Small LAN PC for Gaming

[Shaykh]

Need a small LAN PC that i can easily carry around to said parties for gaming, Should be able to perform great, Will be running Medium to High settings, but should be able to play Ultra without a huge performance drop. I mostly play at either 1080p or 720p. No budget limit once again! Go crazy!

[Carnoustie14]

Here u are, went a bit more reasonable pricing this time

 

And that case colour isnt 4 everybody, there are other colours available

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($122.73 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($200.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($143.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1576.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Oh and overclock the F*** out of that graphics card, the best 980 on the market

[Yeater]

Here u are, went a bit more reasonable pricing this time

And that case colour isnt 4 everybody, there are other colours available

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($122.73 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($200.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($143.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1576.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Oh and overclock the F*** out of that graphics card, the best 980 on the market

Go for the EVGA G2 850 everybody loves those power supplies on the forum and they have 10 year warranty

[Davidwr80]

HV20469KDE Intel Core i5-4690K Box, LGA1150 242,43 €

HV1142IRDE Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5, Sockel 1150, ITX 156,44 €

HV30CS21DE Corsair Hydro Series H80i 106,42 €

HV20CD81DE 16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance Low Profile schwarz PC3-12800U CL10-10-10-27 128,96 €

HV203O55DE Corsair Graphite Series 380T schwarz, ITX, ohne Netzteil 121,21 €

HVR601CXDE Corsair CX Series Modular CX600M, 600W 75,25 €

HV1034IADE Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Mini, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 355,67 €

HV13SB71DE Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s 55,11 €

HV12SE82DE Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA 6Gb/s 250 GB 109,99 €

[XTankSlayerX]

Need a small LAN PC that i can easily carry around to said parties for gaming, Should be able to perform great, Will be running Medium to High settings, but should be able to play Ultra without a huge performance drop. I mostly play at either 1080p or 720p. No budget limit once again! Go crazy!

Im just going to suggest 2 cases, a EVGA Hadron, or one of those M2 cases that Linus reviewed a few weeks back

[Yeater]

Here u are, went a bit more reasonable pricing this time

And that case colour isnt 4 everybody, there are other colours available

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($122.73 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($200.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($143.50 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($199.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1576.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 05:05 EDT-0400

Oh and overclock the F*** out of that graphics card, the best 980 on the market

i would go for the r9 295x2 here its a faster card because it has 2 Gpus

[Yeater]

Im just going to suggest 2 cases, a EVGA Hadron, or one of those M2 cases that Linus reviewed a few weeks back

i love the m case

[DimasRMDO]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($222.87 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1583.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 05:11 EDT-0400

 

How about this one?

[Shaykh]

 

Here u are, went a bit more reasonable pricing this time

 

And that case colour isnt 4 everybody, there are other colours available

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($122.73 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($200.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($143.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1576.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 05:05 EDT-0400

 

Oh and overclock the F*** out of that graphics card, the best 980 on the market

 

No hate but that case doesn't look that good haha. I also have a 4790K and a GTX 980 SC ACX lying around from an older PC so might use that.

 

Im just going to suggest 2 cases, a EVGA Hadron, or one of those M2 cases that Linus reviewed a few weeks back

 

Hadron looks really good, Could you link the M2 case? I can't find it

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($222.87 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1583.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 05:11 EDT-0400

 

How about this one?

 

It's pretty good! Need a better looking case though : P

[XTankSlayerX]

No hate but that case doesn't look that good haha. I also have a 4790K and a GTX 980 SC ACX lying around from an older PC so might use that.

 

 

Hadron looks really good, Could you link the M2 case? I can't find it

It's pretty good! Need a better looking case though : P

M1 case sorry mate, here's the link https://www.ncases.com/

[DimasRMDO]

No hate but that case doesn't look that good haha. I also have a 4790K and a GTX 980 SC ACX lying around from an older PC so might use that.

 

 

Hadron looks really good, Could you link the M2 case? I can't find it

It's pretty good! Need a better looking case though : P

At least it has handle.

