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im looking to do strictly a LAN party build. But im torn between going mini itx or micro atx. I would go Mini itx but the cases im looking into for mini itx are the size of micro atx cases anyway. I know that theres no real performance difference between the two, just features. I just need a second opinion on which direction I should take that will be worth the money. Thanks

Questions about the build are encouraged. You cant help what you dont know right? :P

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im looking to do strictly a LAN party build. But im torn between going mini itx or micro atx. I would go Mini itx but the cases im looking into for mini itx are the size of micro atx cases anyway. I know that theres no real performance difference between the two, just features. I just need a second opinion on which direction I should take that will be worth the money. Thanks

Questions about the build are encouraged. You cant help what you dont know right? :P

What components are you planning on going with?

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What components are you planning on going with?

Pentium G3258...I would like to try and get 4.8GHz out of it

either a 750Ti or a R7 265 maybe something better

250GB 840 EVO

Corsair RM 450

atleast 8GB of a leading brand RAM

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Pentium G3258...I would like to try and get 4.8GHz out of it

either a 750Ti or a R7 265 maybe something better

250GB 840 EVO

Corsair RM 450

atleast 8GB of a leading brand RAM

You're going to be better off with mATX if you want to overclock

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You're going to be better off with mATX if you want to overclock

Thats what I was thinking. Not to mention the itx cases I want are just as big as most mATX cases. so was thinking might as well go mATX if thats gonna be the situation

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Pentium G3258...I would like to try and get 4.8GHz out of it

either a 750Ti or a R7 265 maybe something better

250GB 840 EVO

Corsair RM 450

atleast 8GB of a leading brand RAM

Okay, decent components.

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im looking to do strictly a LAN party build. But im torn between going mini itx or micro atx. I would go Mini itx but the cases im looking into for mini itx are the size of micro atx cases anyway. I know that theres no real performance difference between the two, just features. I just need a second opinion on which direction I should take that will be worth the money. Thanks

Questions about the build are encouraged. You cant help what you dont know right? :P

whats your budget and where are you from?

and what's the case you're looking at at the moment?

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whats your budget and where are you from?

and what's the case you're looking at at the moment?

Dont know my budget at the moment but im in the US.

Mini ITX cases - Rosewill Legacy W1 or Orange Bitfenix Prodigy

Micro ATX case - Parvum Black/Orange S2.0

I want to do an orange and black theme

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Dont know my budget at the moment but im in the US.

Mini ITX cases - Rosewill Legacy W1 or Orange Bitfenix Prodigy

Micro ATX case - Parvum Black/Orange S2.0

I want to do an orange and black theme

my suggestion is unless you need the built in wifi go with mATX  I see what I can put together on a budget as a suggestion will need a OS disc?

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my suggestion is unless you need the built in wifi go with mATX  I see what I can put together on a budget as a suggestion will need a OS disc?

I already have a build in my head, no need for suggestions :P Thanks though but yes I will need an OS disc, preferably 7 x64

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($112.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 


Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 


Total: $675.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-28 03:48 EDT-0400

 

No mATX orange Prodigys :(


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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DDX4P6

 

Total: $664.87

 

btw the case if you don't like white there's black nvidia version too

 

here's a matx you may like I know you said you don't need suggestion but here's something with a bit more powerful GPU

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