Corsair 380T build for LAN parties.

[Speedbird]

Hi

 

I plan on building a rig for LAN parties in a 380T, and I came up with this. The budget is 1000 euros. What do you think?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($116.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($156.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Black Edition Video Card  ($155.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.89 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $967.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 12:56 EDT-0400

[Camcognito]

maybe get a motherboard that's not as expensive

and if you can get a cheaper case you would be able to get more performance

[Speedbird]

maybe get a motherboard that's not as expensive

I need something that has M.2 and Wifi.

 

And no ASRock!

[Camcognito]

I need something that has M.2 and Wifi.

 

And no ASRock!

Ok

[Anthony10]

I would +1 on the cheaper motherboard. The 380t has plenty of room for a 2.5inch ssd rather than m.2, so I would not make that a priority.

Maybe this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97iac

[Camcognito]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCVCCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCVCCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.89 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $965.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 13:06 EDT-0400

 

Maybe something like this if you were ok with getting a cheaper case. This would perform a lot better.

[Speedbird]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCVCCJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCVCCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.97 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.24 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial M550 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($179.99 @ Micro Center)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.89 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC)

Total: $965.30

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 13:06 EDT-0400

 

Maybe something like this if you were ok with getting a cheaper case. This would perform a lot better.

The "380T" is in the title. Of course I don't want a different case.

 

I would +1 on the cheaper motherboard. The 380t has plenty of room for a 2.5inch ssd rather than m.2, so I would not make that a priority.

Maybe this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97iac

That looks good.

 

I noticed that this SSD uses the SATA protocol, so yeah, thanks for bringing that up. I'll get that board and a Crucial MX100 SSD.

[NUFCThomas]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QtB4P6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QtB4P6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£166.74 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£70.34 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£43.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (£193.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  (£109.92 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £808.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Then buy windows 8.1 pro of http://www.g2a.com 

[Craptop]

An intel i5 4440 at 3.1 GHz maybe? Not saying i3 is bad, but I think it will be beneficial to have a 4 core CPU in the rig. Other then that, great build!

[Camcognito]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p9LjvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p9LjvK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($107.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $976.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-16 13:13 EDT-0400

 

Here

[DildorTheDecent]

and if you can get a cheaper case you would be able to get more performance

In what way?

[Camcognito]

In what way?

video card would probably be the best way

[Speedbird]

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QtB4P6

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/QtB4P6/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£166.74 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£93.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  (£70.34 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£43.50 @ CCL Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£53.94 @ Aria PC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (£193.99 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  (£109.92 @ Aria PC) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£76.99 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Total: £808.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Then buy windows 8.1 pro of http://www.g2a.com 

 

EVGA PSUs aren't available here. And I won't buy Windows from G2A, because these keys are not legal.

 

I'm also a little bit of a Crucial fanboy, I like their SSDs.

 

 

An intel i5 4440 at 3.1 GHz maybe? Not saying i3 is bad, but I think it will be beneficial to have a 4 core CPU in the rig. Other then that, great build!

That seems to blow my budget, entry level i5s are quite more expensive than this i3.

[Speedbird]

video card would probably be the best way

The 380T can fit a 780 Ti.

[Camcognito]

The 380T can fit a 780 Ti.

Ok?

[Speedbird]

Why are you getting a Z97 board for that CPU? 

M.2 and WiFi. (I'm swicthing to an H97 board actually, as @Anthony10 suggested a 2.5" drive)