1000$ Mini ITX Build for friends

[bry.yyyy]

The only the he need is the PC without peripherals and he gonna use the PC for gaming

[bry.yyyy]

Here what I got

url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dwLdvK]PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Best Buy)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $911.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 06:28 EST-0500

[FearMe]

Get the Gigabite ITX 970 version when it comes out

PSU can be switched to SuperNova NEX 750W semi modular if you're willing to risk it not fitting(I think it will). Or you can switch cases and get the 750W PSU.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($133.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1002.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 06:34 EST-0500

[MisterDeadeye]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1025.89

[bry.yyyy]

I recently talk to him and he agree that I told him to go with micro atx build so it's better I think

Get the Gigabite ITX 970 version when it comes out

PSU can be switched to SuperNova NEX 750W semi modular if you're willing to risk it not fitting(I think it will). Or you can switch cases and get the 750W PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.94 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Mwave)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.49 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1002.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 06:34 EST-0500

[bry.yyyy]

Here what I came with micro atx with updated budget 1100$PCPartPicker partit'slist / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1024.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 07:59 EST-0500

[FearMe]

Here what I came with micro atx with updated budget 1100$PCPartPicker partit'slist / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1024.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 07:59 EST-0500

 

I think the 750W PSU will fit.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.94 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Mwave)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

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

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1013.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 08:09 EST-0500

[MisterDeadeye]

Here what I came with micro atx with updated budget 1100$PCPartPicker partit'slist / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($95.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)

Total: $1024.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-10 07:59 EST-0500

That's going to perform the same or worse for games and also be a larger footprint than what I suggested. Mini ITX gaming is completely fine in the BitFenix Prodigy, and with the water cooled CPU, you'd likely be able to do a fair amount of overclocking.

If you're switching to MicroATX in a larger case, especially one that's designed for air cooling, you should drop the H100 for a Noctua air cooler and get a 120GB SSD for the boot drive. That'll be a bit more expensive, so you could always opt for a Hyper 212 EVO or something for cooling.

I think most of us suggested water cooling specifically because you were going Mini ITX. With larger cases, cooling won't be an issue, so there's no reason to spend a lot extra.