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Which Barebone Should I Buy....I Need A Compact PC

Am Having In Mind "MSI Night Blade" And "Asrock M8"

Suggest Your Configuration Also....

And Also For Custom PC

Case Is"

Graphite Series™ 380T Portable Mini ITX Case

Please Give Me Suggestions 

Welcome to the forums! I'd get the Nightblade between the two barebones.

 

I'd suggest a total custom build. This is what I'd build in that case:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D9L 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($228.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1189.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 01:10 EST-0500

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Welcome to the forums! I'd get the Nightblade between the two barebones.

 

I'd suggest a total custom build. This is what I'd build in that case:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D9L 46.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($60.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($228.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($120.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1189.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-02 01:10 EST-0500

 

 

Originally, I wasn't planning on responding as I had nothing to contribute, but.. I just wanted to say that this is a fantastic build. O.P. should really look at this! I would change Maybe 1 item, pure personal preference though.

And you can also go another ~$100 cheaper with a few smart switches and still maintain that level of performance. But personally, I would keep it at this and only change up the items per aesthetics or any other preferences you may exhibit.

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Have you taken a look at the EVGA Hadron? (Not Hardon, Don't google it like I did)

 

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=110-MA-1001-K1

 

First time this case was recommended to me, I could have sworn they said EVGA Hardon.. Quite interesting experience. (The results were different on/around release day)

 

Anyways, beside all that banter.. I completely agree with @XTankSlayerX I love this case. It's a beautiful petite build. 

EVGA and custom modding sites sell lots of great modifications & tweaks to this case, too.

Also there's 2 versions - Hadron Air and Hydro. The difference being quite obvious.

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Doesn't get anymore compact than the Ncase M1

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