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DigitalDuck22
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Hi everyone!

 

I was hoping to get a bit of feedback on this build. I'm going for a mid-grade mITX gaming build with some room to grow. My original gaming rig was a lower-end $700 build. This new mini fella is around $1200. Please feel free to give some feedback. I'm especially unsure about the power supply and the graphics card pairing with the CPU. Thanks in advance!

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D

CPU: i5-4690x Devil's Canyon Quad Core 3.5 GHz

MOBO: Asus Z87i Deluxe LGA 1150

Cooler: Corsair H50 All-In-One Liquid Cooler

PSU: Corsair HX650 80 Plus Gold

RAM: G-Skill Sniper 16 GB 1866

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB

HDD: WD Black 1 TB mechanical drive

GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CUII OC

 

Thanks!

DigitalDuck22

 

 

Edited to add the PCPartPicker list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M9gsP6

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Looks fairly good, but i'd ditch the 16gb for 8 and push for a z97 board or a R9 290/280.  Also maybe bring the 80+ gold PSU down to a 80+ bronze for a more budget-oriented build.

 

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Looks good to me grab a 290 or a 280 instead or if you can push your budget grab a 970 also maybe go with 8gb if its only for gaming

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CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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Hi everyone!

 

I was hoping to get a bit of feedback on this build. I'm going for a mid-grade mITX gaming build with some room to grow. My original gaming rig was a lower-end $700 build. This new mini fella is around $1200. Please feel free to give some feedback. I'm especially unsure about the power supply and the graphics card pairing with the CPU. Thanks in advance!

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D

CPU: i5-4690x Devil's Canyon Quad Core 3.5 GHz

MOBO: Asus Z87i Deluxe LGA 1150

Cooler: Corsair H50 All-In-One Liquid Cooler

PSU: Corsair HX650 80 Plus Gold

RAM: G-Skill Sniper 16 GB 1866

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB

HDD: WD Black 1 TB mechanical drive

GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CUII OC

 

Thanks!

DigitalDuck22

 

 

Edited to add the PCPartPicker list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M9gsP6

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($54.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($348.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 250D Mini ITX Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1190.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 00:25 EST-0500
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Hi everyone!

 

I was hoping to get a bit of feedback on this build. I'm going for a mid-grade mITX gaming build with some room to grow. My original gaming rig was a lower-end $700 build. This new mini fella is around $1200. Please feel free to give some feedback. I'm especially unsure about the power supply and the graphics card pairing with the CPU. Thanks in advance!

 

Case: Corsair Obsidian 250D

CPU: i5-4690x Devil's Canyon Quad Core 3.5 GHz

MOBO: Asus Z87i Deluxe LGA 1150

Cooler: Corsair H50 All-In-One Liquid Cooler

PSU: Corsair HX650 80 Plus Gold

RAM: G-Skill Sniper 16 GB 1866

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB

HDD: WD Black 1 TB mechanical drive

GPU: Asus GTX 760 Direct CUII OC

 

Thanks!

DigitalDuck22

 

 

Edited to add the PCPartPicker list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M9gsP6

 

 

Hey DigitalDuck22,
 
It looks like a great build. Gaming rigs require 8GB of RAM, i5-class CPU and all the rest of the funds should go towards the GPU as it's the most important component.
Regarding the storage, WD Black is indeed a gread drive for gaming and high performance. But since you have the SSD for the more demanding games, you could go with WD Blue. It's designed for everyday usage but it can handle moderate gaming. Here's a link: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=770
 
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Hey DigitalDuck22,
 
It looks like a great build. Gaming rigs require 8GB of RAM, i5-class CPU and all the rest of the funds should go towards the GPU as it's the most important component.
Regarding the storage, WD Black is indeed a gread drive for gaming and high performance. But since you have the SSD for the more demanding games, you could go with WD Blue. It's designed for everyday usage but it can handle moderate gaming. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=UxzZLi. 
 
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CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($54.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.77 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($332.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

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

Total: $985.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Thank you all so much for your feedback! So what I'm seeing, drop the RAM to 8 GB and the mechanical hard drive to a WD Blue, then spend the difference on a higher end GPU.  That sounds like a good plan!

 

I'll definitely post some build logs over in that forum once I assemble all the components.

 

Again, thank you so much!

DigitalDuck22

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