mITX build need help.

[Matt14520]

Hey guys.

I'm making a LAN party build.

I need to cut down by $200 also another note I have no screen at home but do have a mouse.

Here is what I've up so far. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/8MMLpg

Thx for the help, Matt

[Smiles1946]

Well if you don't mind windows 8 you can always pick it up from g2a.com from under $20 so that can cut off about $100

[DigitalHermit]

Have you considered going for 1600MHz RAM instead of 2133MHz??

[mapegl]

You could also go with a non overclockable CPU, like the 4590 and save about 70 bucks. Then you would also be able to leave out the h100i.

or you just don't oc at the beginning and use the stock cooler till you have more money to spend. The last option is what I would do, since upgrading later would cost you more money when selling another CPU  to get something more powerful.

You don't need and overclocked i5 for gaming. There is only little difference at that level of performance.

[nj4ck]

This is about as far as I could go without compromising performance. If you need to go lower, you'll either have to consider dropping the watercooling or get a different GPU...

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($175.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($94.00 @ Centre Com) 

Storage: Intel 320 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Mwave Australia) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($469.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($169.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Asus VX239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($199.00 @ CPL Online) 

Keyboard: Ducky DK2108-RUSLLA Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($83.00 @ MechKB) 

Total: $1885.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 21:20 EST+1000

[askmax]

Drop the H100i and don't overclock until you can get a new cooler.

[ZacDaMan72]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($275.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.00 @ CPL Online) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($85.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($469.00 @ CPL Online) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($169.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider 600W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Monitor: Asus VX239H 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($199.00 @ CPL Online) 

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $1888.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 21:45 EST+1000

[razor767]

650w is overkill, the RM550 or even the RM540 should be fine. You could get rid of the H00i and use the stock cooler until you save up for it or you could just buy a locked CPU.

[Matt14520]

Say I swapped the i5 for a pentium g3258 and keep the h100i. Would that bottleneck the 970 if I over clock the Pentium?

[mapegl]

Say I swapped the i5 for a pentium g3258 and keep the h100i. Would that bottleneck the 970 if I over clock the Pentium?

That makes no sense for me.

An expensive cpu and cooler combination vs just a cpu. Both cost similarly, but the last one is much more powerful. The i5 is by far the better cpu.

If you just buy the i5 now, you will not lose money when changing to your initial plan. If you have to switch the cpu. ...well no one will pay you the money you initially spent on the Pentium.

EDIT: and the Pentium should be a bottleneck