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$1000 Ultra Quiet Mini ITX Gaming Rig

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Hey all  :D

I have made a list of parts that I would hope would achieve this:

Play 1080p games well
Be really small (console like)
Be really quiet
Be under $1000

If you think if anything is wrong or have any suggestion to achieve my goal with my list please tell me as any advice would be helpful as this is my first build so here the parts i have so far:

PCPartPicker: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/VJ6BGX

Part List:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $205

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard $129

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory $92

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $67

Graphic: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card $179

Case: Silverstone ML07B HTPC Case $79

PSU:Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply $115

Optical Drive: Silverstone SOD02B DVD/CD Writer $71

Thankyou peeps  :D

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Without watercooling no PC is ultra quiet. GPU's are stupid loud 

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you should be able to get a much better GPU for that budget. Im sure others will be here shortly to help. thats a actually really good start. and a bunch of people will yell soon, so heads up, change your font color to automatic, the most hardcore users generally use the dark theme and its hard to see your text

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Stock cooling will be louder than you want. See if a low profile Noctua will fit in that case, like the NH-L9i, NH-L9a, or the NH-L12.

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@satanisahippy How about this? o_0

 
Motherboard: MSI Z87I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.09 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($269.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1002.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Without watercooling no PC is ultra quiet. GPU's are stupid loud 

 

 

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you should be able to get a much better GPU for that budget. Im sure others will be here shortly to help. thats a actually really good start. and a bunch of people will yell soon, so heads up, change your font color to automatic, the most hardcore users generally use the dark theme and its hard to see your text

I originally was going for a r7 260 and people recomended that i go for this card instead cause its alot better for not that much more.

What would you recommend :)

 

 

Stock cooling will be louder than you want. See if a low profile Noctua will fit in that case, like the NH-L9i, NH-L9a, or the NH-L12.

I have heard good things about Noctua being quiet yet good cooling, thanks for the tip :)

 

 

 

@satanisahippy How about this? o_0

 
Motherboard: MSI Z87I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.09 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($269.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1002.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

The only thing about this list i wouldnt want is SSD as i already have an 120gb Samsung EVO and the case as i like the look of the one i like.

Thankyou for the suggestion though im very grateful :D

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This is a better build

 

 

Hey all  :D

I have made a list of parts that I would hope would achieve this:

Play 1080p games well
Be really small (console like)
Be really quiet
Be under $1000

If you think if anything is wrong or have any suggestion to achieve my goal with my list please tell me as any advice would be helpful as this is my first build so here the parts i have so far:

PCPartPicker: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/VJ6BGX

Part List:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $205

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard $129

Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory $92

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive $67

Graphic: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card $179

Case: Silverstone ML07B HTPC Case $79

PSU:Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply $115

Optical Drive: Silverstone SOD02B DVD/CD Writer $71

Thankyou peeps  :D

 

 

Two suggestion. Better memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory and a slightly more powerful gpu XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Without watercooling no PC is ultra quiet. GPU's are stupid loud

My gpu is quieter then the pump on my h80i
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My gpu is quieter then the pump on my h80i

Sounds like a defective unit. 

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Sounds like a defective unit.

Nope the pumps just as loud as all of them. My gpu just has a cooler with a way higher tdp then my gpu
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