1440p Portable LAN Rig

[King_Gamma]

1. Budget & Location
$1000 USD 
2. Aim
I want to build an amazing LAN rig since I go over to friends places and play pc games and my mid tower is a bit bulky and annoying to move around all the time. I definitely want a nice small chassis that isn't a pain to travel with. I would also like it to be powerful enough to run major game titles on my 1440p monitor that I already own.

3. Monitors
1440p monitor that I already own.

4. Peripherals
Do not need any peripherals and already have access to windows.

Additionally I have a EVGA 650W ATx form factor PSU that I would like to use since it is just collecting dust haha.

 

Thanks!

[hoot.]

1. Budget & Location

$1000 USD 

2. Aim

I want to build an amazing LAN rig since I go over to friends places and play pc games and my mid tower is a bit bulky and annoying to move around all the time. I definitely want a nice small chassis that isn't a pain to travel with. I would also like it to be powerful enough to run major game titles on my 1440p monitor that I already own.

3. Monitors

1440p monitor that I already own.

4. Peripherals

Do not need any peripherals and already have access to windows.

Additionally I have a EVGA 650W ATx form factor PSU that I would like to use since it is just collecting dust haha.

 

Thanks!

I'm interested in what people post, I want the same thing!

[Str_Mape]

This is what I'd go with, of course you can always lower the cost by cutting the SSD space and adding a hard drive.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($52.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial M500 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($299.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $963.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-21 22:52 EDT-0400

[zlolslavez]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1003.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-21 22:54 EDT-0400

[Fgtfv567]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($57.24 @ Amazon) 

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

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.79 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.30 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($33.98 @ 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)  ($87.79 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1112.04

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-21 23:26 EDT-0400