Planning: Mini Rendering PC under $800

[Caleb SF]

So I accidently put this on the normal thread. Anyway, I now plan on buying this pc soon. It's for my brother. I planned this to be a rendering pc, then i thought "hey, I've never made a mini pc before" so now it's mini. Here is my plan: 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/swiftfishy/saved/8fjRsY

 

Now I tried picking the parts purely based off of what I thought would be good for rendering, and some gaming. Hense the 16Gb and 8 cores. I'd love to hear some opinions on stuff to add. 

[JoaoPRSousa]

Not under 800$, but...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($127.18 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $857.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 16:09 EST-0500

[Caleb SF]

Not under 800$, but...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($127.18 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $857.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 16:09 EST-0500

That's a gaming rig though. Nothing in that really benefits rendering...

[JoaoPRSousa]

Intel CPUs are better for rendering. I think