[Samsterstorm]

 

Here u are, went a bit more reasonable pricing this time

 

And that case colour isnt 4 everybody, there are other colours available

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($122.73 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($200.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($143.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1576.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 05:05 EDT-0400

 

Oh and overclock the F*** out of that graphics card, the best 980 on the market

 

That sounds like a solid build 2 me for a LAN pc! I would say its maybe a little overkill maybe go for a 4690k and a 970 insted for 1080 and 720 resolouitions! I would say thats perfect for 1440 though......(with a little 4k throwen in)

[Shaykh]

M1 case sorry mate, here's the link https://www.ncases.com/

 

Looks pretty damn good!

 

That sounds like a solid build 2 me for a LAN pc! I would say its maybe a little overkill maybe go for a 4690k and a 970 insted for 1080 and 720 resolouitions! I would say thats perfect for 1440 though......(with a little 4k throwen in)

The 4790K and the 980 SC ACX is easier to get since i have them lying around somewhere in the Office! I don't mind Overkill haha

 

At least it has handle.

I agree, Robust Handle is definitely a good touch to have for LAN PC's but i prefer a better design over that, Sorry!

[DimasRMDO]

 

Here u are, went a bit more reasonable pricing this time

 

And that case colour isnt 4 everybody, there are other colours available

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7J7HLk/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($326.99 @ NCIX US) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($218.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($122.73 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($200.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($143.50 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card 

Case: Corsair 380T Mini ITX Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($40.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1576.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 05:05 EDT-0400

 

Oh and overclock the F*** out of that graphics card, the best 980 on the market

 

I'm not sure about the water cooling one.... I think it's going to be hard installing it (and messy), not sure though but if it fits well then it'll be great!

[Carnoustie14]

That sounds like a solid build 2 me for a LAN pc! I would say its maybe a little overkill maybe go for a 4690k and a 970 insted for 1080 and 720 resolouitions! I would say thats perfect for 1440 though......(with a little 4k throwen in)

That's good, glad too help

[Shaykh]

I'm not sure about the water cooling one.... I think it's going to be hard installing it (and messy), not sure though but if it fits well then it'll be great!

True, I might have to have the case Modded a bit. Should work amazing after that.

[Majestic]

If you want an actual small ITX case, look at the Silverstone SST-ML07B.

You might have to change a couple of the components though.

 

And to the recommendations above, I see you guys never built ITX cases. Never, EVER put an AIO into a case with only one exhaust fan and a powerful GPU. Unless you pick a blower style GPU ofc.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($549.00 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Silverstone ML07B HTPC Case  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1400.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 06:38 EDT-0400

 

Add a couple of nice NF-F12's for airflow and you're golden(brown).

[Shaykh]

 

If you want an actual small ITX case, look at the Silverstone SST-ML07B.

You might have to change a couple of the components though.

 

And to the recommendations above, I see you guys never built ITX cases. Never, EVER put an AIO into a case with only one exhaust fan and a powerful GPU. Unless you pick a blower style GPU ofc.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($264.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card  ($549.00 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Silverstone ML07B HTPC Case  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1400.63

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-08 06:38 EDT-0400

 

Add a couple of nice NF-F12's for airflow and you're golden(brown).

 

This one looks just as good, The case even somewhat looks like a console horizontally haha. Might be going for this, I already have a 4790K lying around though so was thinking of using that in this one, thoughts?

[Majestic]

This one looks just as good, The case even somewhat looks like a console horizontally haha. Might be going for this, I already have a 4790K lying around though so was thinking of using that in this one, thoughts?

Hmm, You might want to go with a Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B in that case

 

Here is a dutch build-guide. It should all fit. Google translate, or just look at the pictures.

http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/5849/bouw-je-eigen-mini-pc-2015-kleiner-is-fijner

 

If you're going to bring it for LAN's, you might also want to place two LED fans in the sidepanel for bling-effect

[Shaykh]

Hmm, You might want to go with a Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B in that case

 

Here is a dutch build-guide. It should all fit. Google translate, or just look at the pictures.

http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/5849/bouw-je-eigen-mini-pc-2015-kleiner-is-fijner

 

If you're going to bring it for LAN's, you might also want to place two LED fans in the sidepanel for bling-effect

Yup, Thanks. Going to definitely deck it out with all the LED action it can get.