mini itx build

[fish81]

hey guys am wanting to build a gaming/home theater mini itx build using the Bitfenix Colossus Mini. if you have any other suggestions for mini itx cases let me know but like this one so will probably go with that. 

 

not really sure what kind of price range but nothing over $1000 USD, the cheaper the better for me.

the video card that i am most interested in at the moment is the r9 285 but feel free to use anything the fits within my requirements!

 

Thanks in advanced and look forward to seeing your ideas!

 

[ilikemacandpc]

@fish81

OK

 

Do you need OS and peripherals in that budget?

 

you should also probably follow this topic. 

 

Here ya go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

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

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($103.91 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($75.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 285 2GB Mini IceQ X² Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Rosewill Legacy U2-S Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $832.80

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 16:04 EST-0500

[007agentHP]

I call this rig the 1080p master because it should be able to basically max out any game at 1080p and don't go with the rig above, the pentium g3258 will do no good when you upgrade the gpu in the future. the i5 will stand with several gpu upgrades and not bottleneck. i know the psu is overkill but if you want to keep this system for a long time, you have to take capacitor aging into account. plus its from xfx a fantastic brand.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9nQnjX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9nQnjX/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $219.99 @ NCIX US 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mitxac) | $92.98 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl7d8gbxm) | $82.99 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | $348.99 @ NCIX US 

**Case** | [bitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcpro300kkxskrp) | $59.98 @ OutletPC 

**Power Supply** | [XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9) | $64.99 @ NCIX US 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-dvde818aatblkbgen) | $18.66 @ NCIX US 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700578) | $94.99 @ B&H 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $983.57

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 16:23 EST-0500 |

[fish81]

 

I call this rig the 1080p master because it should be able to basically max out any game at 1080p and don't go with the rig above, the pentium g3258 will do no good when you upgrade the gpu in the future. the i5 will stand with several gpu upgrades and not bottleneck. i know the psu is overkill but if you want to keep this system for a long time, you have to take capacitor aging into account. plus its from xfx a fantastic brand.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9nQnjX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9nQnjX/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $219.99 @ NCIX US 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mitxac) | $92.98 @ Newegg 

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl7d8gbxm) | $82.99 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx970dc2oc4gd5) | $348.99 @ NCIX US 

**Case** | [bitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/bitfenix-case-bfcpro300kkxskrp) | $59.98 @ OutletPC 

**Power Supply** | [XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650xxxb9) | $64.99 @ NCIX US 

**Optical Drive** | [Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-dvde818aatblkbgen) | $18.66 @ NCIX US 

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700578) | $94.99 @ B&H 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $983.57

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-15 16:23 EST-0500 |

 

 any monitor that would go with this system? please no TN panel.

i prefer your this system to the one above.

[007agentHP]

what's your budget for a monitor?

[fish81]

My budget for the monitor is $280 USD and this is the one  am thinking of getting.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-27-Inch-Viewing-Monitor-S27D590P/dp/B00IEZGW8C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413617189&sr=8-2&keywords=samsung+27+monitor

[fish81]

also, would i benefit from using the BitFenix prodigy M??