$1800 Mini-ITX Build

[Vidiot]

The build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FLxbrH

 

Most of the parts I have chosen are pretty much what I want and will take some debating to make me choose something different, but I will gladly listen to suggestions on some different parts. The main component that I am still fairly shaky on is the PSU. I know 650W is a little bit on the too much side, but I wanted to have a PSU that would not have any trouble running the system. Any suggestions on a better and/or cheaper PSU would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Of course $1800 needs to be the max, not including mail-in-rebates, and also needs to be Mini-ITX, and I chose Newegg and Amazon for the vendors because I don't really feel like ordering from 6 different websites. Also, in case if anyone asks, I don't live near a Micro Center.

 

So thanks for the help

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FLxbrH

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($366.22 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($141.68 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($168.93 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($152.58 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($233.24 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.18 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($373.85 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($94.81 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.87 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre 97.8 CFM 230mm  Fan  ($18.51 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($28.05 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1794.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 19:55 EST-0500

 

[soaringchicken]

Well balanced, slightly overkill...But it should do great! And do you know if that cooler will work in the Prodigy?

[ilikemacandpc]

What's the purpose? Just gaming? If so, that build is wayyy overkill

 

This is much cheaper and has similar gaming performance:

@Vidiot - My build is also pretty beautiful

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING ACK Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($81.97 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75.65 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1256.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 20:06 EST-0500

[Vidiot]

Well balanced, slightly overkill...But it should do great! And do you know if that cooler will work in the Prodigy?

That's what I was hoping someone would know, there don't seem to be any builds with the Prodigy and the Nepton, so I really have no solid answer. As a side note, what was overkill about it?

[soaringchicken]

That's what I was hoping someone would know, there don't seem to be any builds with the Prodigy and the Nepton, so I really have no solid answer. As a side note, what was overkill about it?

Well it depends, if you're just gaming or doing basic stuff a 4790k isn't really necessary as well as the 16GB of RAM

[Vidiot]

Well it depends, if you're just gaming or doing basic stuff a 4790k isn't really necessary as well as the 16GB of RAM

I mostly chose those because the first iteration was much more balanced, but I still had like $600 to spend. Since I already had all of the peripherals I needed, I sort of just wanted to go balls to the walls since I had the extra cash.

[Vidiot]

 

What's the purpose? Just gaming? If so, that build is wayyy overkill

 

This is much cheaper and has similar gaming performance:

@Vidiot - My build is also pretty beautiful

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING ACK Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($81.97 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Sandisk X110 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75.65 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Rosewill HIVE 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1256.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 20:06 EST-0500

 

Meh, I chose to go balls to the walls with this, but thanks for the suggestion