhere, it's micro ATX so quite small...but yet very powerfull.

PSU is modular and good quality. You might want to add windows 8.1 if you need it or extra storage (SSD 128gb would be a great upgrade to install as boot drive)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.24 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.24 @ Amazon)

Total: $908.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Isn't the BitFenix quite large?

 

But yes with size comes power

[i_build_nanosuits]

Isn't the BitFenix quite large?

 

But yes with size comes power

Well, i consider it still to be quite compact and easily carriable...if OP need smaller yet we'll have to consider smaller sized GPU's that's for sure...the windforce fits the prodigy though..

 

[harrynowl]

Well, i consider it still to be quite compact and easily carriable...if OP need smaller yet we'll have to consider smaller sized GPU's that's for sure...the windforce fits the prodigy though..

 

I opted for the Hadron

 

Probably won't fit the windforce but it is the smallest functional ITX case going

[i_build_nanosuits]

I opted for the Hadron

 

Probably won't fit the windforce but it is the smallest functional ITX case going

i see you upgraded the GPU in your build for something that can actualy hold 60FPS in some games... hehe

[harrynowl]

i see you upgraded the GPU in your build for something that can actualy hold 60FPS in some games... hehe

There was more room than I thought

[911silver]

This comes in a little under budget but still you have a powerful haswell refresh CPU that boost to 3.7GHZ along with a powerful R9 290 GPU that can run pretty much anything at more than 60FPS at 1080P

The price leaves you room to upgrade anything you might want, this case is very portable it has handles on it to carry everywhere, it's micro ATX so quite small...but yet very powerfull.

PSU is modular and good quality. You might want to add windows 8.1 if you need it or extra storage (SSD 128gb would be a great upgrade to install as boot drive)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.24 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.24 @ Amazon)

Total: $908.42

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Isn't the BitFenix quite large?

 

But yes with size comes power

 

the build looks really good. with the extra money i can upgrade the cpu i7...and add and extra ram.

but the question is. If i surrender for a big pc(atx) with same amount of money will i get a more powerful pc? or it will be the same? 

[harrynowl]

the build looks really good. with the extra money i can upgrade the cpu i7...and add and extra ram.

but the question is. If i surrender for a big pc(atx) with same amount of money will i get a more powerful pc? or it will be the same? 

Generally speaking ITX motherboards and good ITX cases that support decent hardware & cooling come at a premium. However both the builds are very capable gaming systems, I opted for the "small as possible" whereas nanosuits has not so small but less compromise on hardware power and or size.

[i_build_nanosuits]

but the question is. If i surrender for a big pc(atx) with same amount of money will i get a more powerful pc? or it will be the same?

Generally speaking ITX motherboards and good ITX cases that support decent hardware & cooling come at a premium. However both the builds are very capable gaming systems, I opted for the "small as possible" whereas nanosuits has not so small but less compromise on hardware power and or size.

exactly this ^^, mini ITX cost more, micro ATX cost less and offers more, no you would not get more performance for going with ATX mid tower, i packed all the performance one may want...the only reason to go ATX i would say is overclocking (big heatsinks or watercooler) and dual GPU setups...if you're not into that then there's no reason to not go with micro ATX...

But for the price of the parts i picked, no you wouldn't get more with ATX size.

[Mouse-Potato]

exactly this ^^, mini ITX cost more, micro ATX cost less and offers more, no you would not get more performance for going with ATX mid tower, i packed all the performance one may want...the only reason to go ATX i would say is overclocking (big heatsinks or watercooler) and dual GPU setups...if you're not into that then there's no reason to not go with micro ATX...

But for the price of the parts i picked, no you wouldn't get more with ATX size.

You could have the best of both worlds with micro-atx with some cost of volume but if you want a travel specific computer then a gaming laptop or a mini-itx build is the way to go. I have a list of some of the best FF cases depending on mobo types, i'll find it and share it with you.

 

The Hadron is a good case, it can cool too, here is mine with a 4770K

http://imgur.com/a/OCdh1#8

[Mouse-Potato]

Props to @onionrings for this list:

 

the smallest atx case are the node 605 / cm elite 361 / silverstone gd09/10. 
those case are 26liters and fit atx mobos.

then there s the antec vsk4100 which is 35l but fits more fans and tower coolers but it s worth 30$, AND IT SHOWS.

all of the cases above are smaller than a prodigy.

now for matx, the smallest gaming one is the silverstone sg09/10 with lots of cooling and is insanely hard to build in, it s 23L. the core 1000 is 31l?

in mitx the smallest is the sg05/06 but fits limited length gpus(10") but is 10.5L. The hadron os 16-17l, the node 304 is 20l the prodigy 36l (lol).

and yes cubes are usually bigger than towers.