Downsizing/Upgrading

[BlinkTwic3]

Hola fellas.  So I'm doing a new gaming/partial workstation build.  I am about to move into a house with 4 other people, and we are going to be having a computer/lan room.  Out of us I have the largest PC by far (3/4 of them use laptops, my gf has a bitfenix prodigy), but I plan on downsizing so that I can fit it on the desk.  My current build is:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/94fhGX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/94fhGX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V8 GTS 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($181.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Corsair Force Series GT 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($184.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($177.98 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1055.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-30 05:39 EST-0500

 

The new smaller build will feature the NCASE M1 V3 as the case.  I think it is an elegant case and will look great on my desk, plus is can pack a lot in its small form factor.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/92Jt4D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/92Jt4D/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($75.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($212.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $189.99) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  (Purchased For $343.89) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply  ($82.49 @ SuperBiiz) 

Other: NCase M1 V3 (Purchased For $225.00)

Total: $1340.34

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-30 05:32 EST-0500

 

Luckily I am making quite a bit back off my current build by parting it off to friends/ebay.  Any tips/suggestions from you guys?

[Johannes_Lazor]

Looks good,
It is both small and will give a Amazing gaming exeprience becouse of the 970.

[AlRayes_BRN]

Go with the 970 build

[BlinkTwic3]

I am. Unsure of going with the 450 or 600 watt. If I go with the 450 I'll be getting the pp05 cables

[Rodneyg87]

i personally would have stuck with the bigger case and just looked at them and been like yea you wish you had all this power... but thats just me i like big towers hell my last rig was built into a used dell xps 630 case that i bought for $20 with a working water cooling unit and a brand new corsair 650w power supply in it. the dude tried to overclock the cpu to much and ended up frying the cpu and mobo in the process so i got it when the rig was only 4 months old 

[Rebelattack]

Do you really need that really expensive mITX board on the second build? Btw that is the build you should go with IMHO, but maybe look at a bit cheaper boards is my only mark on it.

[BlinkTwic3]

I believe I'm changing the PSU to the upcoming Silverstone SX-500LG, it comes with a 120mm fan.  Supposed to be much better than the current 450 or 600.  Also comes with the PP05 cables ;D